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How to use offset voltage?

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  • Asus
  • CPUs
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October 13, 2014 11:32:08 AM

I am trying to OC my 4790K so all cores run at 4.4GHz. The problem is that I'm not sure how to set the voltage.

At a constant 1.2V it seems stable, but I don't want a constant voltage. I have an Asus Z97-A and on auto it sets the voltage to 1.279V at stock or when overclocked to 4.4GHz on all cores. At stock it varies though, sometimes it will drop to 1.189V.

I'm not 100% sure 1.2V is stable, but it seems to work fine. I played some BF4 and ran Aida64 for an hour without issue. I know that isn't long enough, but I just needed a quick test.

So, how do I use offset voltage? The BIOS reads stock voltage as 1.088V, and I would like to use 1.2V. I currently have EIST, Boost and all C states set to on. I've searched around for info, but there isn't much that was helpful.

Thanks.

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October 13, 2014 3:34:08 PM

Note: Manual Override is better than the "auto" overclock from your Uefi Bios. Simply because the Auto Overclock feature will always tend to over volt your CPU which causes massive increase in Temperatures. In the other hand if you Override and use your own voltage you can do trial and error on the voltage, meaning you can increase or decrease the voltage you use on a certain level of overclock until you find the right voltage to where when you test it, it won't BSOD. Also lower voltage = better temperature. You will also find if your CPU is a good overclocker if you can run 4.4 or 4.5 at lower voltage.

I mostly prefer Manual override
You need to do manual override in your UEFI bios, it will run on a constant voltage.

Check this guide, I have used this with my old 4.4 but managed to go up at 4.6 after doing trial and error with the multiplier and my voltage (with the voltage not going over 1.3) at the same time voided my warranty after delidding my chip and adding Liquid electrical tape on the capacitor's..

But ye check this link, it should help you out.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1722630/intel-go...

Also try use the latest P95 for testing to make sure its a stable clock. Or the alternative intel Burn test. <--- this too tend to make the chips run very hot.

Another good testing software is OCCT which is also free.
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