I've been wondering if its a problem if i leave the voltage on auto if i overclock? what's the point in adjusting voltage if you can leave it on auto? cheers
yikes lol thats a bunch of voltage tampering guess i won't overclock without some help cxHi Jimsterino98One of the most important factors when Overclocking is Voltage efficiency.
Leaving CPU voltage on Auto very often does not provide optimum regulated efficiency. The higher you go in CPU frequency the more voltage required to maintain stability. Other voltage adjustments are also required for stability such as LLC (Load Line Calibration) to prevent voltage droop when system comes under peak demand, also voltage offsets used to set the processor’s operating voltage.
What are your system spec's? motherboard, processor, gpu, psu, cooling, etc.I've been wondering if its a problem if i leave the voltage on auto if i overclock? what's the point in adjusting voltage if you can leave it on auto? cheers
What are your system spec's? motherboard, processor, gpu, psu, cooling, etc.
You might can leave it on AUTO but that depends on what your system is like: on mine it limits my overclock because voltage can't rise high enough to keep it stable. That might be a good thing to a novice overclocker, but then it does depend on how your system responds. That's something you need to test.
i have a ryzen 5 1600X, msi b350 gaming plus mobo, gtx 1070, nzxt kraken x62 aio cooler, psu is evga supernova 650 watt, 16 gb corsair vengeance LED 3200 MHz ramWhat are your system spec's? motherboard, processor, gpu, psu, cooling, etc.
You might can leave it on AUTO. It will probably limit your overclock potential, which could be a good thing to a novice overclocker, but it also depends on how your system responds which is something you need to test.
I can tell you my experience, but it may not be the same for you:i have a ryzen 5 1600X, msi b350 gaming plus mobo, gtx 1070, nzxt kraken x62 aio cooler, psu is evga supernova 650 watt, 16 gb corsair vengeance LED 3200 MHz ram
so try using auto voltage until it crashes then adjust voltage from there?
what are good programs to use for stress testing, also i just ran a shadow of the tomb raider benchmark and my cpu is at 4 GHz and no problem auto voltage.Or leave it at one or two straps below where it crashes. But it's not always that simple...temperature still needs to be well controlled too.
what are good programs to use for stress testing, also i just ran a shadow of the tomb raider benchmark and my cpu is at 4 GHz and no problem auto voltage.
so i think i got a stable overclock of 3.9 GHz at 1.2875 volts is that goodYou might run a game like SotTR without problems, and many people do and leave it at that. But that's not really a good test for stability and you'll quite possibly find your system is unstable under a more heavily threaded workload than a game.
I'd go look for something called Prime95, but Aida64 is also good. Aida64 is time-limited unless you buy a license. There's also something called OCCT which may be a bit easier to use..
When you run the stress test you have to monitor voltage and temperature too. If you're using Ryzenmaster to overclock with you can do it with that. I use a utility called HWinfo64, not only because I overclock in BIOS but also because it monitors the most parameters and is the most accurate of any I've found. OCCT will also monitor voltage and temps but you have to figure out which are which cause it's not correctly labled. AIDA64 will too but it's a PITA, IMHO, and is frequently innaccurate.
If that's with Prime95 small FFT I'd say it's pretty good and be content... 3.9G is right at the optimum 24/7 overclock for gen 1 Ryzen processors. I have a 1700 with 2 cores/4 threads extra and it's also a non-'X' CPU, which have higher leakage current, which usually need a bit more voltage to stay stable.so i think i got a stable overclock of 3.9 GHz at 1.2875 volts is that good
i see. i used occt because i have no clue how to use prime95 lmaoIf that's with Prime95 small FFT I'd say it's pretty good and be content... 3.9G is right at the optimum 24/7 overclock for gen 1 Ryzen processors. I have a 1700 with 2 cores/4 threads extra and it's also a non-'X' CPU, which have higher leakage current, which usually need a bit more voltage to stay stable.
OCCT is good too... the 'small' memory option is also a really good burner to test CPU stability. The Linpac option also tests your memory overclock, although not necessarily a good test, alone, for memory.i see. i used occt because i have no clue how to use prime95 lmao