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Mariko OC Guide

Made with love by Dominatorul. Some parts of this guide belong to ChanseyIsTheBest.


Table of Contents

  1. Safety Disclaimer
  2. Mariko Limits
  3. Monitoring Your Switch
  4. Checking Speedo and RAM Type
  5. RAM Tiers
  6. OC Settings for Switchcraft
  7. Clock Settings
  8. How to Test Stability
  9. Troubleshooting

Safety Disclaimer

Overclocking is inherently risky as it pushes the system beyond its original design. The risk level depends on how much you overclock and whether you stay within the limits of the chip and hardware.

Unstable RAM overclocking can cause SYSNAND/EMUNAND corruption and SD card corruption, particularly if done on SYSNAND. Test the overclock settings on EMUNAND and back it up before installing Switchcraft.


Mariko Limits

Mariko CPU Limits:

  • 5A limit reached at 2397MHz (CPU UV1) or 2295MHz (< 1650 CPU speedo).
  • Use higher UV levels to avoid exceeding the PMIC limit.

Mariko GPU Limits:

  • 10A limit reached at 1228MHz (GPU UV1) with moderate speedos (1650 GPU clock).
  • Disabling GPU scheduling overloads the PMIC, potentially causing damage.

GPU Scheduling:

  • On: ~96.7%
  • Off: ~99.7%

Warning: Disabling GPU Scheduling will significantly increase power draw. Use it with caution.

Charger IC Limit:

  • 18W limit restricts overclocking for both Erista and Mariko units (12W on Switch Lite). This is the main limiting factor, but the PMIC current limits for CPU and GPU will be reached first.

Monitoring Your Switch

  • Use status monitor overlay to indicate if you've bypassed the charger IC limit (e.g., -1W displayed while charging).
  • To get the best results, be sure your battery is 10-90% to display the real charging

Checking Speedo and RAM Type

  1. Boot Hekate.
  2. Go to Console Info > HW & Fuses.
  3. Note your DRAM ID, CPU Speedo 0, CPU Speedo 2, and SoC Speedo.
    • Speedos typically range from 1450 to 1750. A higher speedo means less voltage is needed for the same clock speed. A speedo of 1650 is generally considered good.

RAM Tiers (Higher is better)

Tier RAM ID
GOD-tier NEI/NEE, WT:B
S-tier AA-MGCR, AA-MGCL
A-tier WT:F
B-tier AM-MGCJ, WT:E
C-tier AB-MGCL
D-tier NME

OC Settings for Switchcraft

CPU Settings:

  • Boost Clock:
    • 2400 MHz (Low Speedo or High Freq UV 1-5)
    • 2600 MHz (Speedo > 1650 or High Freq UV 6+)
  • Undervolt Mode: 1-4 (Increase if stable, find your highest stable value)
  • High Freq UV: 6-10 (Find your highest stable value). Just a few units can do 11-12, test carefully.
  • Low Freq Vmin: 590mv
  • High Freq Vmin: 720-750mv (Test for lower values if your CPU bin is good)
  • Voltage Limit: 1120mv (safe), 1160mv (use with caution)

GPU Settings:

  • Undervolt Mode: 2
  • Vmin: AUTO (0)
  • Vmax: 800mv
  • Speedo: (Input your value from HW & Fuses)
  • Voltage Offset: 0 (Test 5, 10, or 15 with UV2, but check stability first)

RAM Settings:

  • DRAM Timing:

    • 0: AUTO_ADJ: Auto adjust mtc table with LPDDR4 3733 Mbps specs, 16Gb density. Change timing with Advanced Config (Default)
    • 1: AUTO_ADJ_LV: Less tight timings. It can help achieve higher frequencies or lower voltages.
    • 2: AUTO_ADJ_LV_HP: LV mode with slightly tighter timings
    • 3: NO_ADJ: Use 1600 mtc table without adjusting (Timing becomes tighter if you raise dram clock).
    • Recommended: AUTO_ADJ
  • DVB Shift: 1-4 (Boosting the SoC voltage helps stabilize RAM, especially at high frequencies like 2400MHz+).
  • HP mode: 1

RAM Configuration Based on Tier

Tier RAM ID Ram Clock VDD2 VDDQ Timings (Common) Timings (HP)
GOD NEI/NEE 2500-2900 1175mv 640mv (3-3-2) 1-4-4-0-6 (4-4-3) 2-6-5-3-6
GOD WT:B 2466-2600 1175mv 600mv (4-4-5) 5-2-6-0-6 (6-6-7) 6-2-6-3-6
S AA-MGCR 2400-2566 1175mv 640mv (4-4-5) 5-5-6-6-6 (5-4-8) 5-5-6-6-6
S AA-MGCL 2300-2566 1175mv 640mv (4-4-5) 5-5-6-6-6 (5-4-8) 5-5-6-6-6
A WT:F 2400-2533 1175mv 600mv (4-4-2)5-4-6-3-6 (5-5-4) 6-5-6-3-6
B AM-MGCJ 2300-2466 1175mv 640mv (2-2-4) 4-4-5-0-6 (4-4-4) 4-4-5-0-6
B WT:E 2300-2466 1175mv 600mv (2-2-2) 5-4-5-0-6 (3-3-2) 5-4-6-0-6
C AB-MGCL 2133-2433 1175mv 640mv (4-4-4) 5-5-6-6-6 (4-4-5) 5-5-6-6-6
D NME 2133-2333 1175mv 640mv (2-2-1) 0-1-4-0-6 (3-3-4) 0-1-4-0-6

