MSI X58 CPU Voltages
MSI X58 CPU Voltages
Hello!
I just assembled a fairly old yet working desktop for 1366 Socket using an MSI X58 Pro-E motherboard and an Intel Xeon E5620 processor with 2,40Ghz. From Google and YouTube I gathered a lot of information about the CPU's potential for good overclocking, but I’m facing a problem: I can’t adjust the CPU voltages through the motherboard’s BIOS. Everything else is manageable except for these voltages, which are set to "Auto" and hidden. Is there a way to toggle or disable them? What should I do?
Mobo has the latest BIOS 8.F version. I searched online but didn’t find any reliable results. Most articles suggest people have successfully overclocked this exact CPU with this board, but voltages remain open for control.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
With my i7-950 I seldom required such high voltage. It often caused problems maintaining memory stability at a fast BCLK. I think the newest BIOS could be unsuitable. Trying to locate and flash an older BIOS might have been the usual approach. Alternatively, there might be another setting disabling those features. On some boards, enabling XMP is necessary to unlock certain CPU capabilities.
Thank you. The bios I downloaded came from the boards official MSI website, so I didn’t expect any issues that could cause "locking" problems. I’m not very keen on downgrading just to try it out.
I also noticed that increasing the voltage isn’t essential, but adding around 200mhz to the core clock causes Windows to freeze in the main logo before login. So, I’m wondering if adjusting the voltage might help since the settings don’t match what others use.
I’ll check the XMP option next.