AMD 3900X Overclocking explained... How to get improvements!

Overclocking AMDs new Zen 2 based CPUs can be a challenge... here are our results from our days of testing multiple configs and what gave us the greatest improvements.

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JAYZTWOCENTS

[enigma]

Jay, you need a video series that explains all the settings in BIOS. This information is scattered all over YT.

[cynicalvibes_]

“Gets sponsored by NZXT”
Uses corsair cpu cooler

[MyUnknown]

Riker: Use Ryzen sir? Picard: Engage number one.

[coltsfan]

A single video explaining all the bios settings in depth would be great. But yeah, loving my 3600x

[rodrirm]

Finally, someone that talk about all the crap we are suffering, between BIOS, Windows and AMD power plans (Windows working better than AMD in my case), high vcore while idle, and high fan speed, and CPU and FAN boosting for nothing (like opening a new tab on firefox, or a folder on a harddrive). Also what you shown about Far Cry, can be achieved (no OC need it in my Ryzen 5 3600) in almost any game (tried with SOTR and BFV) and it also boost all clocks to 4.05~4.125ish, but utilization is never higher than 50% in some threads. Thank you Jay !

[dtorg]

Jay: runs nzxt aio sponsor spot
Also Jay: uses Corsair aio

[justinbendlin]

I'm 11 seconds in and stopped to give it a like and a all because of the shirt.... It's beautiful.

[NN]

Finally someone showing what is wrong MORE with all the bios settings on X570
And yes, X470 had weird HIGH voltage setting on launch.

[brianyvar]

7:40 love how Jayz is just blurred in the background being stupid lol

[WulfboiGaming]

That shirt!! OMG I LOVE IT!! Picard is always gonna be my captain of choice in anything Star Trek.

[chrisharford]

Liked immediately for that glorious shirt he's wearing.

[johnbeer]

i'll give you this Jay... when i saw "ryzen 3900x overclocking" i was like "oh, ok, Jay will know what he's talking about"

[markcurtis]

I'd just like to say what everyone is thinking.... WHAT A GREAT SHIRT!!

[DameonMacleod]

Jay sir i will be getting my 3900x this monday evening and i will be watching this video again for the 7th time trying to overclock it. If there is anything else tip wise you can throw at me in the comments please do so sir. thanks a lot for your hundreds of videos that i binge watch every day. I basically built my pc from watching your videos. genius sir pure genius!!!!

[Necrotic]

I love the shirt!
Anyone see him messing with us in the background during the performance charts by using his hand to make glasses?

[preacherbill]

Sponsored by NZXT, AIO, Corsiar AIO next shot, lol

[Fenix]

Love the shirt, Jay!

EDIT: LaForge for Secretary of Energy, right?

[SaccoBelmonte]

Awesome video, thank you Jay.

I suspected the 3900X was going to be a poor overclocker, the 3950X not having any of it and the 3800X faring better in that regard. Still, Chiplet is chiplet so the heat is very focused.

[castroGstar-cGs]

Your video was one of the best on the topic, thanks so much for this (instant subscribe). As a new 3950x owner, I have done quite a bit of research and testing and I want to share my settings with you to get your take on Vcore safety as I have been reading A LOT about static Vcore voltages.
I currently have the following settings resulting in stable bench marking across R20, R15 and various others, as well as with my gaming sessions and studio work for design. I am using the Kraken Z63 and I idle around 45C to 55C and hit 79C in R20. While gaming I am usually in the range of 50C to 60C.
Below are my OC settings:
PBO disabled
Global C state disabled
LLC 1
Vcore 1.36
RAM 3200
Fabric 1600
Stock AMD Ryzen High Performance Power Plan
CCD0
CCX 0 4.425
CCX 1 4.425
CCD 1
CCX 0 4.325
CCX 1 4.335
My main concern here is that many forums suggest that the static Vcore should never be set higher than 1.32 with many suggesting that 1.3 should really be the highest or else I will degrade my chip very quickly. In your video I believe you set the Vcore to 1.375 on the 3600. Has this impacted the CPU over time? In R20 my Vcore sits at around 1.250. While gaming it is always at the max setting of 1.36. When Idle, it's also at 1.36 all the time.
I really want to stick to the manual OC because I do not like the heat production when using stock with PBO because the voltage jumps so much as does the heat. I really don't want to run OC settings that will degrade my CPU in less than a year so any feedback on the topic would be greatly appreciated.

[matt]

16:55 Sandy Bridge had north bridge functions integrated in the CPU same as Ivy Bridge. Ivy was just a minor refinement (more like a regression unless delidded cause Ivy is when Intel switched from solder to paste TIM on the mainstream platform) of Sandy bridge and they were both forward and backward compatible with the same platforms (LGA 1155).