Trying to overclock my 6700K but facing voltage issues.
Trying to overclock my 6700K but facing voltage issues.
Trancestor :
Thanks for the update.
Actually, there isn’t a setting that reduces the voltage when the system is idle on that motherboard (wow, impressive Gigabyte spec, no review mentioned this before).
If you keep it in manual mode and the voltage stays steady at 1.260V with only occasional jumps to 1.272V and a slight drop during load, would that pose any risks for continuous use?
For 24/7 operation, using adaptive or auto mode might be safer, as it can adjust both clock speed and voltage accordingly.
On Gigabyte boards, auto is adaptive but you can’t set an offset on the adjustment.
Suztera :
Trancestor :
Thanks for the reply, mate.
Actually, there isn’t a setting that reduces voltage when the system is idle on that motherboard (wow, Gigabyte, surprised no review mentions this).
If you keep it in manual mode and the voltage never drops, would it be safe? I’ve noticed it stays around 1.260V most of the time, only occasionally jumps to 1.272V, and when under load it actually lowers to 1.188V (thanks to vdroop).
For continuous use, is that stable enough?
You could try using adaptive/auto mode so the voltage drops at idle along with the clock speed.
On Gigabyte boards, Auto is adaptive but you can’t set an offset on it.
But I mentioned earlier that Auto mode leads to high voltages, which isn’t what I want.
Suztera :
Trancestor :
I mentioned earlier that Auto mode leads to very high voltages, which I don’t want.
I suggest adjusting it using the dynamic vcore.
Is this setting available in my BIOS?
Sure, just keep it at 4.5mhz with auto voltage, it shouldn't be too bad if it rarely goes above 1.3V and mostly stays around 1.260 when fully loaded. I also turned off the XMP profile and set memory to 2666hz, which lowered the temperatures by about 10 degrees—definitely something worth more encouragement.
I'm using the same board and chips, so I'm trying to learn about overclocking now. This guide seems really useful. You seem to be searching for the 'CPU VCore' setting mentioned there. I'm not sure where it is yet since I haven't looked into it yet:
http://www.tweaktown.com/guides/7481/twe...ndex5.html