- Jan 28, 2014
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A lot has changed since I was last on here. I upgraded my old case from a Rosewill LINE-M to a Cooler Master HAF 912, and with that, I upgraded my MSI 760GMA-P34(fx) to an ASUS M5A99X R2.0 EVO. This has more fans and all, but towards the end of my MSI 760GMA motherboard's use (about a month or two), my CPU performance has dropped. I use PassMark mostly for tests, and I used to get, at stock speeds, about 8200 or 8300. Now I only get about 7600-7900. When I overclocked to 4 GHz+, I used to get about 9000-9500. Now I get 8400-8600 (8700 rarely). I have enabled Load-Line for vCore and CPU/NB to Ultra High and High, respectively. Even at 4.4 GHz, I only get 8600. Battlefield 4's GPU usage on my 270X (1150 MHz core clock and 1425 MHz memory clock) is back down to around 60-80% (90-99 on small maps). My CPU usage is 50-80% on every core. I don't get why. My temps are fine at 14 C idle (obviously a lie, ambient temp is about 19-20 C) and the socket temp at idle is 35-45 C (a little high, especially at 1.3V, and I got this motherboard last night). Also, when I transferred my CPU, the thermal compound looked like it was a little dried up, but I didn't think too much of it, should have gotten some more. My main issue is my Corsair H60. Not a great cooler, but it is what I had to get for my old case. I don't have much more to be able to upgrade, either. How could I get my performance back? EPU is off, Cool N' Quiet is off, and just about every power saving feature is off. My PSU is 750W 80+ Bronze, and should be delivering ample current. Also, how should I go about overclocking a bit more. My load temps stress testing worries me, though. I get up to 70 C socket after 15 minutes of Prime95, but only 64 C after 2 hours of BF4. I need to know what is heating up my CPU socket so much, as it did on my old board (more severe then). Thank you very much, and sorry for being so scattered.
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