Advice Needed: Ryzen 5 2600 Overclock

[FoReVeR93]

Hi everyone, 

 

I've recently started purchasing parts for a new build from scratch, and was wondering if you could give me some advice on the easiest/safest way to overclock my new Ryzen 2600. I'm a completed noob in terms of overclocking CPU's, and am completely new to AMD builds in general. Here is a link to the parts I've purchased (have not bought the CPU cooler yet, so open to suggestions) - New Build

 

I have a couple of questions I hope somebody can answer or clear up for me. 

• Is the Cryorig H7 a sufficient enough cooler to be allow me to get my Ryzen 5 2600 to 4.0/4.1GHz?
• Do I have a good enough PSU for this? Should I go for the 650W version? The x470 MOBO has an 8pin slot along with an additional 4pin power slot for the CPU, is the 8pin enough? 
• How easy is the Ryzen 5 2600 to overclock for someone who has never done it before? Can anyone recommend a good guide? How safe is Ryzen Master Utility to use for a noob? 
• I've heard Ryzen builds are very dependent on RAM speed, is the RAM I've chosen good enough? 
• The case I purchased only came with 1 intake fan, I'm debating adding another intake, and an exhaust fan, will this be sufficient? 
• I'm also afraid of using too much voltage in this OC attempt and destroying my new build. Is there a sweet spot I should aim for? 

A lot of questions I know, but any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! I want to get this right. 

 

Cheers!

[Jurrunio]

1. Yes

 

2. It's good enough. You can just use the 8pin and forget the 4pin

 

3. Just set the Precision Boost overdrive to its most aggressive settings. Not like manual overclocking can do better than automated overclocking in Ryzen 2000 series.

 

4. Good enough.

 

5. 2 intakes and 1 exhaust is enough

 

6. Monitor your vcore value with HWinfo. If the automated overclocking somehow pushed too much volts to the CPU, lower Precision Boost overdrive setting a bit.

[FoReVeR93]

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

1. Yes

 

2. It's good enough. You can just use the 8pin and forget the 4pin

 

3. Just set the Precision Boost overdrive to its most aggressive settings. Not like manual overclocking can do better than automated overclocking in Ryzen 2000 series.

 

4. Good enough.

 

5. 2 intakes and 1 exhaust is enough

 

6. Monitor your vcore value with HWinfo. If the automated overclocking somehow pushed too much volts to the CPU, lower Precision Boost overdrive setting a bit.

Thanks for the quick reply, puts my mind at ease for a few of these questions!

With regards volts, what would you consider as too much volts being sent to the CPU? (in a situation where I'd OC'd to 4.1GHz for example)

[Emberstone]

Looks like a solid build. You really shouldn't have any problems with it.

 

1. I overclocked an R5-1600X to 4.0 GHz on a Hyper 212 Evo, so you should be 100% dandy with the Cryorig H7 since it's slightly better.

 

2. PSU should be fine. I'd go 650w, but that's a personal preference. If you plan to stay with midrange hardware, 550w won't be a problem at all.

 

3. Ryzen is ridiculously easy to overclock. All I had to do was set a new multiplier, and set a new voltage. Both could be done by just typing in the numbers I wanted. So for 4.0 GHz, I just had to set the multiplier to 40 and my volts to 1.337 (that was the lowest stable voltage I found for my chip), and that's it.

 

4. 3200 MHz RAM is perfect for Ryzen.

 

5. As Jurrunio said, you'd optimally want two intakes and one exhaust for solid airflow and minimal dust buildup.

 

6. For Ryzen, you typically want to stay below 1.4v for 24/7 use.

[FoReVeR93]

4 minutes ago, Emberstone said:

Looks like a solid build. You really shouldn't have any problems with it.

 

1. I overclocked an R5-1600X to 4.0 GHz on a Hyper 212 Evo, so you should be 100% dandy with the Cryorig H7 since it's slightly better.

 

2. PSU should be fine. I'd go 650w, but that's a personal preference. If you plan to stay with midrange hardware, 550w won't be a problem at all.

 

3. Ryzen is ridiculously easy to overclock. All I had to do was set a new multiplier, and set a new voltage. Both could be done by just typing in the numbers I wanted. So for 4.0 GHz, I just had to set the multiplier to 40, and my volts to 1.337 (that was the lowest stable voltage I found for my chip), and that's it.

 

4. 3200 MHz RAM is perfect for Ryzen.

 

5. As Jurrunio said, you'd optimally want two intakes and one exhaust for solid airflow and minimal dust buildup.

 

6. For Ryzen, you typically want to stay below 1.4v for 24/7 use.

Thanks for the advice Emberstone! 

 

I may just go for the 650w to ensure I'm covered in future if I ever look to upgrade anything. Sounds good though, definitely seems a lot simpler to OC a Ryzen than when I attempted to OC my i5-2500k a few years ago. 

 

Looking forward to get started on this now. Thanks again. 

[Emberstone]

1 hour ago, FoReVeR93 said:

Thanks for the advice Emberstone! 

 

I may just go for the 650w to ensure I'm covered in future if I ever look to upgrade anything. Sounds good though, definitely seems a lot simpler to OC a Ryzen than when I attempted to OC my i5-2500k a few years ago. 

 

Looking forward to get started on this now. Thanks again. 

No problem. Hope you enjoy it.

[Jurrunio]

3 hours ago, FoReVeR93 said:

Thanks for the quick reply, puts my mind at ease for a few of these questions!

With regards volts, what would you consider as too much volts being sent to the CPU? (in a situation where I'd OC'd to 4.1GHz for example)

1.425V is the limit suggested by AMD, but I think your CPU will get too hot before it reaches the voltage limit.