Same OC with new MOBO?

RichH · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:15

Hi guys,

I have just sent my mobo back for replacement as it was faulty.

When I fit the new mobo will I have to start the overclock process all over again or will the same settings from the last mobo work? The mobo will be exactly the same make and model.

I suppose the question really is: Is an overclock unique to a CPU/mobo pairing, or just to a CPU?

Thanks in advance.

j.col · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:52

should be fine.
did you record all the settings?

Bos · 13 Dec 2011 at 14:26

I went from a P8P67 Pro to P8Z68-V Pro and this cpu performed exactly the same so you shouldn't notice any differences at all.

andybird123 · 13 Dec 2011 at 14:27

small tweaks to NB / SB voltage might be required e.g. I copied someone's settings exactly for my P5N-D to get 3.6ghz but it was no where near stable, increasing VCore did nothing except generate heat, once I worked out that it was the NB that needed upping more (and a fan strapping to it) everything was fine and actually I could lower VCore more than the other guy

your CPU should be fine on the same settings on a different board (vcore, multiplier etc.)

RichH · 13 Dec 2011 at 15:00

Thanks guys.

Yep, I made a note of the settings.

So all should be fine, that is good to hear. Didn't really fancy another 5 days of testing!

pc_monkey · 15 Dec 2011 at 09:59

how was your motherboard faulty?

RichH · 15 Dec 2011 at 10:57

k_poh said:
how was your motherboard faulty?

I was getting an intermittent "USB over current" error. Got it right from the first boot and probably 1 in 3 times since.

RichH · 15 Dec 2011 at 10:59

It's an ASUS P8Z68-V LX by the way.

pc_monkey · 15 Dec 2011 at 11:37

RichH said:
I was getting an intermittent "USB over current" error. Got it right from the first boot and probably 1 in 3 times since.

out of interest, how did you find out about it?

RichH · 15 Dec 2011 at 12:54

It is pretty obvious.

The error comes up as soon as you power on and says:

"USB Over Current Status Detected, Computer will shut down in 15 seconds"

It then shuts down in 15 seconds!

pc_monkey · 15 Dec 2011 at 14:14

RichH said:
It is pretty obvious.

The error comes up as soon as you power on and says:

"USB Over Current Status Detected, Computer will shut down in 15 seconds"

It then shuts down in 15 seconds!

cheers, I thought you were using a monitoring software or something.