m3ta1head
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I just upgraded my rig - went from a 2600k @ 4.6ghz to a 2600X paired with the Asus Strix B350-F and 16GB of G.Skill TridentZ 3200 cl15 bdie. With minimal tweaks I was able to push up to 4.32ghz stable (1.4vcore 1.15vsoc) before hitting a voltage/freq wall. I was easily able to tighten timings and run the TridentZ at 3200 cl14 @ 1.36v. I am using a Noctua D14 and temps stay below 70C with this overclock.
Despite those impressive results, I have actually settled on a 24/7 setting that is @ stock with precision boost overdrive enabled & current limits raised to 130%. At these settings the CPU runs at 4.05ghz base clock with boosts to 4.3ghz, while keeping dynamic voltage states and clocking individual cores up and down as needed. I find this to be far more efficient, and the performance penalty is minor (176 st/1417 mt in Cinebench). Temps also stay below 60C at full load. I would definitely recommend pairing Ryzen+ with a robust B350/X370 board, and spending the money saved on good memory instead. The Asus boards are especially awesome as most of them seem to have precision boost overdrive enabled in the latest bios (what is supposed to be an x470 exclusive feature).
Some pics of the build:
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