MSI X58 Pro-E QPI Link Speed ( Is it safe to change it to Low Speed Mode ? )

[Vladimir1]

Hi,

At the moment I have the QPI Link Speed set to High-Speed Mode but I was told that the high speed mode is only needed when you're using multiple great cards like 2x gtx 970s or more / better

So, in my case, I am using a GT 630 4GB DDR3 GPU which is nowhere near to be considered as a great card and I am wondering if it's safe to change the link speed to low speed ?
The reason why I wanna do that is because I think that having the option set to High-Speed Mode makes the IOH run on a higher temperature so having it run on a lower temperature would be a good benefit for me if there's no harm in changing this option ..

If someone can explain what exactly this option does, that would be great ..

Thank you

 

[EarthDog]

Leave it at the high speed.

QPI link is, more or less, the speed that things talk on the PC. I don't see a point in lowering it just to lower temps in the IOH.

 

[Vladimir1]

I see .. Im thinking it might be worth a shot but on the other side I dont think my IOH temp is very high, on IDLE it's usually about 60-63C and at full CPU load it gets up to 70C, do you think there's nothing I should worry for ?