SkatterBencher Simple Overclocking Guides

Update on Ryzen 7000 C-State Boost Limiter

AGESA 1003 re-introduces Precision Boost C-State Boost Limiter which prevents boosting to over 5.5 GHz when more than 4 cores are active. In this quick article, I want to shed more light on the Precision Boost C-State Boost limiter I discussed previously in my Raphael launch blog. Here is what I

Posted in Skatterbencher

Let’s Talk 6 GHz Raptor Lake

I explain the main points of Raptor Lake tuning and talk a bit about my video and blog plans for Raptor Lake and beyond. As you can see, I have not uploaded my traditional “What’s New” blog detailing how to overclock Raptor Lake processors. There are a couple of reasons for that.

Posted in Skatterbencher

SkatterBencher #48: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Overclocked to 5544 MHz

We overclock the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X up to 5544 MHz with the ROG Strix X670E-F Gaming Wifi motherboard and EK custom loop water cooling. Even though the overclocking results may not be overly impressive, I hope you can still find value from the information I provide in this article. AMD Ryzen 5

Posted in Skatterbencher

SkatterBencher #47: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Overclocked to 5750 MHz

We overclock the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X up to 5750 MHz with the ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme motherboard and EK custom loop water cooling. Zen 4 provides a unique set of overclocking tools, so we will go over various overclocking strategies. Hopefully, it provides you with a solid foundation to

Posted in Skatterbencher

SkatterBencher #46: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Overclocked to 5900 MHz

We overclock the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X up to 5900 MHz with the ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme motherboard and EK custom loop water cooling. I will go over a variety of overclocking strategies and will even be able to show 6GHz at the very end of the article. Alright, we have lots to cover,

Posted in Skatterbencher

SkatterBencher #45: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Overclocked to 5950 MHz

We overclock the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X up to 5950 MHz with using the GIGABYTE X670E Aorus Master motherboard and EK-Quantum water cooling. Zen 4 provides a unique set of overclocking tools, so we will go over a wide variety of overclocking strategies. Hopefully, it gives you a solid foundation to start

Posted in Skatterbencher

Raphael Overclocking: What’s New

Pieter
posted on September 26, 2022August 10, 2024
18 Comments

Raphael is finally here and just like with every new generation, a new CPU means new overclocking features. AMD’s brand new AM5 platform features the Raphael desktop processors and the Zen 4 architecture. AM5 is AMD’s first new socket for mainstream desktops since 2016 and coincides

Posted in Skatterbencher

Update On My 3.1GHz Intel Arc A380

Pieter
posted on August 24, 2022August 10, 2024
17 Comments

In this blog post, I update you on the progress I’ve made overclocking the Intel Arc A380 to 3.1 GHz with custom overclocking tools. As some of you may know, I purchased one of the GUNNIR Photon Arc A380 graphics cards at the beginning of this month from JD.com. I hoped it would be a

Posted in Skatterbencher

SkatterBencher #43: AMD Ryzen Threadripper “5990X” Overclocked to 4825 MHz

We overclock the AMD Ryzen Threadripper “5990X” up to 4825 MHz with using the ASUS ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha and EK-Quantum water cooling. To be more precise, though, we’re overclocking an early engineering sample CPU that we assume was supposed to end up being the successor to the

Posted in Skatterbencher

SkatterBencher #42: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Overclocked to 2205 MHz

We overclock the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 up to 2205 MHz with using the ElmorLabs EVC2SX and GPU water cooling. This was my first look at an NVIDIA Turing graphics card, and naturally, I preferred to first have a go at the most low-end version, the TU117. The GT 1030 video from a couple of

Posted in Skatterbencher

SkatterBencher #41: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Overclocked to 3002 MHz

We overclock the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT up to 3002 MHz with using the ElmorLabs EVC2SX and PARAMi water cooling. It is the first time I’m overclocking an AMD graphics card for this blog and the first AMD graphics card I overclock in over ten years. The last AMD GPU I overclocked with serious

Posted in Skatterbencher

SkatterBencher #40: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Overclocked to 2050 MHz

We overclock the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 up to 2050 MHz with the ElmorLabs EVC2SX and EK-Thermosphere liquid cooling. NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030: Introduction The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 is the second slowest graphics card in NVIDIA’s Pascal lineup. NVIDIA released the GPU on May 17, 2017, about

SkatterBencher

Update on Ryzen 7000 C-State Boost Limiter

Let’s Talk 6 GHz Raptor Lake

SkatterBencher #48: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Overclocked to 5544 MHz

SkatterBencher #47: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Overclocked to 5750 MHz

SkatterBencher #46: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Overclocked to 5900 MHz

SkatterBencher #45: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Overclocked to 5950 MHz

Raphael Overclocking: What’s New

Update On My 3.1GHz Intel Arc A380

SkatterBencher #43: AMD Ryzen Threadripper “5990X” Overclocked to 4825 MHz

SkatterBencher #42: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Overclocked to 2205 MHz

SkatterBencher #41: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Overclocked to 3002 MHz

SkatterBencher #40: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Overclocked to 2050 MHz

Subscribe To Newsletter

LINKS

SEARCH

Archives