Overclock spike remains stable at increased frequency.
Overclock spike remains stable at increased frequency.
I had Asus 4 Way optimization and the Intel overclocking tool installed. I plan to remove them today and examine the processor's power state upon returning home. Thanks for your advice—I'll share the results here. These programs can create issues, so it seems a wise move. Software GPU overclocking is essential, but CPU overclocking tools often add more hassle than benefit. I hope this resolves the problem. Also, consider verifying your BCLK with CPU-Z. Most motherboards operate with a base clock above or below 100 MHz, usually fluctuating by about 2 MHz. This can lead to slight variations—some set it higher (101, 102) for better stability, while others lower it (99, 98) for a marginally faster system. If your BCLK is around 102.1 with a multiplier of 44, you'd get a clock speed near 4.5 GHz.
Ok so here is what I've found:
1st: When I set processor power management to 99% my cpu dropped to 3500mhz instantly on HWinfo64, so I checked bios and my overclock was still in effect. I went back into Processor power management and turned cpu back to 100% and its back at 4.4ghz.
2nd: I checked my BCLK, as IInuyasha74 mentioned and it was set to 100, I had tinkered with that setting before but found my OC to be much more stable with only multiplier variation and the CPU Cache speed on AUTO
3rd: I uninstalled Intel Extreme Tuning Utility using Revo Uninstaller so that is gone, I haven't noticed the cpu jump to 4.5ghz yet, but last night it did get to 4.5ghz with my vcore jumping as well to 1.275 which hasn't happened yet, usually my vcore doesn't go higher than 1.200, causing the crash when it boosts to 4.5ghz I'm assuming. I didn't crash last night from it either.
I guess my next step is to see if It spikes again and then disable speed step if it does. Thanks for the help guys, I'll post back! Any other suggestions are appreciated, I'm watching the thread through the day.
Just to double-check, how did you check your BCLK? The BIOS probably is reporting 100 MHz even if it actually isn't. That happens a lot.
The voltage jump could be a number of things, as there are several settings that can jump the voltage at various points like Vdroop Offset. The clock speed pushing too high is the strange one. If it happens again, you might try to get screen shots of your BIOS and post, maybe there is a setting throwing it off that we are overlooking. This is a tougher one though, so hard to say for sure.
Just to confirm, how did you verify your BCLK? The BIOS might be showing 100 MHz even though it isn’t. That often occurs. The voltage change could stem from various adjustments, such as Vdroop Offset. The issue of the clock speed being too high is unusual. If this happens again, you could take screenshots of your BIOS and share them—perhaps a setting is affecting it that we’re missing. This one is more challenging, so it’s hard to be certain.
I thought it wouldn’t be simple to solve. I’ve done much of my own research before posting, and usually I can overclock chips without trouble. However, this motherboard has many options, possibly too many. For example, there are two spots to disable turbo mode—one under CPU configuration and another near speed step settings, but not in typical overclocking ranges. I checked the BIOS and used HWinfo64; I could also try other software, though I’m very confident HWinfo64 hasn’t caused problems for years.
HWinfo stands out compared to other tools I've used. It's simpler to understand why voltage exceeds its limits than to deal with clock speed issues. On my current system, it rarely surpasses 4501.00mhz, and on my previous OC 8320 it was almost the same. Typically it hovers around 4498.00mhz.
Darkbreeze :
HWinfo seems superior to all other tools I've tried. It's simpler to understand why voltage spikes beyond the limits compared to clock speed. On my current setup, it rarely exceeds 4501.00mhz, and on my old OC 8320 it was almost identical. Usually around 4498.00mhz.
It's really challenging for me too, since these events occur unpredictably and don't happen during stress tests with Aida64 or IBT. They also tend to happen only after hours of play (or sometimes not at all).