How do I find the Default voltages?

David_VI · 14 Mar 2011 at 22:09

Hi.

Is it true that leaving most voltages set at Auto can be bad?
I've got my Vcore running at 1.38v (FSB is 1333 unlinked, 10x mult) but everything else is at AUTO.

I've been getting some BSODs and in bluescreen viewer it seems they are all the same except for one.
They are hardware malfunction ones and always the same. Am I right in thinking most of the time these BSODs are due to OC'ing?

In my googling I read somewhere that having voltages set at auto can cause an issue..

Should I change them to the defaults so I have more control?
And how do I find my default voltages? I'm using a Striker Extreme with q6700.

Thanks for your help

Michaeljcox24 · 14 Mar 2011 at 22:13

default voltage is the VID mate, which you can find by downloading coretemp. if your overclocking you most likely need higher than vid if its a big clock

David_VI · 14 Mar 2011 at 22:16

Heres my BSODs, if it helps.

Dump File Crash Time Bug Check String Bug Check Code Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Parameter 3 Parameter 4 Caused By Driver Caused By Address File Description Product Name Company File Version Processor Computer Name Full Path Processors Count Major Version Minor Version Dump File Size
031411-31075-01.dmp 14/03/2011 09:38:23 0x00000124 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`04b08028 00000000`b2000000 00000000`00000115 hal.dll hal.dll+12a3b x64 C:\Windows\Minidump\031411-31075-01.dmp 4 15 7601 291,608
031311-21715-01.dmp 13/03/2011 20:43:10 0x00000124 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`046de028 00000000`b2000040 00000000`00000800 hal.dll hal.dll+12a3b x64 C:\Windows\Minidump\031311-21715-01.dmp 4 15 7601 286,312
031311-29718-01.dmp 13/03/2011 15:18:52 0x00000124 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`050c5028 00000000`b2000040 00000000`00000800 hal.dll hal.dll+12a3b x64 C:\Windows\Minidump\031311-29718-01.dmp 4 15 7601 291,288
031311-26176-01.dmp 13/03/2011 14:33:49 BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER 0x000000fe 00000000`00000004 fffffa80`06a217f0 fffffa80`06a22010 fffffa80`04f2f980 USBPORT.SYS USBPORT.SYS+16eb7 x64 C:\Windows\Minidump\031311-26176-01.dmp 4 15 7601 332,864

Sorry if its hard to read, its from a html file -
Uploaded it here if it makes it easier
http://www.box.net/shared/bcmfhc4ap9

David_VI · 14 Mar 2011 at 22:18

Michaeljcox24 said:
default voltage is the VID mate, which you can find by downloading coretemp. if your overclocking you most likely need higher than vid if its a big clock

I know the default for the Vcore, its 1.28 according to coretemp.
I'm running at 1.38v, does that sound right for what I have it at?

I'm looking for the voltages of all the others in the bios which have AUTO next to them... or shouldn't they be an issue?

Thanks!

Michaeljcox24 · 14 Mar 2011 at 22:33

you should be at the minimum vcore to give you a stable overclock on the chips core voltage. the others are best to type in manually, then you can bring them down too. most lads will tell you voltages are best left on manual

Michaeljcox24 · 14 Mar 2011 at 22:44

the voltages that are most important are

PLL
north bridge
fsb termination or vtt

when i overclocked my 9650 i googled the **** off these to find out what other lads were using. i then increased vcore till it was 12 hour blend stable, and then bought down each voltage till it stopped being prime stable

David_VI · 15 Mar 2011 at 00:57

Michaeljcox24 said:
you should be at the minimum vcore to give you a stable overclock on the chips core voltage. the others are best to type in manually, then you can bring them down too. most lads will tell you voltages are best left on manual

I had to read a few times before I think I understood. So you mean you've goto get the voltage as low as you can while still being stable?

These are the voltages I have control over. Found this image via google so its not my settings.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u151/Syrillian/Gemini/BIOS/8Voltages.jpg
On here I see the north bridge, vtt, but no PLL? Is PLL under a different name?

Also should the others not be messed with an left on Auto then? Ram for example?

Thanks again, great help to me!
David

Michaeljcox24 · 15 Mar 2011 at 07:03

Some people prefer to put the voltages in manually, others prefer to leave them on Auto.
At least if they are in manual, you have peace of mind that you know what they are and the board isn't over volting anything.

Your thinking along the right lines that all voltages need to be the lowest for a stable overclock.

BSOD is usually one of 3 things (in my experience)

Too low a vcore
Unstable ram speed.
Something getting too hot

Check your ram speed in or cpu-z
Check what your ram voltage needs to be (google the sticks)
Dont run them too fast, alter the divider in the bios to make sure they're lower than their rated speed (not by too much though)

Do a lot of searching till you find a forum thread with someone who has your board and chip, and find out what voltages they were using for their overclock.