Hey everyone,
I've just finished building my new PC with an i7 14700KF, MSI B760M Gaming Plus motherboard, a 9070 XT graphics card, 32GB of DDR5 RAM at 6000MHz, and a 2TB M.2 SSD. It booted up fine and looks awesome! I've updated to the latest BIOS, but I'm curious about what else I should focus on concerning the CPU.
Do I need to undervolt it, or does the new BIOS fix any stability problems? Also, should I activate the RAM to its full capacity? I vaguely remember needing to enable XMP in my previous builds, so I'm wondering if that applies here too. Any general tips or advice would be greatly appreciated, and since I'm also planning to overclock, any specific pointers for a setup like mine would be fantastic.
Thanks a lot!
3 Answers
From what I've seen with B760 boards, your main OC option will be the RAM. Other than that, it looks like the board limits CPU OC capabilities. Might make things easier for you in the long run, though! Enjoy!
You're right about the B760! I have the ASRock B760M Pro RS, and I've found the same. OCing isn't as common with these boards anymore.
Definitely enable XMP on your RAM if it supports it! If you don’t, it’ll run at a default speed of 4800MHz instead of the advertised 6000MHz. Keep in mind that memory training on DDR5 can take a bit, so don’t freak out if it hangs on boot. If it seems stuck, you might need to reset the RAM overclock by booting with just one stick or clearing the BIOS. As for the CPU, modern models handle turbo boosting well, so I wouldn’t stress about overclocking that just yet. You could consider undervolting the graphics card through the driver settings, but the results can vary. Happy building!
Awesome, man! I just noticed mine is at 4800 too. I'm gonna tweak the settings now.