Explain Adaptive Voltage

[mbplayah]

I have an i7 4770k cpu, and a z87 gryphon motherboard. When I set my frequency at 4ghz with 1,1 voltage (at manual) it's stable with aida for 20 minutes(Just how long i've tested it) so therefore I'm going to use that voltage as my "max"). But I can't get it to work with the adaptive voltage, probably because I dont understand how to use it and what the settings really mean.

 

When using adaptive voltage i set my turbo max to 1,1 volts, and i set the offset for 0.001(so the max would be 1,101 volts) and i do the same for the cache voltage.

 

When in windows it goes up to 1,169 in the beginning and after a while it goes down, to low volts like around 0.7 but it can go up sometimes and it will stay at 1,169 I believe when playing games like BF3.

 

It's like it completely ignores the numbers that i've set in. I've even tried putting 1.050 and it still goes to 1.169 for some reason.

 

And when I put the offset for 0.05 it goes over 1.2 i believe it actually gets at 1.219 and thats a precise 0.050 extra for 1.169, so there must be a connection.

 

Also there are some numbers just to the left for where you choose what mode you want to use for controlling the volts (auto, manual, offset and adaptive) and these numbers cannot be changed, it seems.

What do they mean?

 

I've watched guides for overclocking, but not for my specific mobo the asus GRYPHON z87 motherboard, which means the settings are very similiar but not 100%.

 

Does anybody know how to fix this issue of the voltage going over what i've set it to with ADAPTIVE mode, when it stays the same when using manual?

 

 

[Theo]

what do you use to test your cpu? If its prime 95 then they have said itll pull more volts than you have set, if you use AIDA64 then it shouldnt pull more

EDIT: also why set a turbo voltage? dont touch that, put 0.001 on the first one and where it says turbo just dont touch it

Here are my settings for 4.2GHz on a 4770k with a Z87 Deluxe which give me max voltage of 1.109V 

[mbplayah]

what do you use to test your cpu? If its prime 95 then they have said itll pull more volts than you have set, if you use AIDA64 then it shouldnt pull more

EDIT: also why set a turbo voltage? dont touch that, put 0.001 on the first one and where it says turbo just dont touch it

Here are my settings for 4.2GHz on a 4770k with a Z87 Deluxe which give me max voltage of 1.109V

I will try this now, but with adaptive voltage you can't set a "max" voltage that your cpu will not go over? It just does whatever it wants?

[Theo]

I will try this now, but with adaptive voltage you can't set a "max" voltage that your cpu will not go over? It just does whatever it wants?

Try my settings and see, i just tested prime 95 and it didnt pull more than 1.109v so im happy! Post your results after por favor though, interested in seeing

[mbplayah]

Try my settings and see, i just tested prime 95 and it didnt pull more than 1.109v so im happy! Post your results after por favor though, interested in seeing

Tried it and for the first time stability testing with adaptive voltage in aida 64, it went up to 1.242, why does this happen?

[Theo]

Tried it and for the first time stability testing with adaptive voltage in aida 64, it went up to 1.242, why does this happen?

Interesting, jsut tried it to mine and it went up to 1.168. You should use manual voltage when testing for stability and adaptive when you have found the voltage needed to run at that frequency.

If you can, run cinebench 11.5 and tell me the V that it pulls then, for me they are 1.12 ( im using HWmonitor to see that ) 

Also do you have load line calibration on?

[mbplayah]

Interesting, jsut tried it to mine and it went up to 1.168. You should use manual voltage when testing for stability and adaptive when you have found the voltage needed to run at that frequency.

If you can, run cinebench 11.5 and tell me the V that it pulls then, for me they are 1.12 ( im using HWmonitor to see that ) 

Also do you have load line calibration on?

I have found the voltage i need. I've tested with 1,1 volts with manual settings in aida 64 for 20 minutes.

 

I dont know if i have load line calibration on, should i turn it off in that case and where do i find it?

 

Also is there a way to set my voltage to 1,1 as its max, because i dont see the reason why you should find out if your system is stable or not on 1,1 volts if you cant make that your "max" voltage if you know what I mean.

[Theo]

I have found the voltage i need. I've tested with 1,1 volts with manual settings in aida 64 for 20 minutes.

 

I dont know if i have load line calibration on, should i turn it off in that case and where do i find it?

 

Also is there a way to set my voltage to 1,1 as its max, because i dont see the reason why you should find out if your system is stable or not on 1,1 volts if you cant make that your "max" voltage if you know what I mean.

My overclock failed after 7hours so i doubt 20 minutes is enough, just leave your pc on overnight and run aida64 

Theres no way to set a max but for 1.1v, in the offset just add 0.001 or something, everyday applications wont pull more, its only stress tests that do

[mbplayah]

My overclock failed after 7hours so i doubt 20 minutes is enough, just leave your pc on overnight and run aida64

Theres no way to set a max but for 1.1v, in the offset just add 0.001 or something, everyday applications wont pull more, its only stress tests that do

Well when playing bf3 it's at a constant 1.169, and i want it to be lower. What is the point of knowing if your system is stable with that "specific" amount of voltage, and you can't even set that as a max in adaptive mode? The offset seems like it doesn't do anything.

[mbplayah]

Basicly using the offset with the -(minus) not the +, "controls" the max voltage for my pc.