overclocking Overclocking Help please?

[phillipc433]

Hi, I've recently gotten an AIO liquid cooler and a new motherboard and I want to overclock my CPU but I have no idea where to start. I have installed amd ryzen master to start and want to use that software for now. Could someone help me with how to overclock/ what is the best overclock for my cpu.

 

My Specs

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980

RAM: PNY XLR8 RGB 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 3200MHz
Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B450-PLUS II
CPU Cooler: Gammaxx L240 v2


Any assistance in this would be appreciated as I am new to overclocking.

[RONOTHAN##]

The basic was would be to start with the voltage at something like 1.25v and the clock speed at 3.8GHz, then test in Prime 95 to see if it's stable (20 minutes is usually good for quick tests, once you settle on an overclock I'd run it for 2-3 hours+). If it's not stable and one of the threads crash in Prime95, increase the voltage. If it's stable, increase the core clock. I'd expect you to hit somewhere around 4.2GHz with that CPU, but nothing is guaranteed with overclocking. I wouldn't increase the voltage above about 1.35v, and watch your temperatures to make sure you aren't getting too hot on the chip. Second gen Ryzen is pretty easy to overclock, though it doesn't overclock super high like Intel does. If you're still confused, there are a ton of videos online for how to overclock 1st and 2nd gen Ryzen, watch one of those to get a better understanding. 

[phillipc433]

47 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

The basic was would be to start with the voltage at something like 1.25v and the clock speed at 3.8GHz, then test in Prime 95 to see if it's stable (20 minutes is usually good for quick tests, once you settle on an overclock I'd run it for 2-3 hours+). If it's not stable and one of the threads crash in Prime95, increase the voltage. If it's stable, increase the core clock. I'd expect you to hit somewhere around 4.2GHz with that CPU, but nothing is guaranteed with overclocking. I wouldn't increase the voltage above about 1.35v, and watch your temperatures to make sure you aren't getting too hot on the chip. Second gen Ryzen is pretty easy to overclock, though it doesn't overclock super high like Intel does. If you're still confused, there are a ton of videos online for how to overclock 1st and 2nd gen Ryzen, watch one of those to get a better understanding. 

Ok thank you for the advice