r/overclocking - for those who like to push their chips a little harder

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Dependent_Coat_5048 on 2025-02-22 17:55:46.

I've been keeping my cpu overclocked at 4.5ghz for a few years now. it was on adaptive mode +1.325v and i had all cores synched XMP profile 100 x45.

A few days ago my cpu speed suddenly gets stuck at maximum 4.0ghz. I tried a lot of things in BIOS and on Windows too, but it just won't go above the x40 multiplier anymore, even though it shows the range of x8-x45 in CPU-Z...

I tried going x42 for 4.2ghz, which is the advertised intel turbo boost frequency, but even that doesn't work at the same voltage i was using for 4.5ghz.

I also tried x42 on one core and let the rest on Auto, then sometimes one or two random cores go to 4.2ghz, but it is not keeping that speed, and on the cpu-z benchmark i get a worse score compared to 1.325v adaptive x40...

I have no thermal throttling issues, the cpu doesn't go above 60C at even 1.4v. I got AIO watercooling.

Does anyone have a clue what happened and how I can fix this? Maybe someone who experienced the same thing before?

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Ollddays on 2025-02-22 16:39:20.

I tried the run aida64 memory benchmark with my 32gb 3200mhz ram (MY RAM) and i got 90ns latency, i got high frametimes on cs2 i want to make some overclock on my ram which settings you suggest? And one more thing i tried to make 3600mhz with 1.485V but it didn't worked. Thanks

https://preview.redd.it/f3ve1hzrxpke1.png?width=663&format=png&auto=webp&s=61f44d4588120761c560e8c04cfded420257ddea

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Tremollution on 2025-02-22 16:04:40.

https://preview.redd.it/xb5worulopke1.png?width=1023&format=png&auto=webp&s=7c055f453622dc0dabf38271744c109f4358111a

Thought 6200mhz would be straight up upgrade in perfomance over 6000mhz, but results sometimes even worse? Did I do something wrong?

6000 timings taken from: buildzoid - "Easy memory timings for Hynix DDR5 with Ryzen 7000"

ycruncher VT3 - 4h + 4h + 2h

ycruncher FFE4 - 4h

memtestpro - 8h

6200 timings taken from: buildzoid - "DDR5-6200 CL30 overclock on an Asrock B650M-HDV/M.2"

**but vddq is 1.35v not 1.25v**

ycruncher vt3 - 5h

memtestpro - 6h

karhu - 11h

ram: Hynix A-die KF560C36BBEK2-32

cpu: clocks locked to 5300mhz with 1.22v no SMT

task manager screenshot during tests

upd: added 3d test with FLCK set to 2067, still bad :(

https://preview.redd.it/lamgzvxr8qke1.png?width=1412&format=png&auto=webp&s=5efa6b27af7ade5d2b2ba70bb7f418dc827d83a3

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Electrical-Wish439 on 2025-02-22 15:56:46.

I’m using the Dark Rock 5 for my 14700K, and I know it's technically undersized. However, I’ve set PL1 to 100W, PL2 to 140W, and applied an undervolt of -50 mV. Despite this, I’m still seeing temperatures of 80°C or higher while playing Overwatch 2. I even have a contact frame installed. Is this normal, or did I do something wrong?

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Antek_151 on 2025-02-22 15:44:37.

I'm about to bulid my pc in 2 days. It's a 9800x3d with Corsair Vengeance 6400 cl32 and X870E Aorus Elite. I've heard that i should change the ram speed and latency, so how do i exactly do it? I'm not new to overclocking and building pc in general but definitely new to changing ram speeds. Will there be a ready preset when i enable EXPO or something like this? I just know its easier to get 1:1 ratio with 6000 than 6400. And is it hard and time consuming to find right timings? Sorry if i framed the question wrong or there is a lot of fake information in this text but as i said im really new to RAM.

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Sou_JaJao on 2025-02-22 15:01:33.

