Setting voltage for overclock
Setting voltage for overclock
So I just got a new motherboard (Asus Maximus VIII Hero) and I'm facing a problem with adjusting the manual CPU voltage. I've overclocked it to 4.6Ghz and initially set the voltage to 1.34V. At first, it didn't seem like much, but it didn't actually change because the display showed 1.36V in CPUz and the sidebar on the right side of the BIOS. It would occasionally jump up to 1.376V during a stress test. I'm confused because setting it manually didn't seem to affect anything, and turning off SVID didn't help. Anyone have any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?
Are you adjusting it using offset, adaptive or manual steps?
Software voltage checks often don't match BIOS readings.
Could you test with Intel's extreme tuning tool?
For a reason, the voltage didn't change after I adjusted it and stopped fluctuating (it stayed at 1.36 when idle). I reset the BIOS to default and restarted to confirm I wasn't altering a setting that prevented voltage changes. After resetting everything back to 4.6Ghz @1.34v, I ran a stress test and checked the readings.
The voltage appears to have shifted now and at idle it's 1.344v. But something strange happened during a stress test with ASUS RealBench—it dropped to 1.328v. It was unstable for about ten minutes. I'm curious if this is related to my Load line calibration setting.