How to speed up a computer? Some effective advice. We increase the performance of the processor How to overclock your PC for games
It's not uncommon for problems in games to show up over time and literally pop up out of nowhere. It happens otherwise - the braking of the computer manifests itself even at the beginning, immediately after installing any application. There are reasons for everything, but both of these cases have one thing in common - they interfere with the enjoyment of the user of Windows 7. To eliminate this, you can try to increase the performance of the PC.
Why games slow down on Windows 7
First, the user needs to pay attention to the settings of the game itself, in particular, graphics. The thing is that players are trying to install and play such games, the system requirements of which do not correspond to the technical characteristics of the device. This is the simplest and most obvious problem that every PC or laptop owner can face. You can easily fix this problem - change the graphic settings of the application you are using, set all values to a minimum.
Often, PC and laptop users simply forget to follow the updates of video card drivers and other system components, which, of course, negatively affects the optimization of the computer as a whole and leads to problems in games.
Notebook users, unlike those people who sit at personal computers, may experience problems associated with excessive heating of the device. For laptops, this is very important, since most often they are not operated in the way they should be. Surely it is unlikely that if you have such a device, then you will put it on the table and sit at it in the same way as at a stationary PC. You'll likely find yourself in a more comfortable position, such as lying on the couch or bed and placing your laptop on top of you. For most models of such devices, the cooling system is located at the bottom or on the side. This means that when working on various soft surfaces, the device can "absorb" dust in large quantities, and this is extremely harmful to the cooling system and, as a result, to the entire device.
Desktop computers can also overheat, but usually they have this due to other reasons - the high performance of the central processor and other components and the lack of an effective cooling system - a cooler that simply cannot physically generate all the heat coming from the CPU.
Optimizing your computer: how to increase performance
Optimization of the operating system in our time is available not only to highly qualified engineers, but also to absolutely ordinary users. It will allow you to achieve the best performance of the entire system as a whole and improve the performance of games both on a desktop computer and on a laptop.
Working with the system registry
The registry is present in every computer. This is a kind of database that contains various kinds of information about the configuration of a personal computer or laptop, the settings of the operating system used, and software settings. It is quite natural that a fragmented and cluttered system registry can cause errors in the computer, a significant deterioration in PC performance. Information is written to the system registry every time software is installed and removed, so there may be unnecessary garbage left here. You can find problems in the registry using special programs, in particular, CCleaner:
Finding problems in the registry
Fixing problems in the registry
Removing unnecessary data in the registry
Remember that the registry of this operating system is subject to fragmentation, which is why computers on Windows 7 regularly deteriorate. System utilities, unfortunately, cannot work effectively with the system registry, so you will have to install an additional program, for example, Auslogics Registry Defrag.
Defragment and clean your hard drive
You don't need any additional software to clean your hard disk and defragment it. Everything can be done using traditional Windows 7 system tools. To perform defragmentation, perform the following manipulations:
"Computer" in the start menu
Select "Properties" of the disk
Disk defragmenter in the "Tools" tab
Defragment the selected disk
This procedure allows you not only to defragment to improve the performance and optimize the entire system, but also to change the disk file system (usually NTFS is used).
The defragmentation time directly depends on the size of the selected disk, the amount of information on it and the degree of file fragmentation. Thus, the process can take from several minutes to several hours. It is advisable to stop using the computer at this time, as this will lead to a strong slowdown in the PC.
Cleaning and freeing up RAM to speed up processes
The number of running programs and applications significantly affect performance. All of them affect the computer's RAM, so you should close everything you can before starting software that is demanding on system resources.
First you need to close those programs that you currently do not need. As a rule, all active applications are displayed in the task manager. You can open it with a simple key combination Ctrl + Alt + Del or click on the taskbar from the bottom and select "Task Manager".
Launching the Task Manager
A window with a list of all running applications will immediately appear. Highlight the one that you do not currently need and click on the "End task" button.
We clean the RAM by disabling unnecessary applications
Of course, in addition to active and visible applications, other applications are also involved in the computer, working in the so-called background. All these programs can be seen in the same task manager if you go to the "Processes" tab.
