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On 05/16 01:04, Dale wrote: |
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> tuxic@××××××.de wrote: |
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> > On 05/16 12:46, Dale wrote: |
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> >> tuxic@××××××.de wrote: |
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> >>> Hi, |
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> >>> |
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> >>> I am trying to figure out the best settings (performance wise) for a |
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> >>> AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with a MSI Tomahawk max motherboard. |
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> >>> |
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> >>> I don't want to overclock -- tweaking the bios is for finding |
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> >>> the optimal setting in oposite to waste performance via sub-optimal |
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> >>> settings like not activateing XMP profile and running the RAM at |
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> >>> JEDEC speeds instead of what the vendor guaranties. |
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> >>> |
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> >>> Unfortunately, there are quite a view settings to which I didn't |
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> >>> find any explanation, for what they are good. |
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> >>> |
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> >>> Any help is very appreciated! :) |
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> >>> |
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> >>> Cheers, |
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> >>> Meino |
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> >> I usually buy boards that can overclock but don't do it. What I usually |
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> >> look for once I get my CPU, memory and all installed, the selection for |
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> >> optimized settings or something to that effect. I've always found that |
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> >> that setting works pretty darn well. I had to tweak the IOMMU or |
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> >> something setting but other than that, I let it detect the best |
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> >> settings. If I upgrade the BIOS, I repeat that on the first boot up. |
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> >> In my experience, it picks good safe settings that result in stable |
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> >> systems. |
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> >> |
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> >> I've never had a MSI mobo, yet, so it may be called something different |
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> >> but even Dell and Gateway usually have something similar to choose. It |
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> >> may be worth looking into . |
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> >> |
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> >> Dale |
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> >> |
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> >> :-) :-) |
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> > Hi Dale, |
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> > |
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> > thanks for your info! :) |
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> > I think it is called "Auto" with the MSI bios. |
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> > When using this, JEDEC timings and a command rate of 2 |
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> > instead of 1 are choosen for DDR4 (as an example)...which |
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> > isn't optimal. |
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> > |
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> > These "Auto" were the reason for better settings. |
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> > I think I have to tweak the bios settings by hand... |
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> > |
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> > Cheers! |
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> > Meino |
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> > |
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> Maybe for once I got lucky and something worked. ROFL I once visited |
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> the overclockers forum and found a listing for the "safe" settings for |
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> all sorts of Mobo and CPU and memory combinations. That was back in my |
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> ABIT NF7?? days. I don't know if they still post those or not. The |
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> overclockers forum isn't just about overclocking. They have info on |
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> what is considered safe as well. May be worth searching for info there |
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> as well as what people share here. If you lucky, someone has the same |
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> hardware you have and can share a screenshot or something. |
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> This is a link to the home page. You can get to the forums as well as |
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> how-tos and such from there. |
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> https://www.overclockers.com/ |
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> Hope that helps. Even one piece of good info can make it worthwhile. |
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> You don't want the smoke to get out of a chip or something. o_O |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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Hi Dale, |
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without your help/info I would have NEVER checked an overclockers |
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forum for information about the direct opposite of it ! ;) |
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Thanks a lot, Dale! Will grep the forum there! |
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Cheers! |
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Meino |
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