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Normal Voltage for R5 3600?

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Just built my system last weekend.  I've been reading up on various Ryzen 3000 threads and have seen some people complain about voltage?  I'm using a R5 3600 and MSI B450 Tomahawk (latest bios).  I'm starting to keep an eye on voltages using Ryzen Master (just to see if things are as they should be).  When I'm at idle, what should the voltage be?  I've seen some people say that Ryzen keeps the voltage high at low load?  I do see the frequency drop to 300-500 MHz when idling, but it seems like the voltage stays up at around 1.4V?  I'm not OC'd or anything.  Wondering if there are some bio settings that I should be tweaking?  The only bios stuff I have done was to allow wake from usb and enabling my RAM to run at higher speeds.

 

Thanks for the feedback!

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Yo man. I've also had this problem. Go into your bios. (I have the same mobo and cpu) enable AMD cool 'n quiet. Alright good. Now restart. Next, download the AMD chipset for the B450 motherboard (Just google it). After this, you will have the Ryzen balanced and the Ryzen high performance power plan in windows. Choose AMD Ryzen balanced. Tell me if this worked. It worked for me. You should see lower voltages on idle AND lower temps. 

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I will give that a shot.  My temps are around 46C at idle.  Game temps are around 55-60C.  Currently using the MSI chipset drivers.

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16 minutes ago, Pleo said:

Yo man. I've also had this problem. Go into your bios. (I have the same mobo and cpu) enable AMD cool 'n quiet. Alright good. Now restart. Next, download the AMD chipset for the B450 motherboard (Just google it). After this, you will have the Ryzen balanced and the Ryzen high performance power plan in windows. Choose AMD Ryzen balanced. Tell me if this worked. It worked for me. You should see lower voltages on idle AND lower temps. 

Forgot to quote reply above.  My room temp gets hot too, like 27C hot.  So I don't think my temps are way off...

 

I'm debating returning this board, but I don't know what I would get that isn't having similar issues?  I was reading about the ASUS x580 Tif Gaming, but I think some people are having some problems with that board too...

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23 minutes ago, ThatDude6 said:

Forgot to quote reply above.  My room temp gets hot too, like 27C hot.  So I don't think my temps are way off...

 

I'm debating returning this board, but I don't know what I would get that isn't having similar issues?  I was reading about the ASUS x580 Tif Gaming, but I think some people are having some problems with that board too...

Dont return the board. Its fine. I have it aswell. No need to go overkill for Ryzen 5 3600. Provide me with a screenshot of your Ryzen Master (If you dont have it, Download it).

 

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35 minutes ago, ThatDude6 said:

I will give that a shot.  My temps are around 46C at idle.  Game temps are around 55-60C.  Currently using the MSI chipset drivers.

And you are 55c-60c on LOAD. That's very good. You shouldn't be worrying about your idle temps so much man. Just enjoy your rig and try doing the things I told you. Ryzen's are known for spiking a bit on idle.

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22 minutes ago, Pleo said:

And you are 55c-60c on LOAD. That's very good. You shouldn't be worrying about your idle temps so much man. Just enjoy your rig and try doing the things I told you. Ryzen's are known for spiking a bit on idle.

I can't get a screenshot until tonight.  I do have Ryzen Master.  I need to download some stress tests to see how it does under real loads.  Doing things like Borderlands 2 and Apex Legends it hasn't seemed to get above 60sC and is usually in the 50sC.  Just using the stock heat sink.

 

My issues at the moment:

1) Voltages don't seem to ever drop

2) W10 boot takes 60 seconds or so, which is ages compared to my previous PC with W8.1

3) I might like to have another m.2 slot...

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Update Chipset drivers, update windows 10. When i replaced my 2400G to the 2700 i forgot to update the chipset drivers, it also took ages to boot windows to desktop, once i updated the bios it took about 5 seconds....

Edit: Also help to update the M.2 the manufacturer drivers, sometimes windows drivers make the drive a bit slow.

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8 hours ago, Mathieu9836 said:

Update Chipset drivers, update windows 10. When i replaced my 2400G to the 2700 i forgot to update the chipset drivers, it also took ages to boot windows to desktop, once i updated the bios it took about 5 seconds....

Edit: Also help to update the M.2 the manufacturer drivers, sometimes windows drivers make the drive a bit slow.

I updated with AMD's chipset drivers, updated m.2 drive, and W10 was already up to date.  I see no difference in Ryzen Master:

 

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It would seem 1.4v is the normal level. My 3600x runs at 1.4v, 4.2Ghz, at 62c or so. I think the voltage is not as much a problem as people make out.

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