3800x Overclocking Question

[faceman123]

Hi I've got my 3800x @ 4.45ghz @ 1.318v, cant seem to get it stable despite giving it 1.35v is it safe going above this? what's the average overclock for this chip

 

[PieEater]

There is a lot of conflicting advice on vcore voltages for Ryzen 2 for an all core overclock 1.32v seems to be where its settled at for the moment, I think anything over 1.35v and you are definitely taking a risk. What you could do is put the chip back to auto and stress test it for an hour or so and see what the average vcore is over the hour, this should be safe.

There really isn't much point overclocking these chips though unless you are chasing all core benchmark scores. Check out some gaming benchmarks with your overclock and with it on auto, there is little to no difference in fact you may see better results on auto, your rig will certainly run cooler and quieter.

With Ryzen 2 you are better off spending time tuning your memory as you will see benefits from that.

 

[merlin6r]

There is a lot of conflicting advice on vcore voltages for Ryzen 2 for an all core overclock 1.32v seems to be where its settled at for the moment, I think anything over 1.35v and you are definitely taking a risk. What you could do is put the chip back to auto and stress test it for an hour or so and see what the average vcore is over the hour, this should be safe.

There really isn't much point overclocking these chips though unless you are chasing all core benchmark scores. Check out some gaming benchmarks with your overclock and with it on auto, there is little to no difference in fact you may see better results on auto, your rig will certainly run cooler and quieter.

With Ryzen 2 you are better off spending time tuning your memory as you will see benefits from that.

Definitely agree with this. Ryzen 3700x - spent a bit of time trying different things. Overclock improves benchmark scores and all core workloads. Running stock improved my gaming frame rate and benchmarks.
Settled on running stock with a negative voltage offset of -0.042. This brings the temps down a bit. If I go any lower it starts to hurt the core boost.

 

[random_matt]

Doesn't take long to hit the wall.