Brand new guy here, recently bought a new PC, with the i5 760, on an MSI p55A-g55 mobo.
I'm very noob (I mean, VERY noob, this is my first crack at it) when it comes to OCing, but wanted to get a little more bang for my buck, so started looking into a gentle OC of the processor.
I'm not interesting in really pushing anything, I just want a pretty easy OC.
I worked through the guide here: http://www.overclockers.com/3-step-guide-overclock-core-i3-i5-i7/
I found it mostly very straight forward, but have a question...
To give the background on what I've set, (in case it is important)
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I'm working with an end result of 3.36GHz (160x21). I set the VTT voltage to about 1.2V (can't recall the exact # at this moment, I think it defaulted at 1.097 or something, and I altered it by only a small increment).
RAM is underclocked slightly (638Mhz, stock is 666) because of how the multipliers work out.
Disabled EIST, C1E and c-state settings, as per the guide.
Where I'm a bit stumped is vcore...
The guide talks about setting the vcore (CPU Voltage in my bios) to an "easy 1.3V".
However, on my bios, the CPU Voltage is modified through a +0.000 interface. So, I can't set it at 1.3, but rather can set it from +0.000 to +0.302. And from what I can see, the bios doesn't tell me the default voltage, but rather simply says the default is +0.000.
I tried leaving it set to AUTO, and everything appears stable, though I haven't done an overnight yet... but using AUTO, CPU-z reports the CPU voltage as a number that jumps around a bit... between 1.264 and 1.312.
(stock settings, that value ranged from around 0.88 to 1.1)
Running Prime95 (have run for about 2 hours so far), my core temps (as per RealTemp) all sit at about 60C, maxing at about 62-63C, which from what I understand if fine. At idle, temps are around 33-34C.
So, my question is, what should I be setting my CPU Voltage at? Can I leave it at auto? Is it OK for it to fluctuate slightly? Or should I set it manually? If manual, then what do I set it at?
Thanks for any advice.
I'm very noob (I mean, VERY noob, this is my first crack at it) when it comes to OCing, but wanted to get a little more bang for my buck, so started looking into a gentle OC of the processor.
I'm not interesting in really pushing anything, I just want a pretty easy OC.
I worked through the guide here: http://www.overclockers.com/3-step-guide-overclock-core-i3-i5-i7/
I found it mostly very straight forward, but have a question...
To give the background on what I've set, (in case it is important)
---
I'm working with an end result of 3.36GHz (160x21). I set the VTT voltage to about 1.2V (can't recall the exact # at this moment, I think it defaulted at 1.097 or something, and I altered it by only a small increment).
RAM is underclocked slightly (638Mhz, stock is 666) because of how the multipliers work out.
Disabled EIST, C1E and c-state settings, as per the guide.
Where I'm a bit stumped is vcore...
The guide talks about setting the vcore (CPU Voltage in my bios) to an "easy 1.3V".
However, on my bios, the CPU Voltage is modified through a +0.000 interface. So, I can't set it at 1.3, but rather can set it from +0.000 to +0.302. And from what I can see, the bios doesn't tell me the default voltage, but rather simply says the default is +0.000.
I tried leaving it set to AUTO, and everything appears stable, though I haven't done an overnight yet... but using AUTO, CPU-z reports the CPU voltage as a number that jumps around a bit... between 1.264 and 1.312.
(stock settings, that value ranged from around 0.88 to 1.1)
Running Prime95 (have run for about 2 hours so far), my core temps (as per RealTemp) all sit at about 60C, maxing at about 62-63C, which from what I understand if fine. At idle, temps are around 33-34C.
So, my question is, what should I be setting my CPU Voltage at? Can I leave it at auto? Is it OK for it to fluctuate slightly? Or should I set it manually? If manual, then what do I set it at?
Thanks for any advice.
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