When I OC, my CPU voltage goes up to 1.525 by itself

[makarickiri]

Hi!
I've encountered yet another problem while trying to OC my CPU.
When I go into BIOS to change the multiplier manually so that my clock speed is 4.5Ghz my voltage automatically goes from 1.3 to 1.525.
The thing is that I can't change the voltage manually, it's a grey and un-clickable area.
I have the latest BIOS updates.

 

My cpu/mobo:
AMD Athlon II x4 760K

MSI A88XM-E35 FM2+

[scaryjam823]

Hi!

I've encountered yet another problem while trying to OC my CPU.

When I go into BIOS to change the multiplier manually so that my clock speed is 4.5Ghz my voltage automatically goes from 1.3 to 1.525.

The thing is that I can't change the voltage manually, it's a grey and un-clickable area.

I have the latest BIOS updates.

 

My cpu/mobo:

AMD Athlon II x4 760K

MSI A88XM-E35 FM2+

There's an option for adaptive voltage somewhere. Have to set that to manual.

[l3gendluk3]

I found this quote "The next stage would be better organization of the overclock options in the BIOS, however MSI has disabled voltage control on this motherboard. This is probably due to the low cost nature of the system." from here. Check your temps to see if they are good under load at 1.525v by running a program like prime95. If they are getting close to Tj Max (if you have a dedicated GPU, leave around 10 degrees for the heat kicked up by that) you should think about getting a better cpu cooler or another motherboard.

 

Thanks,

Luke

 

Edit: If I were you, I would wait until I get a better mobo before overclocking, because usually cheap mobos have worse power delivery, bridge cooling and signal generating functions. For short term you could, but personally I wouldn't overclock to far.

[makarickiri]

There's an option for adaptive voltage somewhere. Have to set that to manual.

 

Not according to the review linked below.

 

I found this quote "The next stage would be better organization of the overclock options in the BIOS, however MSI has disabled voltage control on this motherboard. This is probably due to the low cost nature of the system." from here. Check your temps to see if they are good under load at 1.525v by running a program like prime95. If they are getting close to Tj Max (if you have a dedicated GPU, leave around 10 degrees for the heat kicked up by that) you should think about getting a better cpu cooler or another motherboard.

 

Thanks,

Luke

 

Edit: If I were you, I would wait until I get a better mobo before overclocking, because usually cheap mobos have worse power delivery, bridge cooling and signal generating functions. For short term you could, but personally I wouldn't overclock to far.

 

Under prime95 my temps goes through the roof.

Kinda sucks that I need to get a new motherboard :mellow:

Guess I have to settle with 4.1Ghz at 1.375v till I get a new rig

Thanks for the quick answers guys!