FEATURE / CUSTOMISATION
(^1) SET XMP PROFILE
Once you’ve installed Windows, there are
some general housekeeping jobs to make
sure your PC is running smoothly. Firstly,
headintotheEFI,gototheOCsectionand
enabletheXMPprofileforyourmemory,
whichshouldsetthememorytoits
correctspeedof3466MHz.
(^2) SETRAMVOLTAGE
TheXMPprofileshouldalsoset
therighttimingsandvoltagefor
yourmemory,inwhichcaseyou
canskipthisstep.However,if you
haveanystabilityissues,especially
onceyou’veoverclockedthePC,
it’sworthmanuallysettingthe
DDRvoltageand,if necessary,
nudgingit upfrom1.35Vto1.37V.
(^3) SETFANPROFILE
We’vealsosetthethreecasefansto
bepoweredusingMSI’sSmartFan
Mode.Thissawthemspindowna little
quickerandslightlyfurtherthanthe
standardprofile,whichalsomeantthe
PCwasnoticeablyquieterwhenidle.
(^4) STRESS-TEST
Onceyou’reattheWindowsdesktop,
downloadAMD’sRyzenMaster
softwarefromamd.com. Thiswill
provideanaccuratetemperature
readingfortheCPU,soyoucan
checkthe cooler is performing
properly, and you can also use it to
apply quick overclocks from the
comfort of the desktop.
You can then apply your overclocks
in a more permanent fashion in the EFI
once you know they’re stable (which
we’ll cover in a minute).
Run the stress test in Ryzen Master
and check the temperature. We
found our system’s maximum CPU
temperature was 52°C, so as long
as yours is below 65°C (the actual
temperature can be affected by
ambient temperature) then there’s
plenty of room for overclocking.
GIMPIMAGE
EDITING
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HANDBRAKEH.264
VIDEOENCODING
404,999
HEAVYMULTI-
TASKING
206,368
SYSTEM
SCORE
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GIMPIMAGE
EDITING
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HANDBRAKEH.264
VIDEOENCODING
462,268
HEAVYMULTI-
TASKING
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SYSTEM
SCORE
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STOCK SPEED
OVERCLOCKED
FARCRYNEWDAWN
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CPC£993GamingPC
74fps
65fps
99fps
92fps
1,920 x 1,080, Ultra detail
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CPC£993GamingPC
71fps
61fps
88fps
82fps
2,560 x 1,440, Ultra Detail
SHADOWOFTHETOMBRAIDER
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CPC£993GamingPC
84fps
79fps
111fps
104fps
1,920 x 1,080, Highest settings, TAA
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CPC£993GamingPC
58fps
56fps
74fps
70fps
2,560 x 1,440, Highest Settings, TAA
Stockspeed99thpercentile Stockspeedavg
Overclocked 99th percentile Overclocked avg
Stockspeed Overclocked
StockSpeed Overclocked
TOTALSYSTEMPOWERCONSUMPTION
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CPC£993GamingPC 106W110W
Idle
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CPC£993GamingPC 288W 328W
Load
CINEBENCHR20MULTI THREADED
0 2,000 4,000 6,000
CPC £993 Gaming PC 3,423 3,741
FINAL SETUP