Note: Lower T5 or T6 in case you have issues.

Clock Settings

Mariko Max Safe on Battery [HAC-001(-01), HEG-001]

Switch units available from August 2019 and beyond, includes OLED & requires modchip

  • CPU: 1963MHz
  • GPU: 998MHz
  • RAM: 2133MHz-2500MHz+ (whatever is stable and within 1175mv VDD2)

Note: Drawing over 8W on battery will cause battery issues. Please avoid doing that for extended periods!

Switch Lite Max Safe Clocks on Battery [HDH-001]

  • CPU: 1785MHz
  • GPU: 921MHz
  • RAM: 2133MHz-2500MHz+ (whatever is stable and within 1175mv VDD2)

Note: Drawing over 6.5W on battery will cause battery issues. Please avoid doing that for extended periods!

Switch Lite limits are lower due to the 12W board power limit, but counts as Mariko for all other purposes.

Mariko Max Clocks Docked and Plugged [HAC-001(-01), HEG-001]

*Switch units available from

August 2019 and beyond, includes OLED & requires modchip*

  • CPU: 2295MHz on CPU speedo < 1650, 2601MHz on CPU speedo ≥ 1650 with undervolt
  • GPU: 1152MHz (1228MHz and above on GPU speedo ≥ 1650 with undervolt, otherwise lower)
  • RAM: 2133MHz-2500MHz+ (whatever is stable and within 1175mv VDD2)

Switch Lite Max Clocks Plugged [HDH-001]

  • CPU: 1963MHz (2295MHz on CPU speedo < 1650, 2397 on CPU speedo ≥ 1650 with undervolt)
  • GPU: 998MHz (1228MHz on GPU speedo ≥ 1650 with undervolt, otherwise lower)
  • RAM: 2133MHz-2500MHz+ (whatever is stable and within 1175mv VDD2)

Switch Lite limits are lower due to the 12W board power limit, but counts as Mariko for all other purposes.


How to Test Stability

CPU

A good game to test CPU UV is Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. It crashes in the main menu on the map if CPU UV is unstable, at 1963 MHz and 60fps (credits B3711).

GPU + RAM

Checking RAM stability and GPU stability if using GPU volt offset or UV3 can be difficult. There is no good artificial stress test on HOS to test stability of RAM and GPU. Instead, we have to use games. The community has generally found some games that are more sensitive to unstable RAM and some games that are sensitive to GPU voltage.

  • GPU voltage glitches typically look like 'disco lights' or white flashes and show up when GPU voltage is too low. They can take a while to show up in the game, but they show up quicker if the GPU is further from stability. Too low GPU voltage can also cause crashes and hangs in games without showing graphical glitches.

Convergence: A League of Legends Story, too low GPU volt
Convergence: A League of Legends Story, very low GPU volt, notice the colour distortion and the blue light.

Convergence: A League of Legends Story, higher but still too low GPU volt
Convergence: A League of Legends Story, too low GPU volt, notice the blue light.

SIFU, too low GPU volt, subtle white flashes
SIFU, too low GPU volt, notice the subtle white flash only on the left.

Pikmin 3 Deluxe, too low gpu volt and vmin
Pikmin 3 Deluxe, too low GPU volt and vmin, notice the pixel corruption in the bottom left of the image.

Convergence and SIFU images credit Medel, Pikmin 3 Deluxe image credit AnimatedSwine37.

  • RAM stability: It's recommended to leave your Switch on for approximately an hour of a game that is likely to crash, hang, or freeze on unstable RAM, which uses a great deal of system resources. Games that are known to test unstable RAM include TOTK, Kirby and the Forgotten Island, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, Borderlands 3, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Nier Automata with 60FPS cheats, and graphical modifications to increase load. Graphical glitches can show up with unstable RAM, but crashes and hangs are much more likely.

Borderlands 3, unstable RAM
Borderlands 3, unstable RAM, notice the pixel corruption on the right side of the image.
Borderlands 3 image credit Medel.

Troubleshooting

My Switch won't boot into EMUNAND after I have installed SWITCHCRAFT:

  • Your atmosphere version is likely not up-to-date, update your atmosphere version.
  • CPU UV level is too high, lower it or set it to 0.
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