strange volts

[NIKOS97]

hi guys im a new member here i would like to ask some questions its my first amd mobo and cpu my rig is
mobo:M5A97 R2.0
cpu:fx 6300
i overclocked my cpu to 4ghz i followed this thread http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard/4040#post_25996788 but i have a problem as you can see
my cpu load is 5% and cpu still is at 4ghz and 1260-1236 volts why it cant lower its ghz and voltage and second of all i didnt raised any voltage for 4ghz but when im stress testing the cpu it have less voltage than under low usage *** is happening here? thanks for help

[-rascal-]

1 hour ago, NIKOS97 said:

hi guys im a new member here i would like to ask some questions its my first amd mobo and cpu my rig is
mobo:M5A97 R2.0
cpu:fx 6300
i overclocked my cpu to 4ghz i followed this thread http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard/4040#post_25996788 but i have a problem as you can see
my cpu load is 5% and cpu still is at 4ghz and 1260-1236 volts why it cant lower its ghz and voltage and second of all i didnt raised any voltage for 4ghz but when im stress testing the cpu it have less voltage than under low usage *** is happening here? thanks for help

 

Some certain motherboards, once your overclock goes over a certain frequency (e.g. 4.0 GHz), it will automatically disable all / some of the power-saving features.

This is to help make sure the overclock is stable.

 

The setting you are looking for in the BIOS should be "Cool N' Quiet".

It will scale voltage and CPU frequency depending on CPU load %.

 

Another option is to check your Windows "Power Options" settings -- THIS IS WITHIN WINDOWS, NOT BIOS.

See if it is set to "Balanced", "High Performance", or "Power Saver."

Typically, "High Performance" will cause your CPU to run at full speed all the time.

 

For monitoring temperatures, I find HWMonitor gives the most accurate values for AMD motherboards / CPUs.

That is, you won't get those sub-ambient CPU temperature readings (e.g. 0*C or 5*C ...or something ridiculous)

 

Examples:

ASUS Crosshair V Formula

Look at the 'Temperatures' section...has readings for CPU, Mainboard, Southbridge (SB), and Northbdridge (NB) chipset .

Spoiler

I've also used a ASUS Crosshair IV Formula before with my Phenom II X6 1090T and HWMonitor for monitoring.

Pretty good results with that as well.

 

(Trying to push 5.0 GHz on my FX-8350, and temperatures were going to unsafe levels...)

Spoiler

 

[NIKOS97]

8 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

 

Some certain motherboards, once your overclock goes over a certain frequency (e.g. 4.0 GHz), it will automatically disable all / some of the power-saving features.

This is to help make sure the overclock is stable.

 

The setting you are looking for in the BIOS should be "Cool N' Quiet".

It will scale voltage and CPU frequency depending on CPU load %.

 

Another option is to check your Windows "Power Options" settings -- THIS IS WITHIN WINDOWS, NOT BIOS.

See if it is set to "Balanced", "High Performance", or "Power Saver."

Typically, "High Performance" will cause your CPU to run at full speed all the time.

 

For monitoring temperatures, I find HWMonitor gives the most accurate values for AMD motherboards / CPUs.

That is, you won't get those sub-ambient CPU temperature readings (e.g. 0*C or 5*C ...or something ridiculous)

 

Examples:

ASUS Crosshair V Formula

Look at the 'Temperatures' section...has readings for CPU, Mainboard, Southbridge (SB), and Northbdridge (NB) chipset .

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I've also used a ASUS Crosshair IV Formula before with my Phenom II X6 1090T and HWMonitor for monitoring.

Pretty good results with that as well.

 

i set high perfomance but i go into the advanced settings and set minimum 5% usage also i dont have cool n quiet option

[-rascal-]

7 hours ago, NIKOS97 said:

i set high perfomance but i go into the advanced settings and set minimum 5% usage also i dont have cool n quiet option

It should be on ALL AMD motherboards...It's a AMD CPU feature since...Like 2004...

 

Let me see where it is for your motherboard...