Overclocking ryzen 5 1600 help

[Chapa56]

Hi I recently built a system with the Ryzen 5 1600, msi b350 gaming plus, vengeance ddr4 30000 MHz ram , and evga gtx 1070 sc. I was wondering how far can I push my cpu with the stock cooler and one fan in my case. ( yes I will be getting for fans soon hopefully) but for now what should I do?

[El Dolor]

3.7 GHz .. 3.8 GHz. Keep it under 30 C at idle. 

[Chapa56]

6 hours ago, El Dolor said:

3.7 GHz .. 3.8 GHz. Keep it under 30 C at idle. 

What should the voltage be and also should I keep my ram at 2933?

[johndms]

22 minutes ago, Chapa56 said:

What should the voltage be and also should I keep my ram at 2933?

Idle temps aren't as important as temperatures at full load. Download the trial version of Aida64 and CPUID's HWMonitor. You'll probably be able to do 3.8GHz at around 1.30 to 1.325 core voltage. Stress test that with Aida64's System Stability Test for at least one hour stressing CPU/FPU/Cache while keepign an eye on HWMonitor's Package Temperature. Your Package Temp shouldn't go beyond 80c to be safe.

 

If your ram is rated at 3000MHz, Ryzen will run it at 2933. Unless you're having issues, leave it there. However, it may be wise to drop it to default (2133) while you work out your CPU overclock. Stress testing a CPU with unstable ram leads to confusion.

 

"Confusion leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering" - Sorry, couldn't resist a near Yoda quote.

[johndms]

One strategy I've found that works to find the highest voltage and frequency on stock cooler: Apply a weak overclock of 3.4GHz, but with vcore set to 1.375v (no higher than 1.40v). Stress test that in Aida64 (CPU/FPU/Cache) for ten minutes while watching HWMonitor's Package Temperature. How close is it to 80c? If it goes over 80, drop the vcore down to 1.35v. If it's significantly cooler, increase to 1.40v. Rinse and repeat until the temps stay around 75-80c during stress test.

 

Once you find the highest, safe vcore, increase frequency until Aida64 reports a hardware failure. Then drop frequency down 25MHz until Aida64 can run for at least six hours without problems.

[Chapa56]

2 minutes ago, johndms said:

One strategy I've found that works to find the highest voltage and frequency on stock cooler: Apply a weak overclock of 3.4GHz, but with vcore set to 1.375v (no higher than 1.40v). Stress test that in Aida64 (CPU/FPU/Cache) for ten minutes while watching HWMonitor's Package Temperature. How close is it to 80c? If it goes over 80, drop the vcore down to 1.35v. If it's significantly cooler, increase to 1.40v. Rinse and repeat until the temps stay around 75-80c during stress test.

 

Once you find the highest, safe vcore, increase frequency until Aida64 reports a hardware failure. Then drop frequency down 25MHz until Aida64 can run for at least six hours without problems.

Thank you for commenting, I will try your strategie after the stress test. I turned my ram back to 2133 MHz and left my cpu at 3.8ghz and voltage at 1.325v, and the test has been running for 6mins and the temp is at 73.  Is that stable or?

[El Dolor]

8 minutes ago, johndms said:

Idle temps aren't as important as temperatures at full load. Download the trial version of Aida64 and CPUID's HWMonitor. You'll probably be able to do 3.8GHz at around 1.30 to 1.325 core voltage. Stress test that with Aida64's System Stability Test for at least one hour stressing CPU/FPU/Cache while keepign an eye on HWMonitor's Package Temperature. Your Package Temp shouldn't go beyond 80c to be safe.

 

If your ram is rated at 3000MHz, Ryzen will run it at 2933. Unless you're having issues, leave it there. However, it may be wise to drop it to default (2133) while you work out your CPU overclock. Stress testing a CPU with unstable ram leads to confusion.

 

"Confusion leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering" - Sorry, couldn't resist a near Yoda quote.

I think both are equally important. But well explained.

Still, when you don't do anything you want to be keeping it as low as possible. You don't want to be ruining your processor literally doing nothing. (ALTHOUGH IT'S HARD TO DO THAT). 

Also, I'd really recommend getting intake and outtake fans. - helps a lot btw.

 

 

33 minutes ago, Chapa56 said:

What should the voltage be and also should I keep my ram at 2933?

It's hard to say what will work for you. I'm running 3.9 GHz and 2933 MHz ( 3000 MHz ) and it does it's job. 
I have them way below 30 C on idle and mostly 65 C at full load, barely ever 70 C. 

I'd go for 3.7~3.8 GHz, 2933 MHz
Both should work at 1.35 V.. if not I think 1.3625 V should be the sweet spot. Just don't go over 1.4 V.

Cheers mate.

[Guest]

8 hours ago, El Dolor said:

3.7 GHz .. 3.8 GHz. Keep it under 30 C at idle. 

What haha keep it under 80C max load i guess at idle it should drop to that anyways