Peejay

No, I can only put in a voltage number. Beneath that is an offset voltage option, but it is greyed out. Weird.. Still looking into it

Thanks for your response, i'm running manual voltages (can't find adaptive anywhere in my bios). I will give AIDA a go.

Got my cpu running at 4.5Ghz stable with an average temp of 75C and peaks of 85C max. I'm running a small fft in prime95

Okay, so the balanced mode works like a charm! The thing is, I can't seem to find any options to set my voltage to adaptive in my bios..

Yea i have to check that first, could fix a lot.. I'll keep you guys updated on the progress

Yea i have to check that first, could fix a lot.. I'll keep you guys updated on the progress

Ahhh okay, that could be the issue.. I'm running my pc at full performance, always. I also have all the c states enabled, so it's odd that it doesn't drop. Does adaptive voltage deliver too much power? I recall that I read a out that,but I can be wrong.. Is offset a better option?

I'll look into that. So with that dynamic setting, I can set a idle speed and a max speed? Another quesion: Do I need to disable turbo boost while doing this?

Yea, I already did that. The thing is, my core clock will always remain at 4.3Ghz. It doesn't drop down, even at idle..

Hi! I've been looking in to dynamic overclocking for a while now. I've been reading a lot of forums, but I can't seem to find a conclusive guide on how to get started and set up such an overclock. At the moment, i'm running my i5 4690K at a 4.3Ghz core clock. I've been thinking about a dynamic overclock, because I don't want it to be running at this speed all the time. I just want to CPU to run at about ~3.8 Ghz stock, and speed up to ~4.5 Ghz while gaming or during intensive tasks. Like I said, I can't find a conclusive guide on how to do this, so i'm kind of stuck here. Is there anyone who can link me a clear guide, or help me understand how I can do this? Thanks a lot in advance!

Europe - Belgium

It's very common here in Belgium !

Hey! A friend of mine is looking for a new laptop and he asked me to help him. I would like to ask you all for some advice before listing up a few laptops. Are there specific brands or models you can recommend? Anything that I should look out for? I will list the key specs down here to clarify: The laptop will mainly be used for schoolwork, but he would also like to use photoshop and play some games in his free time. For example Call Of Duty. CPU: (I was thinking about an i5), ... GPU: ... RAM: 8GB Storage: SSD Screen size: 15-17 inch Keyboard layout: AZERTY Budget: ~ €1400 Thanks a lot in advance! Greetz!

Hey I would like to install an additional fan at the bottom of my case, but the problem is that I only have two headers at the bottom of my motherboard. Both are occupied by intake fans. On of the fans has an additional 4-pin header attached to it. I read a lot of negative posts that don't recommend connecting two fans to one header, because it could cause an overload. The thing is, I have an H80i GT connected to just one CPU header, and that's a pump and two fans drawing power from one header. Is it safe to connect the two fans or should I connect it to the PSU with a molex? Thanks in advance!

So the placement doesn't affect cooling performance?

Hey I recently bought the H80i GT to cool my CPU, but I was wondering if the mounting position matters. By this I mean the position of the tubes. Do they need to go on top or on the bottom? For example: http://www.corsair.com/en-us/~/media/E4041D087EAE4322B01302EC75A0596A.ashx?w=780 vs http://cwsmgmt.corsair.com/media/Blogs/how-to-build-a-pc/H80i_motherboard.png Thnx!

Oh so it will not impact it? Thats good to know. Thanks!

So i've been thinking about this one for a while now, but I have no idea if it will ever work. I've been thinking to use an old GPU (MSI GT640) next to my GTX 960. I would like to use this second card for a second monitor so that I can use the monitor while gaming without an impact on my game. Is it even possible to use this totally different GPU to do this? Thnx!

It should, the fans stop spinning in silent mode. & I saw a video where Linus made a card silent through Afterburner, but I can't seem to find it..

Hi! I'm trying to set up a custom fan curve in afterburner for my GTX 960. Normally, the card will stay in silent mode when it isn't stressed. But when I watch a stream on Twitch it will rapidly get to 60°C and beyond, without the fan spinning. They will only start to ramp up under gaming load. I'm not comfortable with the temps so I made this fan curve: The thing is, my fan will never go into silent mode. The fan speed should be 0 untill it gets to 50°C, but it will never stop spinning. I tried everything but I can't get it to work properly.. What am I doing wrong? Thnx

I'd go for the i5-4690 CPU, excellent one for gaming. Will put your total price at $880 ( http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/ )

I think you should go SLI for smooth 4K gaming.

I will, thanks for all the help.