First off let me admit my newbiness. I know lots about software, but this is my first attempt at overclocking anything. That being said I read the relevent stickies (I think) and if there is anything else that I should read please let me know
I'm running my E2180 with a Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard. I have disable all of the power svaing features and have not installed any of the overclocking/powersaving software.
I got it to a stable 2.7 GHz (300 x 9) on stcok voltage (1.325 V), but CPU-Z registers it as 1.296 V. Not accurate, but ok. The thing is, when I add more voltage (say I push it to Intel's max of 1.5 V) it still registers as 1.296 V. I managed to boot at 3 GHz (300 x 10), but it took 1.5 V and CPU-Z still read 1.296 V. I understand vdroop is a problem, but that seems pretty excessive. What's going on and how do I get more power?
Thanks for the help!
I'm running my E2180 with a Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L motherboard. I have disable all of the power svaing features and have not installed any of the overclocking/powersaving software.
I got it to a stable 2.7 GHz (300 x 9) on stcok voltage (1.325 V), but CPU-Z registers it as 1.296 V. Not accurate, but ok. The thing is, when I add more voltage (say I push it to Intel's max of 1.5 V) it still registers as 1.296 V. I managed to boot at 3 GHz (300 x 10), but it took 1.5 V and CPU-Z still read 1.296 V. I understand vdroop is a problem, but that seems pretty excessive. What's going on and how do I get more power?
Thanks for the help!