2500k manual oc issue

Orcvader · 2 Jul 2011 at 15:41

For overclocks over 4ghz it's recommened to have Level 6. Just to give you an idea my 2600K is 4.4ghz on 1.33v, with LLC Level 6, which stops the voltage from dropping when the CPU is on max load.

paradisiac · 2 Jul 2011 at 15:42

Orcvader said:
For overclocks over 4ghz it's recommened to have Level 6. Just to give you an idea my 2600K is 4.4ghz on 1.33v, with LLC Level 6, which stops the voltage from dropping when the CPU is on max load.

so i still need to set the vcore too?

Orcvader · 2 Jul 2011 at 15:43

Yes you do. Sometimes Auto will set the voltage too low or too high, which coudl cause instability.

paradisiac · 2 Jul 2011 at 15:46

my cpu llc on goes from level 1-5 :confused:

i have dropped vcore 1.310v and upped multi to 46 and it bsod'd loading windows, so i guess 1.320v is the lowest to get it to boot.

Orcvader · 2 Jul 2011 at 15:51

Strange, most Z68 boards have 10 levels. Just set it to the highest then and try 1.32v again, and run OCCT/Prime for a few hours. If not then just add more voltages. Just make sure it doesn't go over 1.38v.

paradisiac · 2 Jul 2011 at 15:52

Orcvader said:
Strange, most Z68 boards have 10 levels. Just set it to the highest then and try 1.32v again, and run OCCT/Prime for a few hours. If not then just add more voltages. Just make sure it doesn't go over 1.38v.

ok thanks

ASRock are obviously setting out to try me

loads of info for gigabyte/msi/asus.....but not a lot for the Z68-Extreme4 (which i thought was the most popular board on here).

paradisiac · 2 Jul 2011 at 16:00

is 1 high or 5? from the little graph it looks like 1 is high 5 is low :confused:

Orcvader · 2 Jul 2011 at 16:03

I assume 5 is high. Depending on how ASRock has implemented it, 5 should slighty increase the voltages on max load while 1 whill drop the voltages a bit instead. You might need to experiement with this to find out.

paradisiac · 2 Jul 2011 at 16:06

Orcvader said:
I assume 5 is high. Depending on how ASRock has implemented it, 5 should slighty increase the voltages on max load while 1 whill drop the voltages a bit instead. You might need to experiement with this to find out.

nope ASRock like to be different it would seem. set it to LLC 5 Vcore 1.310 and BSOD whilst running WEI (so did AUTO LLC), changed LLC to 1 and it now completes it fine.
so im now running 4.5GHz with 1.310v and LLC 1, turbo disabled. temps are about 2-3c lower

will go for 1.30v now.

EDIT : it completed WEI @ 1.28v vcore, am i pushing my luck trying to go lower? am i at about the stage to start to prime test it, or keep going until i BSOD WEI and then prime it?

Orcvader · 2 Jul 2011 at 16:12

Awesome, just make sure you run Prime for 8 hours minimum to ensure everything is stable. So far it sounds like you have a pretty good chip

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paradisiac · 2 Jul 2011 at 16:14

Orcvader said:
Awesome, just make sure you run Prime for 8 hours minimum to ensure everything is stable. So far it sounds like you have a pretty good chip .

i hope so, i normally end up with the rubbish (my X2 555 would only unlock to an X3 and even then it wasnt that much quicker), wanna try and get it as low as i can until my i can afford the silver arrow, then will look at a 4.6GHz-4.8GHz 24/7 clock (if chip will manage it).

paradisiac · 2 Jul 2011 at 16:27

1.260v failed to complete WEI, so trying 1.270v see how that goes.

paradisiac · 2 Jul 2011 at 16:43

grrr now 1.280v is BSOD during WEI, so will set it to 1.30v and prime it and see how temps look, if they are a tad high will drop back to 4.4GHz until i get a new cooler.

paradisiac · 2 Jul 2011 at 16:50

nope, i thought i found a turbo option, but its either disapeared now, or im going crazy

does anyone else have this motherboard that could help. it runs at full speed during WEI but doesnt in prime or OCCT.