6700k Adaptive Issues

[Clock_Work]

As the title of the thread suggests I have some issues getting my Mobo to post when setting Adaptive mode in BIOS. I have an i7 6700k on a Maximus VIII Extreme powered by a Seasonic 1200W PSU and cooled by a NZXT X61 Kraken. I have the multiplier set to 46 (for cache as well) and voltage to 1.375 on Manual mode. I ran AIDA 64 for 10 hours, Geek bench, Intel Extreme Tuning Utility, and Real bench all for 1 hour. Rock solid on manual mode. Not a single crash. Temps peaked at 68C on AIDA 64 after like 8 hours so I'm not super concerned about that.

Now that I found a rock solid clock and voltage, why won't it post with Adaptive mode instead of manual? I read in multiple guides that its not good for the CPU to leave it set on Manual and have it always run at max voltage, so once you find the perfect voltage switch it over to Adaptive. So I switched over to Adaptive and set the Boost Clock Voltage to 1.375 but it won't even post. I didn't set an Offset I just left it at "Auto". I suspect that's what my problem is but I don't understand fully how the offset works and I couldn't find a satisfactory explanation online.

I tried going past 4.7 but I couldn't get it to stabilize under 1.4v so I didn't want to cross that threshold. I'm just interested in getting the maximum bang for my buck on the 6700k and sadly I got a pretty low to average quality CPU. I've seen people get it to 4.8 with as little as 1.325v.

Anyway if someone more knowledgeable than me could explain what I am doing wrong, I would really appreciate it. This is my first OC.

I attached a screenshot of the power settings that won't post.

 

 

[Guest]

Adaptive voltage is garbage use manual 

Edit:

Most likely cause if it needs more power, it'll get it

[Rpkiller]

are you running sli?

[Clock_Work]

3 minutes ago, Ronnie76 said:

Adaptive voltage is garbage use manual 

Edit:

Most likely cause if it needs more power, it'll get it

So I won't damage my CPU by leaving it on manual? Or lower its life expectancy?

1 minute ago, Rpkiller said:

are you running sli?

Yes I am. Dual 770's in SLI. But I am getting a single 980TI in the mail on Tuesday.

[Rpkiller]

1 minute ago, Clock_Work said:

So I won't damage my CPU by leaving it on manual? Or lower its life expectancy?

no it won't damage it

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Clock_Work said:

So I won't damage my CPU by leaving it on manual? Or lower its life expectancy?

No, you damage it by leaving it on adaptive actually

If one program like P95 says "I need more voltage to be stable" and it spikes to a 1.4+ voltage it'll damage the chip potentially.

Adaptive can be extremely dangerous.

 

[Clock_Work]

4 minutes ago, Ronnie76 said:

No, you damage it by leaving it on adaptive actually

If one program like P95 says "I need more voltage to be stable" and it spikes to a 1.4+ voltage it'll damage the chip potentially.

Adaptive can be extremely dangerous.

 

Yeah I wasn't planning on stress testing anymore after I switch over to adaptive. I was just trying to make sure.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Clock_Work said:

Yeah I wasn't planning on stress testing anymore after I switch over to adaptive. I was just trying to make sure.

for god sake though, don't use adaptive, it can damage your CPU manual wont 

[Clock_Work]

2 minutes ago, Ronnie76 said:

for god sake though, don't use adaptive, it can damage your CPU manual wont 

I posted this on another Forum and people seem to have a similar opinion. People really hate Adaptive lol.

[Guest]

10 minutes ago, Clock_Work said:

I posted this on another Forum and people seem to have a similar opinion. People really hate Adaptive lol.

Because it can damage your CPU.

Its really bad, especially if you're overclocking it can and will damage your cpu 

[Clock_Work]

Just now, Ronnie76 said:

Because it can damage your CPU.

Its really bad, especially if you're overclocking it can and will damage your cpu 

Then why do so many people (including Linus) recommend it? Just out of curiosity.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Clock_Work said:

Then why do so many people (including Linus) recommend it? Just out of curiosity.

if you're doing dirty fast overclocking that you just want it to work it happens to work really well, but I've never ever heard Linus recommend it

you can ask a lot of overclockers and they'll say manual is better

[Clock_Work]

18 minutes ago, Ronnie76 said:

if you're doing dirty fast overclocking that you just want it to work it happens to work really well, but I've never ever heard Linus recommend it

you can ask a lot of overclockers and they'll say manual is better

Later in the video (and also another overclocking video) He says "Dial in the voltage on Manual and then set adaptive".

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Clock_Work said:

 

You see, no one actually does that lmao

its essentially the same as turbo-boost and power saver in windows

Don't bother with that its better to know your overclock is consitant and works

[done12many2]

Contrary to what everyone else is saying in this thread other advise, you can use both adaptive and offset just fine.  You just need to set it right.  If you are using adaptive and plan to stress test, just switch it back to your predetermined manual voltage and let her rip.  When you are done, set it back to your adaptive or offset voltage.

 

The issue with adaptive during stress testing is that the motherboard will from time to time raise voltage above your settings in order to overcome instability.  As a priority, it will try to keep the CPU stable and if it needs to increase voltage to do so, it will.  

 

There's absolutely nothing wrong with using either adaptive or offset for daily use and is actually preferred to leaving your voltage higher just for the sake of doing so.  

 

If you are crashing during low CPU usage, you need to increase you initial setting on the adaptive. Leave the offset at your max stable voltage for that given frequency.

 

I prefer offset to adaptive, but either is fine.  Mine usually runs around .8v when the CPU is scaled down to 1200 MHz.