OC My system

SneakyGuy · May 15, 2018

So I would like to OC my RAM and CPU.. I have no idea what volts I'm supposed to set but probably the ideal for me would be something at 3.5Ghz or 3.6Ghz on the CPU and 3200Mhz on the RAM. I have tried to OC both in the past but it concluded with Windows crashing very frequently while I was playing different games.. I tried 3.5Ghz on the CPU but with Auto on Volts and everything and also can't get 3000Mhz on the RAM.. Current frequencies are 3.2Ghz on Auto and 2966Mhz on Profile X.M.P.(1.3 something volts Auto). Also I wanna mention that there are no extra fans on the case(I'm planning on buying some in the next few months)and for that reason I always have my case open from the side.. Lastly, I want to mention that I've OCed my GPU from the Aorus Engine(took me a while to see what frequencies I should use but I figured it out.. Currently on +125 for the core clock and +199 for the memory..)

So my system's specs are:
AMD Ryzen 5 1600(Stock Wraith Cooler)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX1060 3GB Windforce OC
G.Skill Aegis 8GB Ram DDR4 3000Mhz
Gigabyte AB350 Gaming 3(rev. 1.0)
Intenso SSD SATA III High 240GB
Corsair VS Series VS550
Aerocool Aero-500 (Window)

david1993adams · May 15, 2018

Up the voltage on your RAM towards 1.4 and set attempt to set loose timings. You can then tighten these once you have a stable config.

As for the CPU, I wouldn't go over 1.45v at a push. Start at 1.4v and set your frequency to 3.6Ghz as you said. Once there, start to lower the voltage until you find the stable sweet spot.

Need any help, let me know.

EDIT: Oh, and up the SoC voltage to 1.1v. It helps when you overclock the RAM.

SneakyGuy · May 16, 2018

david1993adams :

Umm so I went in the bios to change the multipliers and I didn't find an option to change the CPU volts.. I found one for the RAM called Profile DDR Voltage but it was locked.. Below there are many timing control options that I can change but I have no idea what the best values are.. I left everything as before until you can explain me what I can do.. Also any good programs to check temps and stress test?

david1993adams · May 16, 2018

SneakyGuy :

CPU Core voltage is what you want to change.

Also change your LLC Load Line Calibration to Mode 1 as it will stop Vdroop (voltage dropping causing instability).

As for DDR Voltage, are you using XMP profiles? If so, disable them and select your required target. This should allow you to change that voltage.

Stress testing, run a couple of hours of prime95 for the CPU, use HWinfo64 for temps, and for RAM I used realbench for 25 passes.

Best timing values are on your RAM stick. Google your RAM make and model then it will give you default timings. Change them to that, and then work from there if you want to overclock and tighten them.

SneakyGuy · May 16, 2018

david1993adams :

Ok so I found that the best values on the RAM are CL16 18 18 38 and 1.35v at 3000Mhz.. on the bios there is an extra timing option I didnt know what value to set it so I just put 18 and it booted.. Now on the CPU the SoC is normally at 1.1 something volts.. I got the Vcore going between 1.404 and 1.392 volts @3.6Ghz.. so now how do I actually find the "sweet" spot?

Edit: As I said I set the DRAM at 1.350 but in the bios the volts are going at 1.368 or 1.380.. Is there a problem with that?

david1993adams · May 16, 2018

SneakyGuy :

david1993adams :

Ok so I found that the best values on the RAM are CL16 18 18 38 and 1.35v at 3000Mhz.. on the bios there is an extra timing option I didnt know what value to set it so I just put 18 and it booted.. Now on the CPU the SoC is normally at 1.1 something volts.. I got the Vcore going between 1.404 and 1.392 volts @3.6Ghz.. so now how do I actually find the "sweet" spot?

Edit: As I said I set the DRAM at 1.350 but in the bios the volts are going at 1.368 or 1.380.. Is there a problem with that?

The last part about DRAM Voltage is nothing to worry about.

As for the sweet spot, keep lowering your vcore voltage down in increments and see if it boots. Each time you lower it, run prime95 for an hour or so. If its stable, no crashes, or no hanging it's good. Keep doing this until you hit the lowest possible stable voltage for your clock speed.

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