Hi first time overclocker here and I thought I'll try my hand at overclocking as I've always been using stock speeds and I read its easier than ever to overclock nowadays. This is my problem. I'm using a z87 Asrock board and using the A=tuning software that comes with the mb. So I want to test for stability at 4.2 ghz and setting Vcore to 1.2V. I read that adaptive voltage means that your cpu will run at the set voltage under heavy load and otherwise at a much lower voltage under idle. This is what I want so i set the adaptive voltage at 1.200 V and 4.2 ghz. I run intelburn test and while monitoring through cpu-z, I notice that my voltage jumps to almost 1.4 V and the com bsod and restarts. Im confused shouldn't the voltage cap at 1.2V that I set and how do I prevent it jumping so high. Even if the com detects that 1.2V is too low, surely 1.4V is too high even for adaptive voltage.
Note that when I tried with override voltage and set it at 1.215V, it does stay stable at that value but I do not want it to run at that voltage even when idle. So I would appreciate if someone could help me with the voltage jump under adaptive voltage settings. Also I notice there's offset voltage and should I tinker with that value? Feel free to clarify and I can post a screenshot if needed.Thanks for all your replies.
Note that when I tried with override voltage and set it at 1.215V, it does stay stable at that value but I do not want it to run at that voltage even when idle. So I would appreciate if someone could help me with the voltage jump under adaptive voltage settings. Also I notice there's offset voltage and should I tinker with that value? Feel free to clarify and I can post a screenshot if needed.Thanks for all your replies.
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