Computer and Laptop Tech Thread

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Anyone using a Ryzen 5 3600? How much of an overclock were you able to squeeze out of it?

I was only able to get it stable at 41.75x on the multiplier (from stock of 36x) * 1.28V. In the real world, it's doing 4.17 GHz on all cores. It's stable on Prime95, Blender, OCCT, and FAH. Cooler is a DeepCool GAMMAXX 400 V2.

I know I can push this further but I think the cooler is the limiting factor. As it is, my thermals are already peaking in the low-mid-80's out of the 3600's max temp of 95°C. That said, I'm sure it would've ended up with much worse performance if I used the stock Wraith Stealth cooler. Maybe I'll switch to a Noctua NH-D15 or U12S or even the venerable U12A. That would tide me over until I've saved enough gas money for a 3950X.

Call me old-fashioned but I still have a disdain for AIO coolers... it's got one too many moving parts that can fail. High-gain, high-risk. Give me a massive CPU air cooler anytime.