Disable processes to free up memory
As a rule, some of them can have a significant impact on PC performance, its optimization, but remember that disabling unknown processes can lead to data loss or deterioration of the computer (especially if you end the system process). It is for this reason that it is advisable to disable only those processes that you know.
Visual Effects Optimization
Windows 7 provides an updated graphical interface - Aero, which consumes an impressive amount of system resources. Accordingly, it can affect the optimization of the system, and disabling it will achieve the best performance. Problems with this interface usually occur only on weak computers and laptops with an integrated or simply old video card. In all other cases, changing the visual effects will change almost nothing.
In order to reduce the consumption of system resources, it is not necessary to completely disable Aero. You can change some settings in a special menu:
Open the "System" option
Click on the "Advanced system settings" tab
Speed setting
So, here is the full list of special visual effects. If you don't want to completely disable the Aero interface, you can only uncheck the following items: Animated Controls, Fade, Drop Shadows, Show Shadows, Show Rectangular Selection.
Turning off the visual effects of the interface
Disabling these options will optimize the system and leave a nice looking operating system interface. Of course, you can turn off other settings, but remember that in this case the effect will be much more noticeable.
BIOS setup
BIOS is an integrated environment designed to change the hardware settings of a computer. By adjusting the BIOS, you can achieve the best performance of your PC or laptop. Flashing the BIOS or changing parameters such as processor frequency, bus speed, etc. is not recommended, as you risk that your CPU will simply burn out. Therefore, we will consider the simplest, optimal, even for ordinary users, possibilities.
First, pay attention to the setting of the cooling system (depending on the BIOS version, the names of the items may change). For this:
Enter BIOS settings
Setting up the cooler in BIOS
Secondly, if your device has two video cards (integrated and discrete), then in the Advanced BIOS menu you can change the switchable graphics settings. To do this, select the VGA Mode SELECT item and indicate what you need in the list: dGPU Mode - the built-in video card is activated or Power Xpress Mode - the discrete video card is activated.
Switchable graphics settings in BIOS
Swap file setup
The paging file is a kind of addition to the RAM. We can say that this is virtual memory that the user can configure on their own. The paging file is taken from the hard disk of the size specified by the user. As you know, the transfer speed of a hard drive is much lower than that of RAM, so it’s impossible to say that the paging file can completely replace RAM, but it has a positive effect on overall optimization. To change and configure the paging file, you should:
Opening the "Control Panel"
Open the "System" option
Speed setting
Click "Change" in the "Virtual Memory" section
A settings window will appear where you select the disk partition whose paging file you want to change, click on the "Specify size" button and set it. Keep in mind that the swap file, by its very nature, represents a specific area occupied on the hard drive. It is not recommended to set a large value, because the system will automatically place program data in this file, and access to it is much slower than to RAM, respectively, performance may drop. The optimal size is approximately 30% of the amount of RAM. The last step is to click the "Set" button and restart the computer for the changes to take effect.
Video card setup
Incorrect graphics adapter settings can contribute to performance degradation on Windows 7. This problem is most relevant for laptops, as they have integrated and discrete graphics cards. It will not be a secret for anyone that modern manufacturers regularly release not only drivers, but also system settings for their products. For example, for Nvidia - Geforce Experience, and for ATI Radeon video cards - Catalyst Control Center. With this software, you can change many settings, including optimizing the device as a whole.
So, if you have a discrete and integrated video card, then you need to change the options in the software you are using. For Nvidia graphics cards:
Opening the Nvidia Panel
Setting up an Nvidia graphics card
Nvidia software settings
In this way, you can configure any application, and now, after launching it, all work will be redirected to the video card that you specified.
For video cards from ATI Radeon, everything is a little different:
Open Catalyst Control Center
Changing the Catalyst Control Center View
Performance Tuning in Catalyst Control Center
Thus, the system will automatically launch the most powerful graphics adapter after activating a certain application.
ReadyBoost function
Few people know, but the Windows 7 operating system provides the ability to use flash drives as an additional data caching device. So users can significantly increase the speed of data read-write functions, respectively, optimize their computer or laptop, improve performance. You can activate ReadyBoost in the following way:
Launching the ReadyBoost option
Configuring ReadyBoost Options
Everything is ready for use, a special file will be created on the flash drive, in which the information of programs and applications will be placed. Remember that the flash drive should never be pulled out, at least until you finish working with the computer.
