CPU OC question

[Wano97]

Whenever I'm done Overclocking do I keep my voltages at adaptive? Even for general usage

[Archangel1994]

Yes.

 

Manual for stress test, adaptive after.

[Wano97]

Yes.

 

Manual for stress test, adaptive after.

ehm sorry I meant manual (static) instead of adaptive, so what exactly am I changing then? The 'Dynamic CPU Voltage offset' or the 'Core voltage' ?

[Archangel1994]

You should set it to manual while stress testing. If stable you should set the mode to adaptive and change nothing concerning offset or voltage.

 

@Wano1997

[Wano97]

You should set it to manual while stress testing. If stable you should set the mode to adaptive and change nothing concerning offset or voltage.

 

@Wano1997

I don't quite understand why I cannot leave my voltage mode at adaptive then? and will the voltages adjust to the CPU frequency?

[Archangel1994]

I don't quite understand why I cannot leave my voltage mode at adaptive then? and will the voltages adjust to the CPU frequency?

If you put it on adaptive in a stress test it will up the voltage waaaay too high and potentially kill your CPU. And with adaptive it will pull what it needs yea

[Wano97]

If you put it on adaptive in a stress test it will up the voltage waaaay too high and potentially kill your CPU. And with adaptive it will pull what it needs yea

Alright, but I don't know it seems that I'm missing something, all I have to basically do is change the multipliers and stress test it? I don't know it seems kinda weird

[Archangel1994]

Alright, but I don't know it seems that I'm missing something, all I have to basically do is change the multipliers and stress test it? I don't know it seems kinda weird

Overclocking is pretty much that simply though if you are still unsure go check this video:

 

[Wano97]

Overclocking is pretty much that simply though if you are still unsure go check this video:

 

So I can basically just change my voltage to 1.3v and change the multipliers to whatever I want and stress test it at that, then when I reached the frequency I want I can just change it back to adaptive without changing anything else?

[GloriousPain]

So I can basically just change my voltage to 1.3v and change the multipliers to whatever I want and stress test it at that, then when I reached the frequency I want I can just change it back to adaptive without changing anything else?

Yes.

Edit: Set it to high safe voltage(1.3v is some of the highest safe voltage there is) find high and safe clock(whatever you can hit with your OCing) then set it to adaptive to keep the voltage as low as possible(with clock speed as high as possible) is essentially the idea

[Wano97]

Yes.

Edit: Set it to high safe voltage(1.3v is some of the highest safe voltage there is) find high and safe clock(whatever you can hit with your OCing) then set it to adaptive to keep the voltage as low as possible(with clock speed as high as possible) is essentially the idea

Alright, If you don't include the stress testing ALL I actually did was raise the multipliers, right? And I've found my CPU running at 1.4v for a while aswell, but yeah I think 1.35v seems safe, but I'm not going higher than that anymore

BTW: Raising the voltages too high, can this cause instability? Like to 1.35v

[GloriousPain]

Alright, If you don't include the stress testing ALL I actually did was raise the multipliers, right? And I've found my CPU running at 1.4v for a while aswell, but yeah I think 1.35v seems safe, but I'm not going higher than that anymore

BTW: Raising the voltages too high, can this cause instability? Like to 1.35v

Voltage reduces the life of components even if it doesn't immediately kill it... but if you wanna really kill it, just slam it to 1.8V boot windows and run Kombustor; If it lives longer than 10 minutes set it to 7.5 Ghz and call Guiness world records.

[harrynowl]

Voltage reduces the life of components even if it doesn't immediately kill it... but if you wanna really kill it, just slam it to 1.8V boot windows and run Kombustor; If it lives longer than 10 minutes set it to 7.5 Ghz and call Guiness world records.

Been there done that

 

But isn't Kombustor a GPU stress test?

[L A]

Been there done that

 

But isn't Kombustor a GPU stress test?

 

Maybe he meant Prime95?

[GloriousPain]

Been there done that

 

But isn't Kombustor a GPU stress test?

Yeah it is I fucked upbut to be fair I had been up for nearly 20 hours straight when I had said that...

 

Maybe he meant Prime95?

yes yes I did

[L A]

^No worries, man. Sleep deprivation gets the best of us.

[Archangel1994]

Alright, If you don't include the stress testing ALL I actually did was raise the multipliers, right? And I've found my CPU running at 1.4v for a while aswell, but yeah I think 1.35v seems safe, but I'm not going higher than that anymore

BTW: Raising the voltages too high, can this cause instability? Like to 1.35v

Raising voltages will not cause instability but a too high voltage can reduce life expectancy of the CPU and can physically harm or outright kill the CPU if the voltage is too high. My advice is try to stay in the 1.2-1.25 range.

[Wano97]

Raising voltages will not cause instability but a too high voltage can reduce life expectancy of the CPU and can physically harm or outright kill the CPU if the voltage is too high. My advice is try to stay in the 1.2-1.25 range.

 

 

Yeah it is I fucked upbut to be fair I had been up for nearly 20 hours straight when I had said that...

 

yes yes I did

Well I've tried doing this yesterday:

I raised the voltages to like 1.3v and the multiplier I believe to x42 or x43 on all cores, I stress tested him for like 45minutes- a hour on aida64 and I switch back to adaptive mode, I IMMEDIATELY get bluescreen

[GloriousPain]

Well I've tried doing this yesterday:

I raised the voltages to like 1.3v and the multiplier I believe to x42 or x43 on all cores, I stress tested him for like 45minutes- a hour on aida64 and I switch back to adaptive mode, I IMMEDIATELY get bluescreen

Either go down to around x40 or just switch the voltage back to manual and try lowering it to say 1.25V if it doesn't blue screen (after about an hour of stress testing) lower it again to get the most speed and CPU life time out of it or just switch voltage to 1.3V and call it good IF and WHEN the cpu dies just chalk it up as a loss; The first is if your nervous but you really don't seem nervous The Second is in all honesty probably the most reasonable but also the biggest hastle... 

if considering the 3rd option...

I know I myself have done that 3rd option before 3 different times and only once did my CPU die before I was hoping to upgrade/had already upgraded... 

 

[Wano97]

Either go down to around x40 or just switch the voltage back to manual and try lowering it to say 1.25V if it doesn't blue screen (after about an hour of stress testing) lower it again to get the most speed and CPU life time out of it or just switch voltage to 1.3V and call it good IF and WHEN the cpu dies just chalk it up as a loss; The first is if your nervous but you really don't seem nervous The Second is in all honesty probably the most reasonable but also the biggest hastle... 

if considering the 3rd option...

I know I myself have done that 3rd option before 3 different times and only once did my CPU die before I was hoping to upgrade/had already upgraded... 

 

Yeah okay, but if I change it to adaptive it won't go higher than 1.2v or something