richardb70
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Aaah, is it motherboard specific then? I'm on MSI and it's all been good.
You'll be fine with either I think Just be aware that if you go with AMD, depending on the motherboard you might...might... have the odd USB issue (mine for example won't recognise my VR headsets, had to get a separate card).
Sorry for making your choice that little bit trickier
Ryzen 9 5950x Running at 74c, Is this a safe Temperature?
I have paired a new Ryzen 9 5950x with an Asus Crosshair viii hero, but I am suffering really high temperatures. at idle the processor is running at 75C. Under very light load goes up to 80C I have tried lot of things and just for clarity I am very experienced in building machines (over 25...community.amd.com
FYI you can read some of the problems here and on the the AMD CPU forums you can see other big threads with problems with the Ryzen CPUs
Core voltage at 1.48v when idleSorry for making your choice that little bit trickier
Ryzen 9 5950x Running at 74c, Is this a safe Temperature?
I have paired a new Ryzen 9 5950x with an Asus Crosshair viii hero, but I am suffering really high temperatures. at idle the processor is running at 75C. Under very light load goes up to 80C I have tried lot of things and just for clarity I am very experienced in building machines (over 25...community.amd.com
FYI you can read some of the problems here and on the the AMD CPU forums you can see other big threads with problems with the Ryzen CPUs
Corsair iCue is (or was) supposed to be notorious for this. I've not experienced any issues luckilyOne thing that was a high temp factor back when the 3xxx series got incredibly popular was rogue processes that prevented the CPU idling properly. Motherboard utility stuff, RBG lighting software etc. Get rid of all the guff as a first step. Maybe I've avoided it because I've been very choosy and only installed the bare minimum....
I also did venture into the BIOS and did all sorts of tinkering when I got the CPU. Ultimately backed it all out. Ryzen Master is fun and I occasionally enable PBO there to see what happens but otherwise I just leave it all alone.
At what voltage. Like I have mentioned, the default voltage seems way too high.You have to enable PBO in the BIOS, otherwise Ryzen just doesn't boost at all. Ryzen Master is fine for experimenting with settings, but as soon as you close it, it all goes out the window.
My 5900X gets very toasty, even at idle. Apparently this is "normal" according to AMD, so I just let it do its own thing, temperatures be damned. It still concerns me though.
I shall give that a try!At what voltage. Like I have mentioned, the default voltage seems way too high.
I just ran CTR, set the speed to 4.5Ghz and let it do its thing. Take the core speed and voltage and stick it in the BIOs
You have to enable PBO in the BIOS, otherwise Ryzen just doesn't boost at all. Ryzen Master is fine for experimenting with settings, but as soon as you close it, it all goes out the window.
It boosts slightly without PBO, but it won't hit the advertised max clock speeds without it. At least that's the case with my chip. It won't go above 4.2GHz without PBO, when it should really be peaking at 4.8GHz (which it does with PBO)Not sure about this. I've left all the PBO stuff totally alone in the BIOS and I can see my CPU boosting up when under load (e.g. Cinebench). It only boosts up to a certain point though and also you're bouncing off hard ceilings which are usually one of PPT, TDC or EDC (if you look at Ryzen Master). Plus thermal.
I got the impression that enabling PBO in Ryzen Master or BIOS disables those three ceilings so you can pump more juice into the CPU meaning that boosts can last longer (but temps will go up). You'll never go over the advertised boost clock with or without PBO as I understand it.
Edit: just found this link, it's all a bit confusing. Explaining AMD Ryzen Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO), AutoOC, & Benchmarks
It boosts slightly without PBO, but it won't hit the advertised max clock speeds without it. At least that's the case with my chip. It won't go above 4.2GHz without PBO, when it should really be peaking at 4.8GHz (which it does with PBO)
Thanks @richardb70
Any idea when the AM5 will be out. Sounds like it might be worth holding on for that if its not too far in the future?
That was AMD default settings!Core voltage at 1.48v when idle
Have you tried AMD ryzen master yourself?