Using additional software
Most of the above manipulations can be performed using special software. In addition, such programs often have additional functionality, advanced settings that allow you to optimize the system in the best possible way.
Razer Game Booster
Razer Game Booster is one of the most popular applications that provides a wide range of options for optimizing games and other programs installed on your computer. The utility is free and can be easily found on the Internet. To work, you will need to register on the developers' website, which will not be difficult for anyone, and then enter the program interface using your username and password.
The setting is done in a few clicks - just specify "Game Mode", after which system resources will be directed only to the game launched by the user:
Of course, everything would be fine, but the program works ideally only with powerful computers. Therefore, on older PCs, it is better to use other optimization utilities.
This program appeared a long time ago and received a good reputation. It is used everywhere, as it has a nice and clear interface, as well as all the necessary functionality to optimize the system. The program is distributed free of charge. Therefore, any user can easily find it on the network and download it. CCleaner allows you to analyze the system, including finding information that may be hidden in some applications. This information can be viewed after running the Cleanup function. Also, with the help of such a utility, you can scan the registry, which was mentioned a little earlier, respectively, this tab is selected. This program has few drawbacks, in fact, which is why many PC users resort to using it. Perhaps the only thing that can be noted here is the ability to delete important data from the registry, but even here the user will be promptly notified about the creation of a backup copy.
GameGain
GameGain is software that allows you to get the most out of your computer or laptop. It has a very pleasant and understandable interface, a minimum of settings, which means that almost no one will have any difficulties in working with GameGain. This utility is also free and can be easily found on the net and downloaded. After launch, a window will appear in which you will be prompted to select the operating system, as well as the type of processor. As you enter this data, move the slider until you get the best performance. It should be said that the operation of the computer at the maximum “overclocking” parameters, and in the case of this program it will be precisely “overclocking”, leads to a decrease in the operating time of a computer or laptop. You risk that you can lose your "iron friend" ahead of time.
System Care
System Care is a program designed to clean the system files of the operating system from various garbage. Unfortunately, the program is paid, and it also does not have the ability to change the language, and for some Russian-speaking users this may be an obstacle. In addition, System Care has a rather complex interface, vaguely reminiscent of CCleaner, but unlike this program, users will have to figure out what and where is located here. Unfortunately, this program is of no use. It is distributed in a viral, fraudulent way, and after the first check of the computer, during which viruses and a huge amount of unnecessary rubbish are allegedly found, you are given the opportunity to buy it.
driver booster
Driver Booster is a program that automatically searches for the latest drivers for key elements of a personal computer or laptop. This utility will be useful to everyone, since you need to update drivers regularly, but each time looking for them for your model of components is a very boring task. This free software can be easily found on the Internet and installed on your computer. Driver Booster has a clear and simple interface, performs a quick and convenient check for updates, and does not require constant user control. Unfortunately, batch updating drivers with this utility is often very time consuming and requires you to reboot your system regularly. Nevertheless, it is a very convenient and good program.
What to do so that the games do not slow down again? How to keep the system in order?
In order for games to stop slowing down, you should regularly maintain your computer or laptop in good condition. Try to avoid installing a lot of unnecessary programs, completely clean the system of software, and also do not forget about the system registry, which, even after deletion, may contain residual files and data. To do this, use CCleaner and make it your "best friend". Once a month, defragment and analyze the system, then the games on your computer will stop slowing down.
Performing these operations will allow each user, regardless of the configuration of the personal computer, to optimize the operation of the device, improve performance both in online and single games. Regularly check for residual data, files and delete them, then the computer will work efficiently.
Hello friends. Well, probably we all try to squeeze the most out of our computers. I have to enter that it works as quickly as possible, websites open faster, programs and games work faster. And probably we all get angry when the page scrolls jerkily, the tabs in the browser switch with a delay, and the programs open for a couple of minutes.
You will probably say: “Well, you are behind the times, there are no such computers anymore, but everything flies on modern ones.” Maybe, but still we are almost always not satisfied with the speed of our computer and we always want something more. And so I decided to write an article about how to speed up a computer, I already wrote a similar article, but in today's article I would like to talk in more detail about how to overclock a computer and not only by software, but also by overclocking the processor and replacing some components.
