Trying to restore my CPU overclock.

Malmortius · 28 Dec 2014 at 00:55

wazza300 said:
In windows in CPU-z

This may be easier

Malmortius · 28 Dec 2014 at 01:10

wazza300 said:
In the BIOS you can try normal CPU voltage and try +0.0500v dvid or thereabouts

Then see what CPU voltage is in CPU-z while stressing CPU

Ocuk profile will probably have all the powersaving disabled,so enable eist

I think when i tried to change the dvid last time, it had an X on it and it was greyed out.

Also is the CPU voltage the "Core voltage" in CPU-Z? (Above, 1.328)

Malmortius · 28 Dec 2014 at 01:18

wazza300 said:
Yh

I said you first have to set CPU voltage to normal,this unlocks dvid for adjustment

It all sounds complicated but its simple once you know how

Also, i just did a stress test at 100% CPU load, my temps went up to 80-90 in about a minute.

Malmortius · 28 Dec 2014 at 01:22

out my misery said:
Malnoobtius, y u ignore

Oh sorry. Uh, i have skype?

Malmortius · 28 Dec 2014 at 12:06

wazza300 said:
That error is memory related,not enough qpi/vtt

Wazza, i cleaned out my fan... you should have seen the dust. It amounted to about a fist full.

My temps are now at 37-40 idle, and at 100% load they were 70-75. When playing Dragon age inquisition they never went above 70.

That all sound good?

Malmortius · 28 Dec 2014 at 12:24

OhEsEcks said:
Sounds spot on. When was the last time you cleaned your fan? You should make a habit of doing a clean out once every 6 months at the least just to keep it ticking along nicely at good temps. More if it's in a particularly dusty environment or if you keep your machine on a carpeted floor. I keep my machine on the floor, which is carpet, but it's on a bit of wood too so it's not sucking dust up from the carpet into the PSU fan.

i cleaned it about 6 months ago, but not the part of the fan i did last night because i didnt even thinking of looking behind the fans. there was a giant wall of solid dust.

i actually dont know where the dust comes from.. i have a wooden floor and vaccuum my room every week.

Thanks for all your guys help. and you did it all for free! Im very grateful.

also, one of the main reasons i overclocked my cpu again is to buy a new gpu. now that im at 3.9, what kind of choices do i have in the range of £150-£200? i have a 500w psu

Malmortius · 28 Dec 2014 at 16:15

OhEsEcks said:
No worries and glad it's sorted. In regard to GPUs, I haven't a clue when it comes to GPUs. I usually just go with NVIDIA as I use Linux and their Linux drivers give less hassle and better performance on Linux. I'm still using a 670 at the minute because 1) it works and 2) I don't play very much on Linux that would stress it like a triple A title on Windows. Source engine is about as complex as I would play (TF2 etcetera).

Just make a new thread in the GPU sub forum and you'll get great advice.

By the way ive had one little problem. For some reason, everytime i was playing dragon age inquisition and the fan slowed down, my pc froze for a second. Any ideas why? This happens about once every 5-10 minutes.