OC ryzen 5 go wrong

[aBattleBorn]

Hello guys.

First of all sorry about my horrible English

So I just got my ryzen 5 1600x and gigabyte ab350 gaming 3.

This is my first time owning an unlocked CPU and my first time overclocking.

I tried to overclock to 4ghz with an offset of +150 core voltage, I ran cinabench and my system crashed near the end of the task, I booted into my bios and added another +100 to the voltage, I tried to boot again into my OS and my system crashed immediately,I tried to boot into my bios and revert the changes I have made but I didn't manage to because my system crashed before I could enter the bios, after a few tries I manage to get into the bios how crushed after around 20 seconds, I acted fast and loaded another profile which I knew for fact worked.

I manage to boot into my OS stress tested the CPU and everything was fine.

 

What did I do wrong, how to avoid it next time?

Thanks in advance.

[Smeltie]

as to reseting the bios.. next time try resetting the bios/cmos by removing the little batetry and waiting a bit and then reinstalling the battery that should reset he bios.
as to what went wrong with the overclock..i dont know, i havent tried overclocking myself but +150 sound like alot to me, but i could be wrong there

[Quadriplegic]

Try to overclock step by step, don't just go to 4GHz instantly. Find out what voltage you need to use to get a steady 3.8 GHz OC, 3.9 Ghz and work from there.

[NelizMastr]

Your CPU might not do 4GHz. Not all Ryzen processors from the first generation do (in fact, most don't). Just pumping through more voltage isn't the answer to solve instability. Not if you want to actually use your CPU for more than a few minutes anyway before everything goes up in smoke.

 

 

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44 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

Your CPU might not do 4GHz. Not all Ryzen processors from the first generation do (in fact, most don't). Just pumping through more voltage isn't the answer to solve instability. Not if you want to actually use your CPU for more than a few minutes anyway before everything goes up in smoke.

 

 

This is true, as i was only able to squeeze 3.85ghz at 1.344v  on my ryzen 5 1600. I'm also using the same mobo (gigabyte ab350 gaming 3). Not all CPUs are created equally. for the OP, try to start at 3.7ghz on base voltage. then step up by 2ghz. If your system crash, try to add more voltage, but dont go over 1.4v since your mobo will not be able to handle it, so at the end, your cpu will go underclock itself. If you have a decent cooler (im using coolermaster hyper evo 212 turbo), then go for 3.9ghz and try to balance your voltage.

 

you can use my post here as a reference, but the results may vary.

 

[NelizMastr]

4 minutes ago, tmph.Gammatron said:

This is true, as i was only able to squeeze 3.85ghz at 3.8v  on my ryzen 5 1600. I'm also using the same mobo (gigabyte ab350 gaming 3). Not all CPUs are created equally.

I had a R7 1700 and that also stopped around the 3.8GHz mark, albeit on a X370 board. It did 3.7 at stock voltage, 3.8 at 1.3 and even 3.85 wasn't stable at 1.4v.

[Quadriplegic]

5 minutes ago, tmph.Gammatron said:

This is true, as i was only able to squeeze 3.85ghz at 3.8v  on my ryzen 5 1600.

 

Damn son.

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24 minutes ago, Quadriplegic said:

Damn son.

damn.. i mismatched the numbers.. haha. thank you for pointing it out. but you might know, it will be the norm voltage in the near future.. jahahaha..

 

[aBattleBorn]

30 minutes ago, tmph.Gammatron said:

This is true, as i was only able to squeeze 3.85ghz at 3.8v  on my ryzen 5 1600. I'm also using the same mobo (gigabyte ab350 gaming 3). Not all CPUs are created equally. for the OP, try to start at 3.7ghz on base voltage. then step up by 2ghz. If your system crash, try to add more voltage, but dont go over 1.4v since your mobo will not be able to handle it, so at the end, your cpu will go underclock itself. If you have a decent cooler (im using coolermaster hyper evo 212 turbo), then go for 3.9ghz and try to balance your voltage.

 

you can use my post here as a reference, but the results may vary.

 

Does it worth it?

What is the difference in cinabench

And thanks for your help

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Just now, aBattleBorn said:

Does it worth it?

What is the difference in cinabench

And thanks for your help

it was noticeable, but not that big leap from stock speeds. i forgot to save some screenshots, but in gaming, i say its 3-5fps increase. i used AC: Origins since it uses a lot of cores and ram.

[aBattleBorn]

Thanks for all the response and help, I actually learned a lot.

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

try setting voltage to "AUTO" , take that as reference in hwmonitor

since you mention offset mode, you may be using a asus mobo.

dont know why, it got much more stable than I manually tuned.

no guarantee 1st gen ryzen get up to 4ghz, gd luck

[aBattleBorn]

1 minute ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

try setting voltage to "AUTO" , take that as reference in hwmonitor

since you mention offset mode, you may be using a asus mobo.

dont know why, it got much more stable than I manually tuned.

no guarantee 1st gen ryzen get up to 4ghz, gd luck

So I should leave the core voltage on auto?

Thanks ill give it a shout

[aBattleBorn]

11 minutes ago, tmph.Gammatron said:

it was noticeable, but not that big leap from stock speeds. i forgot to save some screenshots, but in gaming, i say its 3-5fps increase. i used AC: Origins since it uses a lot of cores and ram.

Did you left the core voltage on auto?

And another thing, how much CPU temp you get on idle?

I have nectua low profile fan and i get around 40 for idle(yes i did put a thermal paste) i don't know if i did a mistake going with low profile CPU cooler or amd cpus just hotter in general

Thanks 

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27 minutes ago, aBattleBorn said:

Did you left the core voltage on auto?

And another thing, how much CPU temp you get on idle?

I have nectua low profile fan and i get around 40 for idle(yes i did put a thermal paste) i don't know if i did a mistake going with low profile CPU cooler or amd cpus just hotter in general

Thanks 

yes i did left the voltage on auto, but ideally it should be on manual to avoid the inconsistencies with core clocks during load times. But right now, i'm just using the stock clocks and voltage since the increase on fps is very slim.

 

For the temps, i'll have to check later since i only use my PC during midnight to morning, but on weekends, it usually hover around 36-40 when not in gaming. 60-70ish when full load. I'm just using a cheap thermal paste and i'll be replacing it soon.

If you can replace your current cooler to a beefy one, that can help your temps to go lower than 40 on idle.

[aBattleBorn]

20 hours ago, tmph.Gammatron said:

yes i did left the voltage on auto, but ideally it should be on manual to avoid the inconsistencies with core clocks during load times. But right now, i'm just using the stock clocks and voltage since the increase on fps is very slim.

 

For the temps, i'll have to check later since i only use my PC during midnight to morning, but on weekends, it usually hover around 36-40 when not in gaming. 60-70ish when full load. I'm just using a cheap thermal paste and i'll be replacing it soon.

If you can replace your current cooler to a beefy one, that can help your temps to go lower than 40 on idle.

Ok thank you very much,you really helped my a lot.

Well i dont think it worth the change just for a few degrees,i changed the cpu fan setting on the bios and it is runing at max speed all the time,that will do it for now.

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2 hours ago, aBattleBorn said:

Ok thank you very much,you really helped my a lot.

Well i dont think it worth the change just for a few degrees,i changed the cpu fan setting on the bios and it is runing at max speed all the time,that will do it for now.

on my set-up, im using a fan curve to control the temps when im gaming. try to game on your PC first and see if the temps are manageable for long usage.