Let's start in my opinion with the most effective way.Add RAM - set the speed
This is advice from my own experience. I have seen many times how when adding RAM, the speed of the computer increased significantly. I used to have 512 MB of RAM, I was not very fond of computers back then, and I had enough, well, enough, Windows XP worked, although it did not fly. But when I realized that I needed to change something, I bought another 1 GB RAM bar. The increase in speed was very large. Now on this computer and Windows 7 works well.
So if you do not have a lot of RAM in your computer, say 512 MB or 1 GB, then it makes sense to increase it, especially since it is not very expensive. I understand that new computers are probably no longer built with this amount of RAM, but still there are many old computers that have the right to a second life. And in this way speed up old computer can be very effective.
Install a new video card and release the integrated one
Another good way to make your computer run faster is to install a new graphics card. The fact is that old computers, and not very old but budget ones, usually work with an integrated video system. In this case, the graphics processing load falls on the central processor, and this slows down the entire operation of the computer, and even normal games cannot be played. Therefore, this problem is solved by installing a second video card. You can install even not expensive, in the region of 300-400 UAH. (1200 - 1700 rubles)
overclock processor
Just take it and disperse it, but be careful :). Thought to write it here or not, but decided to write anyway. I have a processor Intel Celeron, don't laugh :). Its standard frequency is 1600 MHz, but for more than a year now it has been overclocked by 10 percent, it was also 15. Now it operates at a frequency of 1760.0 MHz, here is a screenshot from Everest.
I overclocked it with the help, more precisely, by increasing the frequency of the system bus in the BIOS menu. more than 15% overclock failed. After I further increased the system bus frequency by a few points, the computer simply did not start. I had to reset the BIOS settings, closed the contacts on the motherboard, after which I did not overclock by more than 15%. There, the campaign can be more, but you need to increase the voltage on the processor. But since my computer can be said to be an office one, I did not find such an item in the BIOS.
Although it was a long time ago, you need to try again. I can write about this in a separate article, subscribe to. I forgot to say about the gain from overclocking the processor. Well, I did not notice a strong increase in the speed of work, but it seems to work faster.
Be careful and don't do anything like that. And if you do, it's at your own risk. It is possible to turn the processor into a brick.
Software tools to help
Do not ignore the software tools that can speed up your computer. Do not forget about the same defragmentation, garbage cleaning, etc. I wrote about all this in the article, the link to which is above.
Everyone has long guessed that the developers of computer games and software are trying to force us to buy new hardware. Faster, cooler, more expensive - they demand. And sooner or later, the consumer, if he is not quite a Rockefeller, the question arises - how to overclock a computer?
First, let's figure out what this means. Overclocking a computer or overclocking is an increase in the clock frequency of its components (processor, RAM, video card) in order to increase performance. That is, you improve the technical characteristics of your PC without spending money on an upgrade. But you need to do it wisely (mistakes can be expensive) and imagine the consequences.
Even if you do everything right, there is a possibility of faster failure of components. In addition, after overclocking, they are not subject to warranty. Try to learn as much information as possible about improving the performance of your specific processor or video adapter model. It often happens that inexpensive models can easily be overclocked to the top ones of the same line. The benefit is there!
ATTENTION!!! Overclocking is not the only way to make a computer run faster. Before overclocking, read the pro article, which describes the safe steps to speed up your PC. Only after reading this article, start overclocking. In addition, please note that as a result of overclocking, including the one described in this article, PC components may fail. The article describes how to overclock, but we do not recommend it for beginners.
Temperature regime
As the performance of computer components increases, they begin to heat up more and in most cases, the cooling system will need to be improved. Replace thermal paste, put additional coolers in the case or buy more efficient ones. Sometimes you may even need a water cooling system, although it will cost a lot.
Also, one of the good proven methods is to remove one of the walls of the system unit. So fans installed on heating elements will receive air directly from the room, and not from the closed heated space of the system unit. Although the coolers installed on the case drive air through it, the temperature inside is still higher than outside.
Processor and Memory
CPU overclocking
The text on overclocking the processor turned out to be too long to fit in this article, so I had to separate it into a separate one. The example shows overclocking of an Intel processor with pictures. In the case of AMD, the actions occur in the same order and also. Only names, frequencies and multipliers will differ.
