GUIDE: Overclock APU on Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX

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   Hey guys, after reaching out to ASRock customer service, one of the reps forwarded my request about voltage parameters to their engineers.  Although some of you may know, I suspect many of us don't, but the voltage parameters, at least for the AB350 Gaming ITX are in hexcode, which is oh-so confusing.  Here's a simple guide to get you to the iGPU OC settings and how to tweak the voltage:
Advanced/AMD CBS/NBIO Common Options/XFR 2.0 Configuration

For images on navigation and voltage table, serial VID codes, go to http://imgur.com/a/ibfCe.

What do these codes mean and how do I use them?
Pretty easy!  What you'll need is a binary to hexadecimal converter.  I've been using this one:  http://www.binaryhexconverter.com/binary-to-hex-converter
Type in the SID Code for the voltage you're looking to use and it will plop out the hexcode for you.  For example:  1.550000v = 00, 1.35v = 20, 1.15v = 40, and so on.

I hope this works out for some of you guys, just wanting to spread as much information as I can to help out.  I'm sure this table will be useful for many other values in ASRock's BIOS as well.  

Cheers!

Edited by BunnyDragon - 15 Mar 2018 at 6:09am

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BunnyDragon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote BunnyDragon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: GUIDE: Overclock APU on Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX Posted: 15 Mar 2018 at 6:09am
	Hey guys, after reaching out to ASRock customer service, one of the reps forwarded my request about voltage parameters to their engineers. Although some of you may know, I suspect many of us don't, but the voltage parameters, at least for the AB350 Gaming ITX are in hexcode, which is oh-so confusing. Here's a simple guide to get you to the iGPU OC settings and how to tweak the voltage: Advanced/AMD CBS/NBIO Common Options/XFR 2.0 Configuration For images on navigation and voltage table, serial VID codes, go to http://imgur.com/a/ibfCe. What do these codes mean and how do I use them? Pretty easy! What you'll need is a binary to hexadecimal converter. I've been using this one: http://www.binaryhexconverter.com/binary-to-hex-converter Type in the SID Code for the voltage you're looking to use and it will plop out the hexcode for you. For example: 1.550000v = 00, 1.35v = 20, 1.15v = 40, and so on. I hope this works out for some of you guys, just wanting to spread as much information as I can to help out. I'm sure this table will be useful for many other values in ASRock's BIOS as well. Cheers! Edited by BunnyDragon - 15 Mar 2018 at 6:09am

111a Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26 Feb 2018 Status: Offline Points: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote 111a Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Mar 2018 at 5:07pm
	I love you so much man. Thank you for help!

BunnyDragon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote BunnyDragon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 4:39am
	Welcome!

voltron00x Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote voltron00x Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 11:24am
	Hi, first off thank you for posting this. Second, I'm lost at the last part as to what code I'm supposed to enter to handle the voltage. Is it 3 digits so in your example 34 would be 1.225V? Sorry just totally lost on that last part. It seems like no matter what I try, my PC boots to windows then goes to black screen or else BSODs. I have an x370 ITX/ac and a 2400g. Overclocking via Ryzen Master with any values for the GPU also crashes my PC. Edited by voltron00x - 16 Mar 2018 at 11:36am

BunnyDragon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote BunnyDragon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 12:03am
	Does the BIOS for your motherboard look exactly the same? Have you overclocked your CPU as well? If the voltage parameters are in hexcode like this one, I would try a very mild overclock first. Try going 1400mhz with 40 in the voltage value. If that ends up stable, work your way up to 1500mhz. You may need to adjust voltage value to 38 at that point.

voltron00x Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote voltron00x Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 8:04am
	I didn't have AMD cbs enabled. Thought that was the issue. Now getting bluescreen on boot still. Video tdr failure. Edited by voltron00x - 17 Mar 2018 at 8:10am

voltron00x Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote voltron00x Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 8:15am
	Bsod bad pool header at 1350 and 40.

voltron00x Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote voltron00x Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 8:33am
	And no I did not overclocking the CPU.

BunnyDragon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote BunnyDragon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 5:08am
	It sounds like its not related to OCing, then. I'd run across these forums and see if any of the solutions work for ya.

Thenightstalker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 57	Post Options Post Reply Quote Thenightstalker Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 6:17am
	Why can't you just post the values for each voltage? Is there a special reason we have to convert this first? I don't get it... And why doesn't ASRock just let us enter or select a voltage instead of dealing with these numbers, that's dumb! We could set those voltages back in the 1990s ...