overclocking changes and reboots

bto126 · 23 Jul 2017 at 07:30

I've got a MSI Gaming plus AM4 motherboard for Ryzen.
I was hoping to have 2 overclocking profiles, one for gaming, and one low power for surfing etc.

I've manged to get the overclock working in both bios and ryzen master, but I need to reboot in order to change settings. Ryzen master pretty much needs to reboot whenever I change anything. Is there a way to switch profiles or change frequencies without rebooting?

Is this a 'feature' on my motherboard only or is this the case with all ryzen motherboards?

Thanks

pastymuncher · 23 Jul 2017 at 13:03

As far as I know you have to reboot on all motherboards, no matter if it's AMD or Intel to change between overclock profiles.

8 Pack · 24 Jul 2017 at 16:20

Yeah all you have to reboot to turn on and off power saving. If your just changing basic clocks and voltages on some boards you can do that via software in Windows.

Danny75 · 25 Jul 2017 at 23:20

bto126 said:
I've got a MSI Gaming plus AM4 motherboard for Ryzen.
I was hoping to have 2 overclocking profiles, one for gaming, and one low power for surfing etc.

I've manged to get the overclock working in both bios and ryzen master, but I need to reboot in order to change settings. Ryzen master pretty much needs to reboot whenever I change anything. Is there a way to switch profiles or change frequencies without rebooting?

Is this a 'feature' on my motherboard only or is this the case with all ryzen motherboards?

Thanks

If the BIOS has Dynamic or Adaptive options then that should achieve the same thing as a low power profile, combined with C States and speed stepping enabled. It will dynamically adapt as and when required. You may have to set Windows' Power Plan to Balanced for this.

If for some reason not feasible, perhaps try Windows' own Power Options > Maximum Processor Frequency. Lower it, then set back to 100% when needed. But this will be a pain too. Best find an Adaptive method in BIOS.