I have an old setup:
Asus Striker Extreme (680i SLI) BIOS 2002
E6850 set to 4GHz@400FSBx9
I decided to overclock it in the hopes of getting another year out of it.
I noticed that even if I set all the voltages to Auto, CPU-Z does not show the core voltage changing. Only the multiplier.
I set it to stock and noticed the same thing.
I was under the impression that if I enable E1ST and/or C1E, the voltage would be reduced.
Also, I noticed that when I bumped up FSB, Vcore was bumped up to ~1.45@400 vs. the ~1.35@333
Isn't it supposed to just use the Vid that's in the CPU when Vcore is set to Auto?
Current, I've forced Vcore to be ~1.35 and my system is running stable (so far. Orthos @6 hours). High @57C vs. 62C when Vcore was at ~1.45
Since I noticed a big drop in temp, I'm pretty sure that the voltage was not being dropped during idle.
I've tried looking but I didn't find anyone mentioning how the voltage wasn't changing.
Most people who overclocked just disable Speedstep to begin with.
Thanks.
Asus Striker Extreme (680i SLI) BIOS 2002
E6850 set to 4GHz@400FSBx9
I decided to overclock it in the hopes of getting another year out of it.
I noticed that even if I set all the voltages to Auto, CPU-Z does not show the core voltage changing. Only the multiplier.
I set it to stock and noticed the same thing.
I was under the impression that if I enable E1ST and/or C1E, the voltage would be reduced.
Also, I noticed that when I bumped up FSB, Vcore was bumped up to ~1.45@400 vs. the ~1.35@333
Isn't it supposed to just use the Vid that's in the CPU when Vcore is set to Auto?
Current, I've forced Vcore to be ~1.35 and my system is running stable (so far. Orthos @6 hours). High @57C vs. 62C when Vcore was at ~1.45
Since I noticed a big drop in temp, I'm pretty sure that the voltage was not being dropped during idle.
I've tried looking but I didn't find anyone mentioning how the voltage wasn't changing.
Most people who overclocked just disable Speedstep to begin with.
Thanks.
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