- Aug 15, 2018
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So I'm new to the hardcore PC enthusiast community. Can anybody explain to me in simple layman's term on how to overclock my CPU and Memory.
So when I go to my BIOS settings, I can go to the core ratio and set it to 4GHz or higher right? My CPU is a Ryzen 5 1600X clocked at base speed at 3.6GHz with a 16GB (2x8GB) 3000 MHz memory on my Asus STRIX B350-F GAMING motherboard. But when I do that, I also need to increase the cpu voltage and just keep increasing the increments a little bit until it's stable. I learned a cool trick that you can do to increase the increments of the voltage is by using the + or - button on your keyboard. Okay I understand all that, but what I don't understand is what do people mean when they say "until it is stable". What am I looking for in "stable" when I'm playing my games or just running the computer in general. Am I to make sure that the computer does not crash, my mouse is not suppose to lag. Can somebody explain to me what am I looking for in "stable"?
And lastly, how do I overclock the memory? Same principle? So right now, my memory is clocked at 2400MGHz and I would like to get my memory to clock at 3000MHz or higher if possible.
Thanks! Please make your instructions as simple as 1, 2, 3, meaning as straightforward as possible. My pet peeves is that I'm the kind of guy that just prefers a straight to the point answer instead of reading an essay worth of answer. So please make it as simple as a 1, 2, 3 step guide.
Explain the reasoning for the voltage increments and what am I looking for in stabilizing it. Then give me a 1, 2, 3 step guide.
So when I go to my BIOS settings, I can go to the core ratio and set it to 4GHz or higher right? My CPU is a Ryzen 5 1600X clocked at base speed at 3.6GHz with a 16GB (2x8GB) 3000 MHz memory on my Asus STRIX B350-F GAMING motherboard. But when I do that, I also need to increase the cpu voltage and just keep increasing the increments a little bit until it's stable. I learned a cool trick that you can do to increase the increments of the voltage is by using the + or - button on your keyboard. Okay I understand all that, but what I don't understand is what do people mean when they say "until it is stable". What am I looking for in "stable" when I'm playing my games or just running the computer in general. Am I to make sure that the computer does not crash, my mouse is not suppose to lag. Can somebody explain to me what am I looking for in "stable"?
And lastly, how do I overclock the memory? Same principle? So right now, my memory is clocked at 2400MGHz and I would like to get my memory to clock at 3000MHz or higher if possible.
Thanks! Please make your instructions as simple as 1, 2, 3, meaning as straightforward as possible. My pet peeves is that I'm the kind of guy that just prefers a straight to the point answer instead of reading an essay worth of answer. So please make it as simple as a 1, 2, 3 step guide.
Explain the reasoning for the voltage increments and what am I looking for in stabilizing it. Then give me a 1, 2, 3 step guide.
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