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I've a 2500K, 8GB DDR3 (Corsair XMS3) on a MSI P67A GD65 and need some advice, don't have a clue what I'm doing to be honest.
RAM: I just loaded the XMP extreme profile in the bios and all seems well, is this fine to leave as is? Sticker on the sticks say 9 9 9 24
CPU: First thing I tried was the one button overclock, urgh 4.2GHZ for a whopping 1.35v, 1.38 under load!
So, Im hoping for a mild 4.2GHz overclock but I want to save power when system doesn't require it. There's a lot of power save/boost settings in bios which I don't understand (EIST, Turbo Boost, C1E etc)
If I set vcore to auto, it reduces voltage at idle, at load it uses more than I think it needs for the clock speed. 1.3x at 4.2GHz
If I set voltage manually, say to 1.25v, the actually voltage is always a fraction less at idle (1.24, and more at load (1.28). Does vdroop have anything to do with this? I only have two options for vdroop, high and low. I cant find anything for load line calibration in my bios. I'm using this video as a guide
Any advice is appreciated. I'l try to get shots of the main bios screens.
RAM: I just loaded the XMP extreme profile in the bios and all seems well, is this fine to leave as is? Sticker on the sticks say 9 9 9 24
CPU: First thing I tried was the one button overclock, urgh 4.2GHZ for a whopping 1.35v, 1.38 under load!
So, Im hoping for a mild 4.2GHz overclock but I want to save power when system doesn't require it. There's a lot of power save/boost settings in bios which I don't understand (EIST, Turbo Boost, C1E etc)
If I set vcore to auto, it reduces voltage at idle, at load it uses more than I think it needs for the clock speed. 1.3x at 4.2GHz
If I set voltage manually, say to 1.25v, the actually voltage is always a fraction less at idle (1.24, and more at load (1.28). Does vdroop have anything to do with this? I only have two options for vdroop, high and low. I cant find anything for load line calibration in my bios. I'm using this video as a guide
Any advice is appreciated. I'l try to get shots of the main bios screens.