Overclocking Ryzen 5 1600

[Crunchy Dragon]

Hello,

 

I'm overclocking my Ryzen 5 1600 in Ryzen Master and got it to 3.7Ghz, but beyond that it's not stable. I was wondering what voltage I should set. I'm only using the stock cooler, but would like to get to 4Ghz if at all possible.

 

Thanks!

[thelordofwarr]

What Voltage are you at right now? And what are your current temperatures? @Crunchy Dragon

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, thelordofwarr said:

What Voltage are you at right now? And what are your current temperatures? @Crunchy Dragon

According to Ryzen Master, I'm idling at roughly 28C, and load is going up to 59-61C. I'm currently running at stock voltage, roughly 1.2v.

 

Also that pfp is great.

[thelordofwarr]

AMD reccomends 1.35-1.375v max for 24/7 use, Also I don't think that the stock cooler can handle that type of heatload, I currently don't know where they start to throttle but I think they start at 85 degrees C?

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, thelordofwarr said:

AMD reccomends 1.35-1.375v max for 24/7 use, Also I don't think that the stock cooler can handle that type of heatload, I currently don't know where they start to throttle but I think they start at 85 degrees C?

I'm not going to be running 24/7, at most maybe 12 hours/day.

[W-L]

4 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Hello,

 

I'm overclocking my Ryzen 5 1600 in Ryzen Master and got it to 3.7Ghz, but beyond that it's not stable. I was wondering what voltage I should set. I'm only using the stock cooler, but would like to get to 4Ghz if at all possible.

 

Thanks!

Depending on your temps you can try raising your voltage to around 1.4V while still being safe but you shouldn't go higher than that for a daily OC. It would be best to get a large aircooler or AIO for the higher voltage though your probably going to saturate the stock cooler's capacity. 

[thelordofwarr]

Maybe try 1.280 v and 3.9ghz, my 6700k at 4.7 needs around 1.27 but I keep it higher so it doesn't crash on me

2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

According to Ryzen Master, I'm idling at roughly 28C, and load is going up to 59-61C. I'm currently running at stock voltage, roughly 1.2v.

 

Also that pfp is great.

And thank you

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, W-L said:

Depending on your temps you can try raising your voltage to around 1.4V while still being safe but you shouldn't go higher than that for a daily OC. It would be best to get a large aircooler or AIO for the higher voltage though your probably going to saturate the stock cooler's capacity. 

Yeah, I plan on getting maybe a Dark Rock Pro 3 or similar in the future.

 

2 minutes ago, thelordofwarr said:

Maybe try 1.280 v and 3.9ghz, my 6700k at 4.7 needs around 1.27 but I keep it higher so it doesn't crash on me

And thank you

Thanks for the input, I'll try that.

[thelordofwarr]

and if it's stable go to 4ghz and if that work just kepp decresing the voltage in 0.010 V steps till it crashes, then you can either finetune or leave. Just make shure to thest different workloads, sometimes it passes 3 hours of AIDA64 and then chrashes when you play a game, that happened to sometimes

[Techicolors]

i have my 1600 OC to 3.8ghz with 1.35v. sadly 4ghz is a no-go

[Crunchy Dragon]

3 minutes ago, Technicolors said:

i have my 1600 OC to 3.8ghz with 1.35v. sadly 4ghz is a no-go

That sucks. Is it a problem of voltage, temperatures, or just silicon lottery?

 

I've seen Ryzen 5 chips at 4Ghz in the past, although most of those were on X370 boards(I have an AB350-Pro4).

[thelordofwarr]

It's still not impossible just try and tell us later

7 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

That sucks. Is it a problem of voltage, temperatures, or just silicon lottery?

 

I've seen Ryzen 5 chips at 4Ghz in the past, although most of those were on X370 boards(I have an AB350-Pro4).

I think you can do it, maybe ziptie a fan to the vrm 

[Canada EH]

I would say 1.35V but that other guy knows more and stated 1.4V in his post up there

[thelordofwarr]

1 minute ago, Canada EH said:

I would say 1.35V but that other guy knows more and stated 1.4V in his post up there

Who and what post?