So, after I updated the BIOS the Speed Shift Epp stopped working on High Performance and Balanced mode and only works on Power Saver.

Is there a fix for it ?

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Late-Ad-3697 on 2025-02-22 13:47:46.

Im pretty new to overclocking so i might not know whats happening, but in the bios i have put a 5.5ghz oc on my 14600kf, which under full load runs at around 65-70 but the problem is as soon as it hits the 70C it throttles down to 5.1ghz how do i raise this value?

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Chance-Wash-7299 on 2025-02-22 13:39:09.

https://preview.redd.it/k9fk2dva1pke1.png?width=542&format=png&auto=webp&s=f2b055fc174a8dec6e737b22ce4c211ca7fadba5

Hello. Right now i got a 9800 X3d with PBO enabled at +200 Mhz, Scalar on Auto and CO at -20. My Question is why Core 7 is sooooooo much lower than the other Cores? Thats kinda bad what happening with my CPU right now ( Core Stretching)? Maybe somebody can help me and got the Answer for me.....

(Screenshot was taken while playing CS2 DM)

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/qu1umu1us on 2025-02-22 12:32:35.

In this video, I want to share with you, how to break through CPU power limit cap, and prevent throttling on chinese x99 motherboards, like Huananzhi, Jingsha, Machinist e.t.c. For example, this Xeon E5 1660-V3 have 140W power limit, but after some BIOS settings, I can reach 220-255W of power for this ancient Xeon monster! GUIDE + TESTS!

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Avendorz on 2025-02-22 12:27:49.

Hey guys I'm back with yet another RAM question.

Again, not really an OC specific problem, but you guys are just more knowledgable than the other part of the internet.

I want to upgrade the RAM for my laptop which is specified at 1.2V SODIMM 2933 MHz. In particular I have these two kits bookmarked:

Mushkin Redline SO-DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR4-2933, CL17-19-19-39 - MRA4S293HKKF16GX2

Corsair Vengeance SO-DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR4-2933, CL19-19-19-47 - CMSX32GX4M2A2933C19

Multiple questions:

Are these single or dual rank? Is it true that 16GB modules are a 50/50 chance and 32 GB modules are likely going to be dual rank?

Does the higher tRAS (47) on the Corsair kit play a role in performance in relation to the other timings, e.g. slowdown in itself?

My current RAM (Kingston HP32D4S2S8ME-16 modules) is interestingly a 3200 kit running at 2933, yet there are no RAM settings in the BIOS. Could I therefore also get a 3200 kit and it will automatically run at 2933 if it's specified in the JEDEC or is that heavily RAM module dependant?

Maybe you guys have suggestions for other RAM kits I missed?

Thank you for your answers!

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/leoscaesarmm on 2025-02-22 12:02:14.

Hello people. I have 1 Redragon Magma 16gb 3200mhz cl18 (XMP on) stick and I like overclocking to get a little extra juice, but I'm not a hardcore overclocker (don't have the knowledge and the required time to do it the hardcore way).

Long story short, I wanna know if it is safe to just increase the frequency and test it for stability and not touch the timings and if it would give me some performance, even if marginal. I managed to make it boot with 3600mhz frequency but before I test it for stability and maybe try to increase it more, I would like to know from the experts if it is worth anything.

Thanks is advance for the help.

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/WhatWeirdGuy on 2025-02-22 11:40:22.

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/thermobaricdoritos on 2025-02-22 11:31:59.

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Changes11-11 on 2025-02-22 11:10:16.

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already tested the ~3210-3220 range and was very stable with stock voltage, been playing games and benchmarks like this for weeks. But whenever I start undervolting it does not load the intended core clock for my 5080 Gigabyte Gaming OC card (performance bios)

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Swimming_Kick5688 on 2025-02-22 10:11:25.

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/LWRUP069 on 2025-02-22 09:56:25.

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Psychological-Ad1694 on 2025-02-22 09:38:52.

