AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi MB, 4x32(128GB) G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo AMD Expo DDR5 RAM 6000MT/s CL36-36-36-96 1.35V F5-6000J3636F32GX

[BearPawWebSolutions]

I just build a computer with the following hardware:

MB: MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo AMD EXPO DDR5 RAM 6000MT/s CL36-36-36-96 1.35V F5-6000J3636F32GX 4x32(128GB)
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Eagle OC 8G, 3x Windforce Fans, 8GB 128-bit GDDR6, GV-N4060EAGLE OC-8GD
PSU: Corsair RM750e
M.2: Samsung EVO 990 PLUS 2TB x2
HDD: WD Blue 2TB x2

First and foremost, I am very new to the Overclocking world as my last computer I build and just retired was built 10+ years ago. So may need to hold my hand and guide me through. I am also in contact with MSI for an issue I am having with the MB/Overclocking:

Every time I try to overclock, I have issues with the REAR I/O USB 3.0 ports not working at all. I have to go in and reset CMOS/BIOS and then they will work again. I can go into BIOS and overclock and go into Windows and they continue to work until the first restart and/or shut down, start up and then they quit working again. The same old, same old troubleshooting from MSI was to update the Chipset and BIOS; which I had previously done but to please them, I pretty much refreshed with the same versions that I already had installed. As soon as I updated the Chipset drivers and rebooted, the USB ports quit working. Reset the BIOS and they start working again. They also suggested to run without overclocking to verify that it is the overclocking causing the USB ports not to continue working.

The following is the only settings that I changed for overclocking purposes in the BIOS:

Speed DDR5-4800
Capacity 128GB
EXPO (AMD) Disabled
UCLK DIV1 Mode MEMCLK
MCLK 2300
FCLK Frequency 2000
UCLK 2300
tCL 42T
tRCDWR 44T
tRCDRD 44T
tRP 44T
tRAS 80T
tRC 115T
tWR 48T
PowerDown Enabled
Memory Context Restore Enabled
CPU Core Volts (Override) 1.15V
SoC Voltage 1.200V
DRAM Voltage 1.290V
Gear Down Mode Enabled
MEM VDD 1.290V
MEM VDDQ (VDDQ Voltage) 1.290V
MEM VPP (VPP Voltage) 1.800V
ErP Ready Disabled
Resume by USB Device Enabled
Resume by PCI-E Device Enabled
CPU Core Ratio 45
Adjusted CPU Frequency 4500MHz
PBO Limits: PPT Limits (W) 200W
PBO Limits: TDC Limits (A) 120A
PBO Limits: EDC Limits (A) 160A
DRAM Speed 4600
Adjusted DRAM Speed 4600MT/s
DRAM High Voltage Mode Enabled
CPU VDDIO Voltage 1.290V
CPU 1P8 Voltage 1.800V
Chipset Core Voltage 1.290V
Chipset 1P8 Voltage 1.800V

The following is what I sent onto MSI for consideration:

My main thing I want to accomplish with overclocking is the get the most speed (MT/s) out of the RAM that I have, G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series (AMD Expo & Intel XMP 3.0) DDR5 RAM 128GB (4x32GB) 6000MT/s CL36-36-36-96 1.35V Desktop Computer Memory U-DIMM - Matte Black (F5-6000J3636F32GX2-TZ5NR). I understand that I may not get the 6000MT/s using all 4 sticks of RAM, but I would like to get as close as I can. I also have the Ryzen 7 9700X for CPU which I'm not overclocking that much at all at 4.5GHz compared to base clock at 3.8GHz. I have a Corsair RM750e PSU. The goal would also be to be
able to use all the available USB ports on the REAR and FRONT I/Os.

I would like to be able to overclock the CPU to the 4.5GHz and the RAM to at least 5200MT/s, if possible and hopefully even squeeze out some more. I know I can get the overclocking of the RAM to 6400MT/s if I only use the 2x32GB (64GB).

I really don't want to have to send the MB in for RMA as I don't have the resources to go without the MB for the time it will take MSI to do their testing.

Any help to get better overclocking out of my RAM and CPU while still being able to use the USB ports would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Woomack]

Do you have the same USB problems with 2 memory sticks?
Do you have problems with all USB ports/controllers, or only some? USB 2, 3 and 4 use different chips and drivers.
I had weird issues with 4 sticks on some motherboards at anything above auto/spd which was 3600/4000 (depending on motherboard).
Various stability issues may affect USB or other controllers. CPU overclocking generally shouldn't cause problems unless you push it really high. 5GHz should work without issues on every Ryzen CPU and not affect USB controllers.
I have no other ideas right now.

 

[BearPawWebSolutions]

Do you have problems with all USB ports/controllers, or only some? USB 2, 3 and 4 use different chips and drivers. Just having issues with the bottom four blue USB 3.0 ports on the REAR I/O of the MAG B650 Tomahawk Wi-Fi MB.

Do you have the same USB problems with 2 memory sticks? I will try this when I get a moment after work tonight.

I had weird issues with 4 sticks on some motherboards at anything above auto/spd which was 3600/4000 (depending on motherboard). The auto spd for mine is 3600.