cool n quiet question.

[nyker96]

Will something bad happen when CnQ try to throttle?

 

[Roguestar]

Nope. It'll just lower the speed (by downing the multiplier if I am correct) of the processor to save heat and energy. It just means that your OC will be choked. Take CnQ off if you want to overclock it.

 

[betasub]

It also reduces voltage, which may cause the system to hang if it reaches a state (overclocked) that the lowered voltage can't support.

 

[aka1nas]

Also, for C&Q to function, you must leave the vCore and multiplier at stock(auto) settings in the BIOS. If your board doesn't have an "overvolt by %" type option, than you are limited to stock voltage if you want to OC and use C&Q.

 

[nyker96]

thanks guys I was suspecting something like that, cause a friend's bro did that to his 165 and it locks up all the time on him. I was also thinking alone the line that lowered voltage makes it unable to handle the OC.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

I've been using CnQ on an overclocked system for over a year now with no issues. By using a third party app (RMclock) to control the throttling and voltages you can eliminate most of the problems, the one main restriction that remains is using the max/default multi for overclocking.

It really works well and gives you the best of both worlds IMO. 95% of the time my system runs just slightly under stock mhz with the minimum voltage that my mobo can supply, which means it runs extremely cool and uses less energy. But when I launch an app that pushes the CPU usage it ramps up (in milliseconds) to my max overclock and voltage settings and stays there until CPU usage tails off then it throttle back down.

Steps to make it work
1. download and install the CnQ driver from AMD's website
2. enable CnQ in bios
3. Download,install and setup RMclock. Or set your power management settings in windows. IMO RMclock gives you much more control over when and how it throttles