I have two identical Lexar RAM sticks (16x2). When I install both, the system defaults to 2666MHz. However, when I try to overclock them to 3200MHz or anything over 2666MHz, the display doesn't turn on. But if I use only one RAM stick, it runs at 3200MHz just fine.

Can you guide me on this? Is this a limitation due to the lack of XMP support?

Ryzen 5 5600

MSI X470 GAMING PLUS

Lexar DDR4 3200MHz 16GB UDIMM Desktop Memory

LD4AU016G-B3200GSST (3200MHz, JEDEC, CL22, 1.2V)

https://imgur.com/a/2AwSJi0

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Techne619 on 2025-02-22 09:24:08.

I was curious what everyone getting on average temps after 10 minutes on Cinebench R23 multi-core test. I am on 253/253/400A spec and getting around 89-92C spike on some cores. I know the 14900K run hot, but doesn't seem normal even with a 360mm AIO.

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/shirotsuchiya on 2025-02-22 09:21:53.

Hello! I just got my 9800X3D and set the following on the motherboard.

PBO Limits: Motherboard Max CPU Boost Clock Override: +200 Precision Boost Overdrive Scalar: 1x Curved Optimizer: -30

It's been running for about 30 minutes now

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/verma17 on 2025-02-22 08:12:56.

So I undervolted my 5080 and then ran some benchmarks and my scores seem to be much lower than average?both with an undervolt and at stock.

At stock I only get around 7900-8150 in steel nomad, highest I've seen is 8152, with an undervolt of 2992 mhz at 925mv with +500 to mem, I get 8200-8450 in steel nomad, while the average according to 3d mark is 8500+, clock speeds average around 2760-2775 at stock and around 2930-2950 with the undervolt, so I'm not sure why my scores are so low.

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/ilgrandegatsby on 2025-02-22 07:43:45.

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/ilgrandegatsby on 2025-02-22 07:21:22.

I have a ryzen 7 7700x i recently overclocked it with an negative off set on all core in curve optimizer of 20 and i incresed the max frequency by 200mhz. I also decrese the ttp to 85 instead of 95. I just cheked the temp and it never surpass 85. This config can be use for a long time or can damage my cpu?

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Alarmed_Ad_7437 on 2025-02-22 07:06:44.

As written in the title, I don't know how to read this stuff tbh but tests 5, 6, 9, 12, 14 and 15 got errors during the 6 cycles. I'll include what was logged just in case.

========= TestMem5 Log File =========
Customize: ABSOLUT(01102021) @anta777
The program in compatibility mode,
need to run with Administrator privileges!
Start testing at 2:43, 1.2Gb x17
Error in test #6 through 19m 54s.
Error in test #15 through 47m 59s.
Error in test #15 through 49m 2s.
Error in test #14 through 49m 11s.
Error in test #15 through 49m 15s.
Error in test #6 through 1:16.48.
Error in test #15 through 1:44.37.
Error in test #9 through 2:40.50.
Error in test #15 through 2:49.25.
Error in test #12 through 2:49.45.
Error in test #5 through 2:50.51.
Error in test #14 through 2:50.54.
Error in test #15 through 4:35.39.
Error in test #15 through 4:53.31.
Testing is completed through 5:46.08,
detected 114 error(s).

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/Odd-Government-3429 on 2025-02-22 06:58:39.

The original post: /r/overclocking by /u/DPPSlowBurn on 2025-02-22 06:47:32.

Recently built a new PC, want to learn how to undervolt/overclock but MSI Afterburner displays the AMD integrated graphics as default and I can't change any of the clock or fan settings. When I go to the settings and switch it to my NVIDIA gpu, it crashes.

• CPU: 9800x3d
• Cooler: Phantom Spirit 120 EVO
• GPU: 5080
• Memory: G Skill Flare DDR5 32GB CL28
• Mobo: Asrock x870e Taichi
• PSU: Corsair Rm 1000x

Edit: Using the beta version and it works.