r5 2600 OC target - 4.2 ghz

[tas_kuris]

i would like to get r5 2600 to a stable 4,2ghz overclock and was wondering if someone could sugest me a good b450 board to do so, best m-atx (no m-atx available for x470).

and what would be better for cooling - ml 240 lite or dark rock pro 4? (have only these two options)
i know there are benefits to both ways, but curently ml 240 lite is cheaper than dark rock pro 4

 

[tas_kuris]

anyone?

 

[CountMike]

Good luck with 4.2GHz on any MB, should have bought 2600x and wouldn't need to OC for that frequency.

 

[tas_kuris]

Performance difference is minimal and i think not worth to pay 60 € extra and 2600x is not available, every seller sold out

 

[CountMike]

XFR2 and Performance boost2 are best part of X models, also comes with better cooler and practically eliminates need for manual OC. To OC non-x to maximum you need to spend almost as much money for a cooler that can stand it.

 

[tas_kuris]

Since this discussion was going so slow i ordered 2600 and ml 240 liquid cooler and x470 board, no more small case tho.. so i went with nzxt h500

 

[CountMike]

Trust me, You're better of with larger case, footprint is not larger than mini cases but cooling is far superior.

 

[tas_kuris]

I was really hoping to make a small system so it wouldnt take much space on my desk. And as you say - better of with larger case. The more i read the more i find out that ryzen runs a bit hot

 

[CountMike]

They all run hot when OC-ed but Ryzen is much better behaved than old FX series. Try to keep it under 75c although AMD says 90c would be a limit. Up to 1.4v it should stay cool with good cooler and environment.