Threadripper Possibly Throttling

[ScottWood]

So Im wanting to overclock my 1950X however before I do anything I was testing to see its max temps.

Im using a Enermax 360mm TR4 Cooler and my cpu hits 67 and doesn’t budge. On Ryzen master the cpu undervolts to 0.9V and clocks at 2900MHz. Im sure there is no way my threadripper is throttling as its in a Cosmos C700 with plenty of airflow yet im getting these temps.

Has anyone else had similar issues?

[MRZL1]

On 5/5/2018 at 2:04 PM, ScottWood said:

So Im wanting to overclock my 1950X however before I do anything I was testing to see its max temps.

Im using a Enermax 360mm TR4 Cooler and my cpu hits 67 and doesn’t budge. On Ryzen master the cpu undervolts to 0.9V and clocks at 2900MHz. Im sure there is no way my threadripper is throttling as its in a Cosmos C700 with plenty of airflow yet im getting these temps.

Has anyone else had similar issues?

This isn't unusual. Below are my specs and I notice the speeds begin to throttle between 67-68c when on stock clocks.

 

CPU - 1950X (Stock clocks)

MB - ROG X399 ZE

RAM - Gskill DDR4 32gb 3200mhz cas14 (4x8 DIMM)

Cooling - Enermax TR4 360MM AIO

Case - Corsair 750D

HDD - 1TB Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVME

PSU - Corsair AX1200

GPU - EVGA 1080TI FTW3

 

I have an EK Mono block for the MB as well using the new upgrade kit EK had sent out after this...

https://www.ekwb.com/news/an-apology-from-ek-to-the-enthusiasts/

However, I am debating if its worth taking the plunge budget wise going with a full custom loop because I would also need to source the following items:

 

Radiators (2x [360mm and a 240mm])

Water block for GPU

Hoses

Fittings

Reservoir

Pump

 

The question essentially becomes, "how much of a temperature difference, for better or poorer, will I experience going full custom loop vs the enermax solution"

If I can expect 55-60c on the CPU with a 4.0ghz OC running full tilt 100% along with the 1080ti running 100% on the same loop as well, I will bite the bullet. But if the difference is minuscule or worse altogether, why bother. Threadripper hasn't been cheap to upgrade to either. This is just the nature of the AMD beast as far as my research has revealed. Overclocking is a different story though altogether, especially with the Enermax 360 TR4 AIO which performs exceptionally well for being an AIO vs a custom loop. My previous system specs before jumping on threadripper were:

 

CPU - I7 2600K (4.5GHZ OC)

MB - Gigabyte G1 Sniper 2

RAM - 16gb Corsair Dominator platinum DDR3 1600 (2x 8GB DIMM)

HDD - Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SATA3

GPU - EVGA GTX 980 ACX2.0

Cooling: Corsair h115i

Case and PSU same as Threadripper build

 

You're not alone fellow Threadrippernaut

[ScottWood]

On 25/06/2018 at 6:12 AM, MRZL1 said:

This isn't unusual. Below are my specs and I notice the speeds begin to throttle between 67-68c when on stock clocks.

 

CPU - 1950X (Stock clocks)

MB - ROG X399 ZE

RAM - Gskill DDR4 32gb 3200mhz cas14 (4x8 DIMM)

Cooling - Enermax TR4 360MM AIO

Case - Corsair 750D

HDD - 1TB Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVME

PSU - Corsair AX1200

GPU - EVGA 1080TI FTW3

 

I have an EK Mono block for the MB as well using the new upgrade kit EK had sent out after this...

https://www.ekwb.com/news/an-apology-from-ek-to-the-enthusiasts/

However, I am debating if its worth taking the plunge budget wise going with a full custom loop because I would also need to source the following items:

 

Radiators (2x [360mm and a 240mm])

Water block for GPU

Hoses

Fittings

Reservoir

Pump

 

The question essentially becomes, "how much of a temperature difference, for better or poorer, will I experience going full custom loop vs the enermax solution"

If I can expect 55-60c on the CPU with a 4.0ghz OC running full tilt 100% along with the 1080ti running 100% on the same loop as well, I will bite the bullet. But if the difference is minuscule or worse altogether, why bother. Threadripper hasn't been cheap to upgrade to either. This is just the nature of the AMD beast as far as my research has revealed. Overclocking is a different story though altogether, especially with the Enermax 360 TR4 AIO which performs exceptionally well for being an AIO vs a custom loop. My previous system specs before jumping on threadripper were:

 

CPU - I7 2600K (4.5GHZ OC)

MB - Gigabyte G1 Sniper 2

RAM - 16gb Corsair Dominator platinum DDR3 1600 (2x 8GB DIMM)

HDD - Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SATA3

GPU - EVGA GTX 980 ACX2.0

Cooling: Corsair h115i

Case and PSU same as Threadripper build

 

You're not alone fellow Threadrippernaut

I found a fix!

 

Basically the reason all this happening was a power saving mode on my system with was allowing the cpu to ramp down,

I’ve disabled that and set a fixed voltage for the cpu so when the system is idle it wont drop below 3.35GHz which isn’t ideal but I’m not paying for the power so shhh.

it also removed the turbocore feature but i haven’t notice a difference anyway now my cpu is at 58-63 under full load and never throttles. 

it seems to me as if Asus havent quite got the voltage reglation sorted on this mobo but thb if anyone is splurging £400 for a mobo you would expect them to tinker abit with the cpu settings anyway.

[MRZL1]

5 hours ago, ScottWood said:

I found a fix!

 

Basically the reason all this happening was a power saving mode on my system with was allowing the cpu to ramp down,

I’ve disabled that and set a fixed voltage for the cpu so when the system is idle it wont drop below 3.35GHz which isn’t ideal but I’m not paying for the power so shhh.

it also removed the turbocore feature but i haven’t notice a difference anyway now my cpu is at 58-63 under full load and never throttles. 

it seems to me as if Asus havent quite got the voltage reglation sorted on this mobo but thb if anyone is splurging £400 for a mobo you would expect them to tinker abit with the cpu settings anyway.

May I ask where you this power feature in the BIOS since I have the same MOBO as you and what fixed voltage you went with?

I want to try this myself once I get home and see how it performs for me.

[ScottWood]

11 hours ago, MRZL1 said:

May I ask where you this power feature in the BIOS since I have the same MOBO as you and what fixed voltage you went with?

I want to try this myself once I get home and see how it performs for me.

the power feature is actully in windows under advanve power management plan, - Minimum processor state cooling.

 

As for the voltage i used its set at 1.125V it might be diffrent for you seeing but just run p95 and see what happens to make sure its stable and cool.