overclocking and speedstep

the wopster · 11 Oct 2009 at 20:46

now that i know my i5@4ghz is stable can i now switch on speedstep like i use to with my old q6600

McstylisT · 11 Oct 2009 at 21:24

Sure you can. !

We do not need the power all the time. Especially when just simple stuff like net surfing etc.

Go for it. I have it enabled on my clock. Sits around 2.12ghz lowest and shoots up to 3.7ghz on demand.

McT

JonJ678 · 11 Oct 2009 at 22:39

Retest stability afterwards of course, but it should be fine.

CSA · 12 Oct 2009 at 07:45

how do you enable this after overclocking , is there some thing more than EIST you have to enable ? i tried that just now but its still sitting at 3.6ghz

can you tell me how to set this speedstep up after an overclock please ?

the wopster · 12 Oct 2009 at 12:23

enable eist and c1e i think its called

J86 · 12 Oct 2009 at 12:48

On this subject .. when using coretemp, I can see my clock speed flickering up and down whilst randomly on the desktop not doing anything particularly demanding.. is there a way to make it so it only kicks in @ 4ghz if something really is requiring a lot of processing power? Cheers

CSA · 12 Oct 2009 at 14:13

Thanks woppy i'll try that, i'd also be interested in Fisha's question id like to be able to do that on my i5/gd80

ideally i'll like 2ghz 'ish for desktop with low volts then have it kick in at 3.5/4ghz when gaming

Hotwired · 12 Oct 2009 at 14:42

EPU-6 Engine

Came with my board.

Turbo: 165.3MHz x 21 for 3472MHz @ 1.296V QPI = 2976MHz
Performance: 160.7MHz x 21 for 3374MHz @ 1.296V QPI = 2892MHz
Medium Power Saving: 157.3MHz x 21 for 3304MHz @ 1.256V QPI = 2832MHz
Max Power Saving: 155.6Mhz x 9 for 1400MHz @ 1.224V QPI = 2800MHz

Fan speeds change with them.

OR it can be set to auto which toggles between those pre-sets as it needs to and fiddles the fan speeds more smoothly. Not all that much between medium and turbo.

I've left the settings fairly tame, you can boost the bus speed on turbo up to +60MHz, currently at +5MHz. Performance won't adjust bus speed. Medium Power Saving can go down to -60MHz and Max Power saving will drop to whatever Mediums bus speed is minus 1-2MHz. Currently both are 0 MHz changes.