Don't forget to replace the thermal paste before overclocking. It is sold in most computer stores and is applied to the processor cover, to which the cooler is attached.
Having dealt with the cooling, let's move on to the processor itself. There are two ways to increase its frequency:
- increase the bus frequency multiplier;
- increase the bus frequency.
The easiest way is to change the bus frequency multiplier. Unless, of course, the manufacturer has left such an opportunity, which happens less and less. In most modern Intel processors, for example, it is not possible to increase the multiplier. So, you have to increase the frequency of the bus. The product of the bus frequency and the multiplier is precisely the frequency of the processor. This is done in the BIOS.
The reverse side of the coin of overclocking the processor in frequency is that the bus frequency is tied to the frequency of the RAM, and they increase at the same time. That is, overclocking the processor is limited by the capabilities of RAM, take this into account. In order for the increase in the frequency of the memory to start from a minimum and leave more space for overclocking the processor, you need to find the option in the BIOS that is responsible for the RAM and set the minimum frequency from the available modes. Usually the chipset fixes them to standard values, but it won't be superfluous to see for yourself.
After all these manipulations, you can overclock the processor - let's say, for starters, by 10 MHz. After making sure that everything is working stably and the processor has really overclocked (a special utility will help you), slowly raise the megahertz - until the system works stably. And do not forget about the RAM, the performance of which is set to a minimum. They also need to be raised, selecting the optimal ones through testing.
Overclocking RAM
So, in the previous step, by overclocking the processor, we lowered the RAM frequencies to the minimum. At these frequencies, you need to stress test the processor, for example, with the OCCT program. If during testing there were no failures, then you can start overclocking the RAM.
The technical specifications of your motherboard indicate the modes of operation with RAM. For example, like this:
Suppose we have a memory installed with a frequency of 1333 MHz, you can try to run it in 1600 MHz or 1866 MHz mode. Also, the frequency may differ from the standard one due to the fact that when overclocking the processor, we changed the standard frequency.
So, go to the BIOS on the advanced settings tab for the processor and memory. In each motherboard, the tab may be called differently. Look for options: Advanced Settings, Overclocking, CPU Settigs. We need to find the Memory Clock line, as shown in the screenshot:
Next, select the desired multiplier and save the changes. After restarting the computer, the memory will start working at the new frequency. Or it won't start... Depends on the frequency you have chosen and on the memory itself. There was a time when Samsung supplied such a successful 1333 MHz memory that ran at 1866 MHz without any problems. But there are also cases when it is not possible to overcome even 1600 MHz.
If suddenly the computer could not start after your attempts to overclock it, then you need to find a battery on the motherboard. After turning off and de-energizing the computer, it is necessary to remove this battery from its socket for a while. All BIOS settings will be reset to default and you can start overclocking again. In order not to repeat this procedure many times, start with a small overclock. No need to immediately try to overclock the computer by more than 30%. If you manage to do this, then you are very lucky. In most cases, overclocking over 30% may cause errors during subsequent operation. For example, during intensive work, the computer will spontaneously restart. Don't forget to stress test again before saving your settings permanently.
video card
The next important point in answering the question of how to overclock a computer is overclocking a video card. It is desirable that this happens synchronously with the same manipulations on the processor. But you can effectively overclock only an external video card that uses independent RAM. Built-in video adapters in budget machines use computer memory and are not suitable for a large increase in performance.
It is worth noting that the video card should be overclocked only if you play games or use it for calculations. In other cases, overclocking is not required.
Increase productivity in two ways:
- from the operating system using special programs;
- by flashing the BIOS of the video card, corrections are made to the native one or a third-party one is installed - for example, from an older card model.
There are enough utilities for optimization, both paid and free, there are also those provided by video card manufacturers. You need to download and install one of them. Now check the temperature of the card under load and without it, if it is high, increase the cooler speed programmatically. As a rule, they increase the megahertz either slowly, by 10-15, on the processor of the card and its memory in turn, each time checking the stability, or they look for already selected indicators for their model and set them.
There are also special programs for changing the BIOS of the card. They allow you to change timings (signal delay time in memory for processing), memory and chip frequencies, voltage, cooler speed and other indicators.
