Observation of voltage surge during overclocking of FX-8350
Observation of voltage surge during overclocking of FX-8350
Asus Crosshair V Formula Z Motherboard
FX-8350 Black edition
MSI 970 GPU
Corsair Dominator 8GBx2
Corsair CX750M PSU
Cryorig R1 Universal cooler
Hey everyone, I tried to push my processor overclock. I set the voltage manually instead of using offset and adjusted the CPU to 1.38. The problem was that Hardware Monitor and CPU-Z reported a voltage spike to 1.5, and even reached 2V at one point—though it didn’t last long and wasn’t frequent. I changed LLC settings from low to high and then back to low in all steps, but nothing changed. I didn’t get too hot during the process.
It seems there might be an issue with the software reading, so I’m not sure if that was the cause. Until I have more info, I’d rather avoid damaging the system.
Looking forward to your suggestions!
A Jimbo Slice update:
Asus Crosshair V Formula Z
FX-8350 Black edition
MSI 970
Corsair Dominator 8GBx2
Corsair CX750M PSU
Cryorig R1 Universal cooler
Hey everyone, I tried to push my processor overclock. I set the voltage manually instead of using offset and set the CPU to 1.38. The problem was that Hardware Monitor and CPU-Z reported a voltage spike to 1.5, and even reached 2V at one point—though it didn’t last long and wasn’t frequent. I changed LLC low to high and high to low in all steps, but nothing changed. I didn’t get too hot either.
I’m clearly missing something here. I noticed some programs might misread the data, so I’m not sure if that was the cause. Until I find more info, I don’t want to risk damaging the board.
Looking forward to your suggestions.
Before you keep going with overclocking (the voltage is already extremely high). What exactly is the MSI 970?
Jaslion shared his experience trying to overclock his processor. He changed the voltage settings manually and adjusted the CPU to 1.38. Despite these changes, he noticed voltage spikes up to 1.5 and occasional 2V readings, though not consistently. He tried adjusting LLC settings in various increments without success and kept temperatures manageable. He mentioned uncertainty about whether misreading by software could be the cause and asked for advice before proceeding further. He also clarified that his motherboard is an ASUS Crosshair Formula Z with a 990FX chipset.
A Jimbo Slice shared his experience trying to overclock his processor. He changed the voltage manual settings and set the CPU to 1.38. Voltage monitoring tools indicated spikes up to 1.5 and even 2V, though these didn’t last long. He adjusted the LLC settings in increments but saw no improvement. The system didn’t overheat significantly. He suspects something might be wrong and is seeking advice before proceeding further.
Jaslion shared his experience trying to overclock his processor. He changed the voltage manually instead of using offset and set the CPU to 1.38. He noticed voltage spikes to 1.5 and even 2V at times, though these didn’t last long. He adjusted the LLC settings in all increments without success and didn’t get too hot. He suspects something might be wrong but isn’t sure if misreading by software caused it. He asked for advice before continuing and mentioned he forgot to mention GPU in his post. He clarified that the MSI 970 board is actually an ASUS Crosshair Formula Z with a 990FX chipset.