Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC V-CORE Adaptive Mode?

harveylewis12 · Mar 2, 2016

Okay so i have this motherboard running an I7 4790K.

My temps at idle are high at around 50c with a h100i cooler. 65c idle with stock cooler.

I noticed that my CPU Voltage and Frequency were not dropping down when idle so its always running on full volts at 4.4GHz Turbo Boost. With turbo boost disabled same temps are achieved.

My question is how do i get the Gigabyte BIOS to set the V-CORE to drop the volts when it is idle. I know Intel processors are made to do this. There is no adaptive mode option that i can see anywhere

Here are some screenshots of my BIOS. Please help

DonkeyOatie · Mar 2, 2016

I use ASRock boards. I have a Vcore option which defaults to Auto, but lets me select Adaptive Voltage and Override Voltage as option. When selected it allows me to specify Vcore . The same applies to Multiplier, I have to change the Auto option to All Core to get a Multiplier I can set.

Sorry I cannot be of more help with your UEFI.

harveylewis12 · Mar 2, 2016

DonkeyOatie :

Does your adaptive voltage require you to input a voltage or not? Just wondering even though it does not relate to mine

DonkeyOatie · Mar 2, 2016

Yes it does. There is both and Adaptive Voltage and an Adaptive Offset. My Research system is in pieces at the moment, so I cannot post a screen shot. I may be able to capture one from one of the overclocking systems we have built at school.

In general, I first overclock with an Offest, fixed voltage at all speeds, then tune that to an Adaptive overclock, when I know what is stable.

The Adaptive Voltage is somewhat flexible then Override, the system will ask for and get more voltage than you set if it needs it, from my experience.

harveylewis12 · Mar 2, 2016

DonkeyOatie :

Okay, later on when i'm with my PC i will post a pic of my BIOS where i think i might be able to do this. Could you then let me know if it looks like the correct options.

Also how much should i offset my cpu?

DonkeyOatie · Mar 2, 2016

None to start with, what's your Vcore for Override? What speed/voltage are you going for?

harveylewis12 · Mar 2, 2016

External overuse set to auto which is at 1.800

DonkeyOatie · Mar 2, 2016

That's the VRIN. According to the BIOS shots above your Vcore is 1.185V. That's about stock and your multiplier is stock too, so what is your overclock, or have I misunderstood you?

EDIT: I realize that I did misunderstand.

You have a problem different than I thought.

What are your OS power settings?

Setting the Power to Balanced should do it,.

harveylewis12 · Mar 2, 2016

See here https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18720236&page=3 for all my settings that are set now and are default. From the 3rd pic down

DonkeyOatie · Mar 2, 2016

The symptoms you are describing have nothing to do with overclocking. If you change the OS power plan to Balanced, your Chip will idle properly.

harveylewis12 · Mar 2, 2016

They are on balanced

DonkeyOatie · Mar 2, 2016

And it's still at 4.4Ghz on all cores and you have made no other changes to the system?

harveylewis12 · Mar 2, 2016

That is correct

DonkeyOatie · Mar 2, 2016

See if Power Saver helps. It probably won't, but.....

WE may be able to 'Overclock' your system to solve your problem, but I'd rather find and solve the 'real' reason.

Can you do a 'hard' reset of your BIOS to stock?

harveylewis12 · Mar 2, 2016

Yeah I've tried the power options all off them and yes BIOS is back to default

DonkeyOatie · Mar 2, 2016

I'm running through a list of ideas.

You've checked to see that there is no background task churning away?

harveylewis12 · Mar 2, 2016

Yeah correct

DonkeyOatie · Mar 2, 2016

EVERY time I've encountered the problem you have, it has been due to OS power management being other than Balanced. (Sorry to be beating a dead horse) Are you re-booting or re-starting your computer after each of these changes?

harveylewis12 · Mar 2, 2016

It's fine I appreciate the help!

Yes I have tried re boots but Still no difference, I can try this in half an hour when I'm at my pc again

DonkeyOatie · Mar 2, 2016

Some setting had been changed (C states, power management, XMP....) We need to find it and change it back.

harveylewis12 · Mar 2, 2016

Yes I agree, I have tried everything I know in the BIOS but there could be something I missed

DonkeyOatie · Mar 2, 2016

Re-set, reboot, and setting the OS should do it.

harveylewis12 · Mar 2, 2016

Okay, so I restored the defaults if power options and then rebooted, 24c without lowering my Vcore to what it used to be so hopefully it might be sorted

DonkeyOatie · Mar 2, 2016

So what is it that you were trying to do, in the first place?

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