voltage dilemma. what do you thinK?

Nodiggidy123 · 16 Oct 2011 at 21:51

using the motherboard in my sig, there is no power offset mode.

basically i can run a 4.5gig oc on auto at 1.376 volts which goes down to about 1.00v at idle.

or i can run 4.5 on manual at 1.265 volts but although the clocks ramp down, the voltage doesnt at idle.

what should i do?

weird_dave · 17 Oct 2011 at 01:21

I'd go with 1.265 manual. The extra v at idle won't do any harm and won't £cost much leccy either. Under load, the extra v if on auto means a lot more leccy and heat.

Gandeh · 17 Oct 2011 at 01:41

Does lower vs on the CPU automatically mean better performance just because it's cooler?

Martini1991 · 17 Oct 2011 at 01:45

Gandeh said:
Does lower vs on the CPU automatically mean better performance just because it's cooler?

Nope.

Gandeh · 17 Oct 2011 at 01:47

Thank you

Nodiggidy123 · 17 Oct 2011 at 12:05

weird_dave said:
I'd go with 1.265 manual. The extra v at idle won't do any harm and won't £cost much leccy either. Under load, the extra v if on auto means a lot more leccy and heat.

im leaning towards this tbh. just wandering what the standard practice is?

robin66 · 17 Oct 2011 at 15:34

It's better to keep it lower overall rather than when it's just idle.

So manual is always best for overclocking over auto.

Nodiggidy123 · 17 Oct 2011 at 15:39

robin66 said:
It's better to keep it lower overall rather than when it's just idle.

So manual is always best for overclocking over auto.

This is my view. Shame the official msi mods think otherwise by telling me to keep it auto.
Lol