For simple and fast overclocking of the video card, you don’t even have to go into the BIOS. There is a wonderful program MSI Afterburner, which can be downloaded from the official website http://gaming.msi.com/features/afterburner.
You can overclock the chip frequency and memory frequency. These are the Core Clock and Memory Clock sliders. Which frequency to set is up to you. You can look for reviews about a specific model, who managed to set what frequency. But we do not recommend adding more than 20%. Let's say you added 10%. After that, you need to click the “Apply” button, which applies the changes. Then you can save the profile and check the “Apply overclocking at system startup” checkbox - this means that the changes will be applied every time the computer is restarted. To check the stability, you can click on the letter “K”, which is located at the top left. The Kombuster stress test will start. The current version of the program launches the Fluffy Bagel shape:
To increase the performance of your computer, you can overclock its processor. The safest way is to change the BIOS settings. Before starting to master this area, it is very important to study and have a manual for the motherboard at hand during overclocking. The instructions should be followed clearly and consistently, amateur performance can lead to disastrous results.
Let's start by updating the BIOS to the latest version, for this we go to the official website of the manufacturer of our particular motherboard (mostly such sites are in English), go to the “Downloads” tab, select the “BIOS” section. Click on the “View Detail” link opposite the motherboard model, in the page that opens, click on the “floppy disk” label opposite downloads to download the BIOS update.
Do not set all BIOS parameters at once, you can harm the system. If situations arise that the computer restarts when loading the operating system, testing or playing games, then in the BIOS you need to slightly increase the voltage value on the processor. Periodically during overclocking, monitor the temperature of the processor using the program. At high temperatures, the processor's performance is lost, due to which the system may crash. If necessary, it is worth replacing the thermal paste, and possibly the cooler on the processor.
Hello dear readers and subscribers. Marat Nauruzbaev is with you. As promised, I wrote an article about overclocking my home computer, in particular the processor AMDRyzen and RAM. In the previous article, I told you, now I’ll tell you how I overclocked it, since AMD (Ryzen) processors allow this.
Overclocking the processor and RAM allows you to increase the performance of your computer in applications and games, especially if the applications are “heavy”, these are programs for working with video and graphics, as well as when working with large arrays (databases). What can we say, even when working in the browser, especially when you have several dozen tabs open, you can feel the performance increase after overclocking.
I understand that this article will not be of interest to everyone, but I think it will not hurt you to have a general idea of \u200b\u200boverclocking processors and memory.
And this article will be especially useful for those who have the same motherboard and RAM as mine. So let's go...
In general, there is no universal way to overclock a processor. It all depends on what motherboard you have and what chipset it is on, processor model, Bios version, etc. Even two identical processor models can give slightly different results on the same motherboard 🙂 .
Therefore myself the process of overclocking the processor is reduced to changing the values of the processor and RAM inbios(frequency, voltage, etc.) and subsequent testing with special programs for system stability.
This process can take a lot of time (about a week), but if you find a person who has successfully overclocked his processor and memory, and who has the same model of motherboard and RAM, then consider yourself lucky 🙂 and your time to overclock and testing will be drastically reduced.
Such a person can be found on the forums of the relevant topics and asked to provide values for the processor, timings for your RAM and other values \u200b\u200bfor Bios.
Well, if you haven’t found such a person, then it doesn’t matter, you can try to overclock yourself, after reading the theory, as well as reading special forums on overclocking iron.
How to overclock the processor through BIOS? After reading a little theory about overclocking the processor, watching a few videos on Youtube and drinking a few cans of beer I got down to business.
Let me remind you the configuration of my computer:
- ASRock AB350 Pro4 Motherboard
- Processor AMD Ryzen 5 1400(4 cores, 8 threads)
- CPU Cooler Deepcool Gammaxx
- Samsung RAMDDR4 8 GB
- SSD128 GBTranscend 370s
- Harddisk2 TBSeagate Barra Cuda
- FrameCaseCom CP-686 (black)
- BlocknutritionZalman TX 500W
- Operating system Windows 10 x64
First of all, I updated the motherboard BIOS to the latest version (4.60). You can download it on the official website of the motherboard manufacturer. There you will also find a manual on how to flash Bios.
