Confused about offset mode. Can someone explain?

[kiicki]

The voltage "standards" keeps changing, and I don't know what voltage value I have ended up with.

 

The voltage standard said something like "1.287v" and I was aiming for 1.4v. I set a value of "+0.113v" which should end up at around 1.4v. 

 

After applying and restarting, I see that the standard value has increased, but the added value I have added is still the same.

 

So it says: standard 1.387v and not 1.287v with a value added of +0.113v. This is suddenly not at 1.4v anymore, but on the 1.5v range.

 

I don't even know if 1.387v is the standard voltage and that I should add value to that, or if 1.387v is what it's actually running at. All I know is that the standard value keeps changing, were the value I added is always there which of course would change the total voltage in the end because the standard value has changed.

 

I'm trying to overclock the Ryzen 1600 if that helps on a ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING

[Jurrunio]

where do you read the voltage from? I read it from HWinfo64's CPU core voltage (SVI2 TFN) as it's supposedly the voltage sensor in the CPU die.

 

Wont bother with offset voltage though when you could use manual, it doesnt affect power draw much if at all unlike Intel platforms.

[kiicki]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

where do you read the voltage from? I read it from HWinfo64's CPU core voltage (SVI2 TFN) as it's supposedly the voltage sensor in the CPU die.

 

Wont bother with offset voltage though when you could use manual, it doesnt affect power draw much if at all unlike Intel platforms.

My motherboard doesn't offer manual CPU voltage values. It's either Auto, or offset mode. I'm reading the voltage values from the BIOS

[Jurrunio]

2 minutes ago, kiicki said:

My motherboard doesn't offer manual CPU voltage values. It's either Auto, or offset mode. I'm reading the voltage values from the BIOS

Update the bios then, this board does have manual voltage mode

https://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/rog_strix_b450_f_gaming_review,6.html

[kiicki]

40 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Update the bios then, this board does have manual voltage mode

https://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/rog_strix_b450_f_gaming_review,6.html

My bad. It's not the B450 I have, it's the B350. Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming

[Jurrunio]

8 minutes ago, kiicki said:

My bad. It's not the B450 I have, it's the B350. Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming

Dont treat offset mode as if it's just "auto" + "offset" = "final voltage" then, add it up step by step instead.

[Brent744]

My board only uses Offset mode as well. From what I understand the standard default voltage is 1.287, so if I set an offset of .162 the voltage will never exceed 1.449. It will still operate at a much lower voltage until the cpu requires more power, in which case it will go as high as 1.449. I'm no overclocking master but I do have a bit of experience in overclocking Ryzen, I used to have an R7 1700 and R5 2600.

If you're really worried about it, install Ryzen Master. It's a much easier tool than experimenting with Offset values. What speed is your RAM? After I went with a 3200mhz kit I found I didn't need to overclock anymore as the AMD software does a great job at overclocking itself with a faster RAM kit.