[Canada EH]

1 minute ago, thelordofwarr said:

Who and what post?

made me look huh

its W-L

[Crunchy Dragon]

12 minutes ago, thelordofwarr said:

It's still not impossible just try and tell us later

I think you can do it, maybe ziptie a fan to the vrm 

I actually have some small fans I could mount to the VRM heatsinks.

[thelordofwarr]

Normally I get to succes by getting to a voltager that I'm comfortable running and then i increase the clock or decrease the voltage till it's barely stable...I like the edge...sometimes it sucks tho. Just keep trying and hen you will get success

[Techicolors]

27 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

That sucks. Is it a problem of voltage, temperatures, or just silicon lottery?

 

I've seen Ryzen 5 chips at 4Ghz in the past, although most of those were on X370 boards(I have an AB350-Pro4).

maybe voltage. had it boot at 3.95ghz but voltage is too high 

 

i have the Asus B350-f board, so X370 may fare a tad better. 

[thelordofwarr]

@Crunchy DragonI found this

 

https://www.techspot.com/news/68855-amd-ryzen-5-can-stably-overclocked-4-ghz.html

 

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3396309/overclocking-ryzen-1600-4ghz.html

 

maybe take a look at it

[Crunchy Dragon]

3 minutes ago, thelordofwarr said:

@Crunchy DragonI found this

 

https://www.techspot.com/news/68855-amd-ryzen-5-can-stably-overclocked-4-ghz.html

 

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3396309/overclocking-ryzen-1600-4ghz.html

 

maybe take a look at it

Thanks!

[WallacEngineering]

3 hours ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I've seen Ryzen 5 chips at 4Ghz in the past, although most of those were on X370 boards(I have an AB350-Pro4).

The Ryzen 5 chips you saw were more than likely the 1600X rather than the standard 1600. Most people are having trouble pushing anything beyond 4.1GHz on even the 1600X and even then, 4.1GHz is only possible at insane 1.40V+.

 

You will probably never see a stable 4.0 GHz OC on the 1600 at a safe daily voltage. Although for now with the stock cooler, I would refrain from OC at all until your upgraded cooler comes in. 1-2 cores will turbo to max speed on default setting anyways.

 

I myself run the Cryorig R1 Universal with upgraded Phanteks PH-F140HP II fans. The performance is astonishing and outright beats any AIO up to 240mm and some 280mm models. Keep in mind, however, that this tower is GIGANTIC and has a hard time fitting in most mid-tower cases. I would also recommend maximum upgraded intake fans to keep this monster fed properly. Also note that Cryorig coolers come with sub-par low RPM fans that are not optimized for static pressure, the force which sends air through dense things like heatsinks and radiators, so its very important. You wont see the most out of an R1 until you upgrade the fans (see my signature for my build).

 

EDIT: Also remember that once you are OverClocking, the thermal paste you use for mounting your cooler becomes genuinely important and will make more than a noticable difference. The R1 comes with Cryorigs own C7 paste which is fairly decent, but it cant match the Artic MX-4 (low cost yet high performance) and really cant match the Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut (high cost exotic solution).

 

I think the issue with Ryzen Gen 1 Overclocking is that AMD wanted to take the fight to Intel, it was the whole reason for Ryzen, so they put high voltages and nearly max clocks on the products straight out of the box so Ryzen could better match its Intel counterparts.

 

Another issue could in fact be that B350 motherboard of yours. While it is designed to overclock, the X370 has far more features to aid in the OC process as well as better quality VRMs for improved OC performance, so dont expect the best possible OC on a B350, because it will simply never happen.

 

Im gonna try to go for 4.0-4.05GHz on all cores on my new 1600X I just ordered, and I will aim for under 1.40V for safe daily voltage. I too ordered a B350 Mobo, the Gigabyte AB350 Gaming because I found it brand new in packaging for $55 with free shipping off eBay. Im changing my current build idea in my signature to a more budget-oriented build and have decided my ultimate build will wait until 7nm Zen 3 CPUs are on the market in 2020-2021 (Moore's Law Theory).