Then I increased the CPU frequency in Bios to 3800 MHz instead of standard 3200 MHz for my processor model (AMD Ryzen 5 1400) (pictures are clickable)
Why before 3800 MHz you ask? Because these processor models can be stably overclocked to such a frequency. You can overclock the processor up to 3900-4100 MHz, but as a rule, in most cases, such a processor frequency is achieved by raising the voltage on it and causing the processor to overheat above the norm, which can affect the processor's "life" in such extreme conditions, and the overall stability of the system as a whole.
So I raised the cpu frequency to 3800 MHz, raised the voltage on the processor to 1,275 B, loaded the system (Windows 10 64 bit) and began to test with a utility for testing system stability - « Linx". In this utility, I specified the values: half of my RAM, 5 passes each, final testing: 10 passes.
Note: in the utilityLinx" for the test, we indicate half of the installed amount of memory and the number of runs: 10. If the gigaflops (Gflops) column are the same (+ -1), everything is fine if the values in the columnresidual (Residual andresidual (norm.) are the same - everything is fine. This test allows you to determine the correctness of overclockingDRAM+CPU. The screen goes out - there is little voltage, we catchBSOD - bad overclockingDRAM. Jumping results - a slight lack of voltage onCPU or partially crooked memory timings.
In Bios, I gradually raised the voltage on the processor by 1-2 steps and again tested with the utility « Linx"…
I must say right away that the frequency of 3800 MHz was not given to me, because either Windows would freeze or go into a BSOD, or the “Linx” program showed poor results ...
Raise the voltage on the processor to 1.375 In I have achieved better results for "Linx" than before, but not the values that should have been
Moreover, the temperature of the processor during testing "Linx" reached 74,1 degrees Celsius at voltage 1,375 B on the processor.
Therefore, I have stopped at the processor frequency for now. 3700 MHz and voltage 1,275 IN.
The "Linx" results were excellent, and the processor temperature did not exceed 64 degrees Celsius
Overclocking RAM
After overclocking the processor, I began to overclock the RAM. Since I still have one bar of RAM, it naturally works in single-channel mode and therefore its speed is less than in dual-channel mode.
They also say that overclocking memory must be installed in the 2nd and 4th slots on the motherboard, which I did (installed in the 2nd slot).
Here are the characteristics of my memory (data from the program " Thaiphoon Burner»):
Memory samsung[M378A1G43EB1-CRC] 8 GB, E-die, dual-rank, no XMP support, default frequency and timings: 2400 MHz, 18-17-17-39.
The usual budget memory, which I was able to overclock not to the maximum, but an order of magnitude faster.
Timings or Latency (including English CAS Latency, CL; jargon timing) - the time delay of the signal during the operation of dynamic random access memory with a page organization, in particular, SDRAM. These time delays are also called timings and for brevity they are written as three numbers, in order: CAS Latency, RAS to CAS Delay and RAS Precharge Time. The throughput of the “processor-memory” section and the delay in reading data from memory and, as a result, the speed of the system largely depend on them.Link to WikipediaYu .
Testing was also carried out with the utility « Linx". After its successful completion, I tested it with programs testMem5, RunmemtestPro, CINEBENCH, OCCT.
First I set the memory voltage 1,35 In and gradually raised the memory frequency and tested with the program "Linx". The remaining values from memory (primary and secondary timings, etc.) left in the value « Auto»
After each increase in the memory frequency, I again tested with the Linx utility.
The memory frequencies of 2666 MHz and 2800 MHz were successfully tested by "Linx".
But at a frequency of 2930 MHz, Windows went into error and rebooted ...
After that, I talked on the forum and the user under the nickname prof suggested that I drive in my tested memory timings at which his memory worked at a frequency of 3200 MHz. Although his memory was of a different model, but the motherboard was almost the same, I entered its values \u200b\u200bin Bios
My memory started up, but at a memory frequency of 3200 MHz and a voltage of 1.35 V, the test with the Linx utility did not pass.
I raised the memory voltage to 1.5 V - the "Linx" test passed, but the Test Mem5 test did not pass.
After numerous experiments, I have successfully passed the test with the programs " testmem5" And " RunmemtestPro» at indicators: memory frequency 3133 MHz, memory voltage 1,425 In and timings 16-18-16-36 . Although the memory voltage is high, it is safe.
