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Help with overclocking i7-3930K on Asus P9X79
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With cstates/c1e, no, it will clock down. Many ways to skin the cat.
haha, it certainly appears to be the case
But going with manual voltage and c state enabled is fine? No adverse affect?Back to reading guides
, i need to understand the offset and manual difference. I thought offset's purpose was to assist with speedstep / clock downs/ups.
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I would say i spend 70% of my time reading guides and Reviews, as they say knowledge is power!!
P.S. Mr ED rights a lot of very good reviews!
Here is a good one maybe above your Knowledge but it may be good reading for you!
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18476907
Like ED he is also a top Overclocker and won many awards in the past.
Ajay.
P.S. Mr ED rights a lot of very good reviews!
Here is a good one maybe above your Knowledge but it may be good reading for you!
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18476907
Like ED he is also a top Overclocker and won many awards in the past.
Ajay.
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After a bit more reading:
4.8GHz at 1.392V (Offset of +0.005V, yes still) at full load. Stressed it for a couple of hours now with AIDA64 with no failures. Played a game for several hours with no failures.
1.392V appears to be reasonable with 72C being top temperature which isn't bad I suppose.
I had to switch from Balanced to High Performance power profile mode because Balance withheld full 4.8GHz CPU capability in game which dropped frame rate considerably.
Yet, CPU still down throttles to 1.2GHz at 0.8V~ when idle with sub 40C temperatures on all cores.
Going with lower offset results in instability when pushed to full load so I think this is my sweet spot.
I will try experimenting with manual voltage at some point, but this is good enough for what I need.
Thanks a lot for all your help guys, really appreciate it.
4.8GHz at 1.392V (Offset of +0.005V, yes still) at full load. Stressed it for a couple of hours now with AIDA64 with no failures. Played a game for several hours with no failures.
1.392V appears to be reasonable with 72C being top temperature which isn't bad I suppose.
I had to switch from Balanced to High Performance power profile mode because Balance withheld full 4.8GHz CPU capability in game which dropped frame rate considerably.
Yet, CPU still down throttles to 1.2GHz at 0.8V~ when idle with sub 40C temperatures on all cores.
Going with lower offset results in instability when pushed to full load so I think this is my sweet spot.
I will try experimenting with manual voltage at some point, but this is good enough for what I need.
Thanks a lot for all your help guys, really appreciate it.
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Yah, he is the winner of that lottery!
He mentioned in that video that a lot of people consider 1.35V to be the safest voltage before CPU is degraded. What i read was all over the map. Some say 1.4V, others 1.45V. But I guess 5 years later, I will need to change my whole computer anyways, so perhaps this whole thing is irrelevant
It's almost a crime NOT to overclock the CPU I am, for one, guilty as charged, lol.
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Some say 1.4V, others 1.45V. But I guess 5 years later, I will need to change my whole computer anyways, so perhaps this whole thing is irrelevant
It's all relative to your cooling, voltage isn't the only factor and technically they start dying from day one. Some just cross the line sooner.- Thread Starter
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Thanks, I was about to ask about chip degradation but then read :http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/723980-Truth-about-CPU-degradation
Made me feel all warm an cozy inside lol
Made me feel all warm an cozy inside lol
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Nope, computer locked up and BSOD twice today during a game play.
Increasing vcore to 1.42, well see how it fares
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Crap, i did not take note. I will switch back to same settings and post the BSOD code once i get it.
Perhaps it has something to do with me forcing: CPU LLC: Regular, CPU CC: 100%
It is strange, I was playing a game and it did not really push the processor like say Prime95 or AIDA64 would do.
Perhaps it has something to do with me forcing: CPU LLC: Regular, CPU CC: 100%
It is strange, I was playing a game and it did not really push the processor like say Prime95 or AIDA64 would do.
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The BSOD came as:
MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION
STOP: 0x0000009C
What does that mean?
I also have my memory profile set as XMP in BIOS. Without it memory is detected as 1333MHz even though it is a 1866MHz. If I set it as 1866MHz without using XMP, machine freezes during windows loading screen. I am not sure if that's helpful information.
MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION
STOP: 0x0000009C
What does that mean?
I also have my memory profile set as XMP in BIOS. Without it memory is detected as 1333MHz even though it is a 1866MHz. If I set it as 1866MHz without using XMP, machine freezes during windows loading screen. I am not sure if that's helpful information.
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This might be a silly question "Why 4.8Ghz"??
You know the Difference between 4.8 and 4.7 is very little except for Benching, but for you it may allow you to run a lower Vcore and Temps!
Also it just could help with these BSOD's as well, so if its not critical you need 4.8 think about what i have said!
Ajay.
You know the Difference between 4.8 and 4.7 is very little except for Benching, but for you it may allow you to run a lower Vcore and Temps!
Also it just could help with these BSOD's as well, so if its not critical you need 4.8 think about what i have said!
Ajay.
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Youre right, 4.7GHz or even 4.6GHz will probably be sufficient. I just LOVE the frame rates i get with 4.8GHz in a game. I game 2-4 hours every other day which is the only thing I do on my computer. So I figured Id get the best performance out of it when i DO game since most of the time computer is idle or off.
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