multiplyer 6 x should be 9 x ?

farlow2012 · 21 Apr 2012 at 18:57

Orcvader said:
You also need to set the Windows power plan to High Performance.

Why do you want it to run at x9 all the time? It will clock back up to normal when needed and drop to x6 when idle, thus lowering temps and saving power, which will help the CPU last longer.

because i wanted a small boost

RJC · 21 Apr 2012 at 18:59

farlow2012 said:
because i wanted a small boost

Don't forget the system will increase the multiplier when needed, I doubt you notice any difference with on or off.

Orcvader · 21 Apr 2012 at 19:02

farlow2012 said:
because i wanted a small boost

You need a small boost when the PC is doing nothing? :confused:

The CPU will go back up to x9 when there's sufficient CPU load (like 5% or something), I think you're worrying over this a bit too much...

farlow2012 · 21 Apr 2012 at 19:08

yes your probably right there,
i think i mentioned it been a while since overclocking.
another reason for doing it this way is because havnt had much time to go on pc recently so it easyer to check how stable i am running at full load from starting pc than running prime 95 overnight if you get what i mean.

Orcvader · 21 Apr 2012 at 19:14

Sadly it doesn't work that way. Even if it starts up at full speed, there still won't be significant load to fully test the overclock. Prime/Intel burn test is the only way to fully test for stability...

farlow2012 · 21 Apr 2012 at 19:16

intel burn test it was ok / just dont have time to run prime 95 for few hours

honosuseri · 21 Apr 2012 at 19:40

farlow2012 said:
intel burn test it was ok / just dont have time to run prime 95 for few hours

Yooooooou cowboy lol

The guys are 100% right. Leave the speed step enabled to give your CPU a "breather" when it's not needed to run flat out. There is a similar feature for GPUs as well.

HD video playback doesnt even fully utilise all of my HTPCs 2 cores. Do the stress testing or any batch video encoding over night....the electric is cheaper and whilst you sleep you won't miss the use of the rig.

farlow2012 · 21 Apr 2012 at 19:49

honosuseri said:
Yooooooou cowboy lol

The guys are 100% right. Leave the speed step enabled to give your CPU a "breather" when it's not needed to run flat out. There is a similar feature for GPUs as well.

HD video playback doesnt even fully utilise all of my HTPCs 2 cores. Do the stress testing or any batch video encoding over night....the electric is cheaper and whilst you sleep you won't miss the use of the rig.

ok so im being lazy ....lol , ill set thing back near normal but overclocked to 3.1ghz at full load, ill run prime95 over night and see how i get on

nutsnut · 21 Apr 2012 at 23:51

you might struggle with temps at 3.1ghz with the stock cooler

farlow2012 · 22 Apr 2012 at 00:06

nutsnut said:
you might struggle with temps at 3.1ghz with the stock cooler

2.99 seems to more stable

nutsnut · 22 Apr 2012 at 08:54

Get a decent after market cooler, they are cheap and will lower your temps considerably

farlow2012 · 22 Apr 2012 at 14:37

any suggestions

nutsnut · 22 Apr 2012 at 14:39

What case do you have, how much space?

farlow2012 · 22 Apr 2012 at 14:47

a big one old gaming one plenty space

nutsnut · 22 Apr 2012 at 15:08

The Gelid Trenquillo gets good reviews and is cheap too

RJC · 22 Apr 2012 at 15:09

The Gelid is a good cooler, use one in my parents PC.

farlow2012 · 22 Apr 2012 at 15:12

that is cheap i take it there multifit so will fit 775 socket?

farlow2012 · 22 Apr 2012 at 15:13

oh yeah just read propally

farlow2012 · 22 Apr 2012 at 15:15

are these any good

ASUS Royal Knight CPU Cooling Fan

like the look of it

nutsnut · 22 Apr 2012 at 15:49

I would stick with the known and trusted Gelid or perhaps a silver arrow.

How much time do you spend looking at the cooler, :-)