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Please check my OC...
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You could definitely use some tweaking on that VCore, that will help reduce temps. I would imagine 1.33-1.34v should be pretty attainable but hey each chip is different...
If you were only running for 10 minutes I would be concerned for the long term. Was this your first pass through with an OC or were you unstable at lower voltages?
If you were only running for 10 minutes I would be concerned for the long term. Was this your first pass through with an OC or were you unstable at lower voltages?
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Run a blend, then report back at the 20 minute mark, where the temps reach their max. Even low 80's won't actually cause substantial harm to your part. As the last poster said, you may be able slightly lower your vCore for a degree or two. You may even be able to lower your pll without any ill effects, but that's not going to give you much of a temp reduction.
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^ Indeed, but that is definitely less than ideal especially for a 24/7 OC.
If you cant attain stability with a lower vcore and acceptable temps, I would dial down the clock a couple hundred mhz which would allow for a significantly lower vcore with an inconsequential performance hit.
If you cant attain stability with a lower vcore and acceptable temps, I would dial down the clock a couple hundred mhz which would allow for a significantly lower vcore with an inconsequential performance hit.
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Aye, I wouldn't suggest low 80's for a 24/7, or even upper 70's for that matter. Just letting him know he needs to get his MAX load temp before we can make really good suggestions, and that comes 20m in (Also that he shouldn't freak if he gets into the low 80's)
Pwn has this down good though, tuning it down a bit and lowering voltages in any way possible maintaining stability is probably a good idea
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I had to cut P95 short because I had to go somewhere and I didn't want to leave it running. I was afraid that something bad might happen if I wasn't around to see it. The vcore was hovering from 1.344 to 1.36 when I did the 10 min test. Right now, I'm using PLL overvoltage @ 1.709 with PLL @ Level 2. I'm also using offset vcore @ +0.075V (i think...I'll check it after this post).
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Mm, you're right. Not by my standards, but factually this is very true. OP, fiddle around with voltages, try to lower them as much as you can, run 2 hour P95s, etc. Make sure TIM is applied well, make sure you have proper airflow..
ED, you should look at my posts over here!
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Doing blend test as we speak. I went back into BIOS and lowered the offset down to +0.065V. If it survives that then I'll try lowering the offset again. Right now, I'm at 10 minutes into a 20 minute blend test, my max temps are 64, 67, 66, 65 with vcore ranging from 1.344V to 1.360V, but mostly staying at 1.352V. These temps are better compared to my OP.
If I have PLL overvoltage enabled, should I keep C3, C6, and Package C enabled? Or should I disable them?
If I have PLL overvoltage enabled, should I keep C3, C6, and Package C enabled? Or should I disable them?
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Don't waste time...run Cinebench 11.5. If that passes without WHEA 19 / WHEA logger errors in the Windows Event Logger tool you're good to go and move on to Intel Burn Test max memory for 5 passes and then Prime95 Large FFT for a few hours if you wish.
Blend is good but only if you run it 18hs with 90% of your ram size.
Blend is good but only if you run it 18hs with 90% of your ram size.
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Well I just failed P95 after testing for 45 minutes on blend using an offset of +0.065V.
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Alright. Right now I'm at 4.5 GHz, level 2 LLC, offset at +0.005v. Do you think I could use a negative offset at that speed?
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Well OP maybe this will help you with some ideas, this is the same OC as yours look at the Bios readings and give it a go! Check it out and Disable the same as his Bios good luck! AJ. 
1, http://www.overclock.net/t/1213251/asrock-z68-extreme3-gen3-i5-2500k-seeking-advice
Click on the Bios button and read his bios!
1, http://www.overclock.net/t/1213251/asrock-z68-extreme3-gen3-i5-2500k-seeking-advice
Click on the Bios button and read his bios!
only testing can give you that answer... every cpu is different!
This is why I do not like cookie cutter settings... well one or the reasons. The other is you don't actually learn what you are doing or how you got there making troubleshooting that much more difficult.
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I'm going to leave my 4.5 OC the way it is because I'm testing a 4.7 OC at -0.055 offset with a LLC at level 1. I'm getting a core that ranges from 1.336 to 1.360v. I'm going to try and lower the offset some more and see if I can get a max core of around 1.344v.
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Well I failed P95 12 minutes within starting the blend test. So I raised my offset up to -0.050v and I passed P95 on blend with max temps of mid 70s and normally running at high 50s low 60s, but the vcore on cpuz was ranging from 1.344v up to 1.368v. Is that a good vcore for a 4.7 overclock?
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Forget what I just posted. Lol. I tried playing Black Ops 2 but I got a BSOD error code 0x124. So I'm going to try fixed vcore at 1.350v with llc @ level 1 instead.
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