During the "Linx" test, the maximum temperature of the processor did not exceed 69 degrees Celsius, which is safe for the processor.
Memory test " Run Mem Test Pro»
Then I moved on to testing the program for testing the stability of the computer - " OCCT”, but when testing it, Windows crashed.
Then I increased the voltage on the processor with 1,275 before 1,3 B, increased the speed of the processor cooler in Bios, but during the test " OCCT"given a critical error ...
Then I increased the speed of the processor cooler even more to the following values:
50° - 65% rpm
60° - 80% rpm
70° - 85% rpm
75° - 90% rpm
80° - critical temperature
Moreover, I didn’t hear an increase in noise from the fan, maybe I came across such a low-noise cooler model or just its noise blocked the noise from two more coolers installed in my system unit. Although the overall noise from the system unit is quite quiet (at least much quieter compared to my old system unit 🙂).
So, after all these manipulations, my computer passed the OCCT test!
After that, I even felt some satisfaction after the work done 🙂.
After the truth, I tried to lower the processor voltage to 1.275 V, but Windows still did not work stably and hung up. Returned the voltage to 1.3 V.
Later, I tried to reduce the memory voltage to 1.4 V, but unfortunately my computer did not pass the “OCST” test 🙁, although it passed the memory tests and the “Linx” test successfully. I returned the voltage from memory to 1.425 V.
Computer performance test
After overclocking the processor and RAM, the processor worked stably at a frequency of 3700 MHz at voltage 1,3 B and RAM worked stably at a frequency 3133 MHz at voltage 1,425 In and timings 16-18-16-36 .
Now I started to test the system for performance. Naturally, I tested it before overclocking and saved the tests in order to compare the results and show them here.
To test the performance of a computer in windows 10, I used programs and scripts:
"CINEBENCH R15.0", "AIDA64", "7z1604-x64", "x265_HD_Benchmark_0.1.4", "PerformanceTest_8.0.1022".
Here are screenshots of performance tests
CPU performance testCINEBENCHR15.0" (CPUtest) before overclocking
Test "CINEBENCHR15.0" (CPUtest) after overclocking CPU and memory (difference: 16%)
Memory test in "Aida64" (cache and memory test) before overclocking
Memory test in "Aida64" (cache and memory test) after overclocking the processor (average difference: 0.8%)
Memory test in "Aida64" (cache and memory test) after overclocking the processor and memory (average difference: 23.7%)
Test "7-Zipx64" (built-in benchmark) before overclocking
Test "7-Zipx64" (built-in benchmark) after overclocking the processor (difference: 12.6%)
Test "7-Zipx64" (built-in benchmark) after overclocking the processor and memory (difference: 17.1%)
Test "x.265 HD Benchmark before overclocking
As a result, after all the tests, the average system performance after overclocking the processor and memory increased by an average of 17.8%.
Keep in mind that these are approximate results on my computer configuration and in these testing programs. On other hardware and in other programs, the results may be different.
But the fact that the increase is quite noticeable even on not very overclocked hardware can be seen from the test results.
conclusions
The good news is that at the time of this writing, AMD has reached a new level of processor production, in particular processors code-named Ryzen, capable of seriously competing with processors from Intel.
I am even more pleased that at a relatively low price, these processors can be overclocked to higher frequencies without relative problems, usually at 15-20% higher than many users of this platform did not fail to take advantage of.
And although the overclocking of my computer turned out to be not as extreme as we would like, but I'm glad that it worked out 🙂 . Perhaps after the next update of the Bios version on my motherboard, it will be possible to overclock the processor and memory even higher. Well, when I buy another bar of RAM, the speed of the memory in dual-channel mode will naturally increase.
I want to note that I do not play games, and there is no time to play. But overclocking the computer naturally increased performance in other applications that I use (browser, video processing, file backup and synchronization, etc.).
By the way, a little advice to you if you plan to purchase this processor (AMD Ryzen 5 1400(4 cores, 8 threads), then take it right away Ryzen 5 1600(6 cores, 12 threads), at the time of this writing, it is only about 2 thousand rubles. more expensive 🙂, you won't regret it.
That's all for me, I'll be glad if you share better overclocking results on the same motherboard and with the same memory in the comments to the article.
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