Bios issues and overclocking issues (ryzen)

[Angeri]

This is my first time posting on LTT forums so sorry if I'm in the wrong section.
I'm not very well knowledged on overclocking outside of the basics so I would like some input from others. I've been messing with my 1500x though Ryzen master and I've managed to get it to 3.85Ghz but it need 1.4v or it wont run. The temps are fine and I know that Ryzen can handle 1.4v just fine and thats not my issue, my issue is that its taking 1.4v for only 3.85Ghz when I've seen people getting 4Ghz + and I've seen others getting 3.85Ghz on much lower voltages than me. I'm leaning towards it maybe being a bios thing because if I try to overclock through my bios my cpu will lock at 1.55Ghz. I dont have a usb stick to try updating my bios right now so I was wondering if anyone had any information on these 2 issues. Thanks 

[Jurrunio]

Silicon lottery, and you've just lost it. It could be as bad as 3.75GHz as I've seen

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53 minutes ago, Angeri said:

I'm not very well knowledged on overclocking outside of the basics so I would like some input from others. I've been messing with my 1500x though Ryzen master and I've managed to get it to 3.85Ghz but it need 1.4v or it wont run. The temps are fine and I know that Ryzen can handle 1.4v just fine and thats not my issue, my issue is that its taking 1.4v for only 3.85Ghz when I've seen people getting 4Ghz + and I've seen others getting 3.85Ghz on much lower voltages than me. I'm leaning towards it maybe being a bios thing because if I try to overclock through my bios my cpu will lock at 1.55Ghz. I dont have a usb stick to try updating my bios right now so I was wondering if anyone had any information on these 2 issues. Thanks 

The voltage you set isn't usually what you're going to get, you need to monitor it and set the voltage properly with proper LLC settings to get the most out of your overclock, though some boards have a hard time keeping voltage stable because of their lower quality VRMs and you haven't mentioned your system specs.

 

Never overclock through software, also you don't need a USB drive to update your BIOS, it can be done through software in Windows, or depending on your board it can also be done directly in BIOS without a USB drive, it will download the BIOS update from the internet. (while in BIOS)

 

But as @Jurrunio said it could also be just silicon lottery (very likely), to my knowledge hitting a 3.9Ghz wall was very common on the 1600 and below.

[Angeri]

8 minutes ago, _Syn_ said:

The voltage you set isn't usually what you're going to get, you need to monitor it and set the voltage properly with proper LLC settings to get the most out of your overclock, though some boards have a hard time keeping voltage stable because of their lower quality VRMs and you haven't mentioned your system specs.

 

Never overclock through software, also you don't need a USB drive to update your BIOS, it can be done through software in Windows, or depending on your board it can also be done directly in BIOS without a USB drive, it will download the BIOS update from the internet. (while in BIOS)

 

But as @Jurrunio said it could also be just silicon lottery (very likely), to my knowledge hitting a 3.9Ghz wall was very common on the 1600 and below.

I cant find anything online about updating without a usb stick, could you link me

 

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Just now, Angeri said:

I cant find anything online about updating without a usb stick, could you link me

 

Again, I don't know your board, you haven't mentioned.

[Angeri]

1 minute ago, _Syn_ said:

Again, I don't know your board, you haven't mentioned.

msi b350m gaming pro 

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3 minutes ago, Angeri said:

msi b350m gaming pro 

For MSI you can use Live Update 6 to update BIOS inside Windows

[Angeri]

Just now, _Syn_ said:

For MSI you can use Live Update 6 to update BIOS inside Windows

Thanks you