A noob looking to overclock amd ryzen 5 1600 from base (3.2 to 3.6Ghz)

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Hi guys, like the title says i'm quite new to pc building and the like, just upgraded to an AMD Ryzen 5 1600 with a Gigabyte GA-B350 Mobo. The cpu mentions that you can apply the 'precision boost' to the processor using the AMD Ryzen master utility but apparently there's no easy way to do this as you have to enter clock speeds and voltages manually.

What I want to know is I want a slight overclock from the current 3.2Ghz to about 3.6Ghz, what voltages would I be expected to put for this increase? Currently at 1.23750 CPU Voltage at the stock speed. What do you think would be a suitable voltage to handle 3.6?

Edit: I know these things vary system to system but what would a safe voltage be to start?
Also I am using the stock cooler at the moment, apparently it's quite good and I'm not expecting to get crazy overclocks.

Thanks for any help,
pc newbie.
 
My 1700 does 3.7 at 1.2v, that is using the wraith spire cooler and temps are fine.

Best to make changes in the bios directly rather than through windows. All I did was change cpu multiplier to 37 which gives 3.7ghz. Just keep an eye on temps and voltage when testing.
 
I needed 1,35v to reach 3,8Ghz with 3200Mhz Ram otherwise I would crash in the middle of game session, sometimes couple of times in a row. But my RAM is not B-die
 
DarkHorizon472 said:
My 1700 does 3.7 at 1.2v, that is using the wraith spire cooler and temps are fine.

Best to make changes in the bios directly rather than through windows. All I did was change cpu multiplier to 37 which gives 3.7ghz. Just keep an eye on temps and voltage when testing.
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Jumper118 said:
I think you will be fine at 1.3v with a 1600. You may get 3.6-3.8ghz at that voltage.
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I changed my multiplier to x36 for 3.6Ghz and raised my Vcore voltage by +0.096. Current voltages are at 1.332 V, do you think this is too high, or should be fine? I am on the stock cooler btw.
Haven't even attempted OC'ing the ram as I've heard it can be difficult with this motherboard? I have Corsair 3000mhz ram, but not sure if it'll work or not.
Thanks for the help.
 
the_tobzster said:
I changed my multiplier to x36 for 3.6Ghz and raised my Vcore voltage by +0.096. Current voltages are at 1.332 V, do you think this is too high, or should be fine? I am on the stock cooler btw.
Haven't even attempted OC'ing the ram as I've heard it can be difficult with this motherboard? I have Corsair 3000mhz ram, but not sure if it'll work or not.
Thanks for the help.
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As long as the temperature is ok you can go slash high as you like the n the voltage
 
I overclocked mine today, first time trying it and all I did was change the CPU Ratio to 38. And now appear to have 3.8 stable at 1.25 volts. Was amazed at how easy it was. Last time I overclocked an AMD chip it was an old Opteron :D
 
I can't get mine to post.

As soon as I change anything in the BIOS it won't post at all.

I'm completely at my wit's end with it

R7 1700
Asus ROG X370-F
Corsair H100i v2
 
the_tobzster said:
I changed my multiplier to x36 for 3.6Ghz and raised my Vcore voltage by +0.096. Current voltages are at 1.332 V, do you think this is too high, or should be fine? I am on the stock cooler btw.
Haven't even attempted OC'ing the ram as I've heard it can be difficult with this motherboard? I have Corsair 3000mhz ram, but not sure if it'll work or not.
Thanks for the help.
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I would try and get it near to 1.2v if you can get it stable at that voltage, it helps to keep the temps lower as well.
 
I can also get RAM to run at 3066MHz with everything on auto.

If I use Ryzen Master I can have this running at 3.9 at 1.331v but as soon as I try anything in BIOS it won't post at all.
 
TallPaul1878 said:
I can also get RAM to run at 3066MHz with everything on auto.

If I use Ryzen Master I can have this running at 3.9 at 1.331v but as soon as I try anything in BIOS it won't post at all.
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That makes sense. Best to make changes directly in the BIOS.

Hynix based RAM is only completely stable at a max 2933. It will boot at 3066 but then randomly resets back to 2133 on boot up. I had Corsair LPX 3200 doing exactly the same, it is Hynix based. Now I have 8 pack 3200 (Samsung B Die Based) it runs no problem at 3466 c15 on exactly the same set up , completely stable.

For the CPU speed anything above about 3.8 is a gamble. Many but not all get to 3.9 but few make 4.0 stable without very high volts and temps. I run mine at 3.7 with 1.2v as it keeps the temps down and an extra 0.1Ghz doesn't make any difference to me.

The 1.54 I think is a BIOS bug, if you search the internet or on here you should find more. Make sure you are on the latest BIOS.
 
DarkHorizon472 said:
That makes sense. Best to make changes directly in the BIOS.

Hynix based RAM is only completely stable at a max 2933. It will boot at 3066 but then randomly resets back to 2133 on boot up. I had Corsair LPX 3200 doing exactly the same, it is Hynix based. Now I have 8 pack 3200 (Samsung B Die Based) it runs no problem at 3466 c15 on exactly the same set up , completely stable.

For the CPU speed anything above about 3.8 is a gamble. Many but not all get to 3.9 but few make 4.0 stable without very high volts and temps. I run mine at 3.7 with 1.2v as it keeps the temps down and an extra 0.1Ghz doesn't make any difference to me.

The 1.54 I think is a BIOS bug, if you search the internet or on here you should find more. Make sure you are on the latest BIOS.
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It's G Skill Trident Z

It's running at 3200MHz now.

I set my target frequency to 3800MHz but CPU-Z is showing 1.54. Task manager shows 3.8 though.
 
At 3.9GHz in BIOS at 1.331v just gonna bench it now.

I'm so stupid. I totally made a mistake with the FID values. I assumed that was my multiplier and put 39. It meant the target clock was about 800MHz haha.
 
TallPaul1878 said:
CPU-Z and Hardware Info 64 all showing clocks at 1.54???

Task manager showing 3.89GHz
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Best to check what is reported in BIOS as that is going to be accurate.

This may be helpful :-

https://www.reddit.com/r/AMDHelp/comments/6pibpm/ryzen_1700_stuck_at_15ghz/

It mentions running cinebench to benchmark to see what is actually happening.

I am guessing this is your motherboard and it mentions BIOS update fixing the issue

https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-X370-F-GAMING/HelpDesk_BIOS/
 
DarkHorizon472 said:
Best to check what is reported in BIOS as that is going to be accurate.

This may be helpful :-

https://www.reddit.com/r/AMDHelp/comments/6pibpm/ryzen_1700_stuck_at_15ghz/

It mentions running cinebench to benchmark to see what is actually happening.

I am guessing this is your motherboard and it mentions BIOS update fixing the issue

https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-X370-F-GAMING/HelpDesk_BIOS/
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This is a big help. I didn't realise that the latest BIOS was a beta so had to install it via USB. The onboard online updater only went to version 0813, this is 0902.

Thanks so much. I've been angling my head against a wall with this but it seems to be working now
 
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