- Oct 28, 2013
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Hey guys I have an Asus Z97-A with an i7 4790k. I got the Noctua NH-D14 so I've been trying to overclock this puppy. I've gotten to 4.6 on all four cores @ 1.2 volts when in manual mode, however when I switch to adaptive mode it starts to get weird.
While using adaptive I can set the maximum turbo voltage to 1.2 volts, and it just doesn't listen. Even when not stress testing (I know about the AVX voltage increase), and just gaming and general productivity the load voltage tops out at 1.24. Of course when stress testing it jumps to 1.26 (using Prime95, OCCT, or AIDA), but also some newer games bumps it up to 1.26. It's like I can put any value in that field and it doesn't change the voltage at all.
While using adaptive I can set the maximum turbo voltage to 1.2 volts, and it just doesn't listen. Even when not stress testing (I know about the AVX voltage increase), and just gaming and general productivity the load voltage tops out at 1.24. Of course when stress testing it jumps to 1.26 (using Prime95, OCCT, or AIDA), but also some newer games bumps it up to 1.26. It's like I can put any value in that field and it doesn't change the voltage at all.
This way you can always fall back to the manual, then when you have more time, pull out the settings you ended with and start playing again
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