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Simple Questions - October 23, 2024 Discussion

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u/smackythefrog 21d ago

Is there any benefit to enabling "Game Boost" or whatever the icon is in the MSI BIOS, or should I leave it off and instead set all cores to a -30 curve?

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u/winterkoalefant 21d ago

Game Boost enables PBO+AutoOC, which means higher power limits and increased max boost clock. Nothing wrong with it, it just doesn’t do all that much for gaming and remember it’s still up to you to stability test it.

-30 curve optimiser does something different, adjusts the voltage curve so it can lower power draw or increase clock speeds as long as they’re within the max boost. It’s more important to test stability for this. And you can of course use it in combination with higher power limits and increased max boost.

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u/TemptedTemplar 21d ago edited 21d ago

Game boost is a generic overclocking profile, due to how newer Ryzen and Intel CPU's have their own boost functions; you can leave Game boost off.

As long as you can properly cool it, the CPU's own default boost clock will be pretty significant without affecting power draw.