Originally posted by: SaltBoy
Sorry, I'm a complete clutz when it comes to voltage.
What should I do then, exactly?
Is my power supply bad?
Do I need to increase the VCore/Dimm/NB voltage?
I've noticed in some previous posts that the BIOS voltage monitor isn't completely accurate, so can we even say with confidence that the 12V/5V rails are actually on the low side?
Also, as a general question, what's the deal with vdroop? Why do we worry about it?
Originally posted by: SaltBoy
What should I do then, exactly?
Is my power supply bad?
Do I need to increase the VCore/Dimm/NB voltage?
I've noticed in some previous posts that the BIOS voltage monitor isn't completely accurate, so can we even say with confidence that the 12V/5V rails are actually on the low side?
Also, as a general question, what's the deal with vdroop? Why do we worry about it?
Originally posted by: AZDude
I just tried 1800/800 and was getting intermittent BSOD.
I have my Vcore set at 1.41 (whatever is closest to that) CPU-z and speedfan show it at 1.39. Should I bump it up?
Thanks guys. I should have edited my post as soon as I caught up with reading all of the rest of the thread; you wouldn't have had to repeat yourself!Originally posted by: Core2
Originally posted by: SaltBoy
What should I do then, exactly?
Is my power supply bad?
Do I need to increase the VCore/Dimm/NB voltage?
I've noticed in some previous posts that the BIOS voltage monitor isn't completely accurate, so can we even say with confidence that the 12V/5V rails are actually on the low side?
Also, as a general question, what's the deal with vdroop? Why do we worry about it?
Well thanks to dlxmax you can breathe a sigh of relief. Seems the bios is showing false readings. Its is always good idea if you suspect a faulty PSU to test it. Here are some reasonable priced testers PSU Tester
Originally posted by: SaltBoy
A related question that I didn't catch the answer to - Speedfan reports the same "false" readings. Is it using the same meters as the BIOS meters?
Originally posted by: Core2
Anyone heard from adder1971? Its not like him to just disappear. Ryan, where are you???
Originally posted by: Genuine Imitation
Originally posted by: Core2
Anyone heard from adder1971? Its not like him to just disappear. Ryan, where are you???
Yeah haven't seen him for a few days.
In other news I started overclocking my ram last night. I got it to 852 at 2.178v before I started getting memtest errors at the default 4-4-4-12 2T timings. Doing this at the 1560fsb bumped me off the 1:1 multi I was running previously and I lost about .3 on superpi even though the ram was running 70mhz faster Looks like I'd need at least another 30-40mhz before I'd make it back to even with the 1:1 time. But still, without jumping over the recommended voltage, getting to 852 isn't too bad, but I kinda expected a little more out of the ram. I only tweaked for about 40 mins, hopefully tonight I'll be able to play with it more.
Originally posted by: Core2
Originally posted by: Genuine Imitation
Originally posted by: Core2
Anyone heard from adder1971? Its not like him to just disappear. Ryan, where are you???
Yeah haven't seen him for a few days.
In other news I started overclocking my ram last night. I got it to 852 at 2.178v before I started getting memtest errors at the default 4-4-4-12 2T timings. Doing this at the 1560fsb bumped me off the 1:1 multi I was running previously and I lost about .3 on superpi even though the ram was running 70mhz faster Looks like I'd need at least another 30-40mhz before I'd make it back to even with the 1:1 time. But still, without jumping over the recommended voltage, getting to 852 isn't too bad, but I kinda expected a little more out of the ram. I only tweaked for about 40 mins, hopefully tonight I'll be able to play with it more.
Did you try upping the vdimm to 2.25
Originally posted by: Core2
Originally posted by: AZDude
I just tried 1800/800 and was getting intermittent BSOD.
I have my Vcore set at 1.41 (whatever is closest to that) CPU-z and speedfan show it at 1.39. Should I bump it up?
Try Auto vcore and Auto NB. That area can be a little tough. If auto doesn't work there. Try it at 1900/800
Originally posted by: AZDude
Originally posted by: Core2
Try Auto vcore and Auto NB. That area can be a little tough. If auto doesn't work there. Try it at 1900/800
OK, another question, when I put the Vcore on Auto it jumps the voltage all the way up to 1.49. This seems high, and raises my temps from 42 degrees idle to 47 degrees idle. Is that to high?
Originally posted by: Core2
Originally posted by: DeadMan3000
Core1 I saw your post about you had to modify the Arctic Freezer to fit without hitting the Northbridge heatsink. Can you tell me how you did that? I have one on order and all I have is some pincers. Will they do?
To fit it to blow out the back of the case. You have to trim the fan housing in the lower left hand corner with a heated knife or I used a hack saw blade and bend up the bottom fin up slightly to clear the NB its easy. pincers?????
Originally posted by: AZDude
Originally posted by: Core2
Originally posted by: AZDude
I just tried 1800/800 and was getting intermittent BSOD.
I have my Vcore set at 1.41 (whatever is closest to that) CPU-z and speedfan show it at 1.39. Should I bump it up?
Try Auto vcore and Auto NB. That area can be a little tough. If auto doesn't work there. Try it at 1900/800
OK, another question, when I put the Vcore on Auto it jumps the voltage all the way up to 1.49. This seems high, and raises my temps from 42 degrees idle to 47 degrees idle. Is that to high?
Originally posted by: mantras
Originally posted by: Core2
Originally posted by: DeadMan3000
Core1 I saw your post about you had to modify the Arctic Freezer to fit without hitting the Northbridge heatsink. Can you tell me how you did that? I have one on order and all I have is some pincers. Will they do?
To fit it to blow out the back of the case. You have to trim the fan housing in the lower left hand corner with a heated knife or I used a hack saw blade and bend up the bottom fin up slightly to clear the NB its easy. pincers?????
From what I've read the arctic freezer 7 pro fan should be facing the ram slots and pulling air through the heatsink and towards the back outtakes on the case. Right now that is how I have it setup with the bottom fin pulled up slightly to clear the default northbridge heatsink. Been working great for me. Tell me if this is wrong. Love this forum.
Originally posted by: mantras
Originally posted by: Core2
Originally posted by: DeadMan3000
Core1 I saw your post about you had to modify the Arctic Freezer to fit without hitting the Northbridge heatsink. Can you tell me how you did that? I have one on order and all I have is some pincers. Will they do?
To fit it to blow out the back of the case. You have to trim the fan housing in the lower left hand corner with a heated knife or I used a hack saw blade and bend up the bottom fin up slightly to clear the NB its easy. pincers?????
From what I've read the arctic freezer 7 pro fan should be facing the ram slots and pulling air through the heatsink and towards the back outtakes on the case. Right now that is how I have it setup with the bottom fin pulled up slightly to clear the default northbridge heatsink. Been working great for me. Tell me if this is wrong. Love this forum.
Originally posted by: DeadMan3000
The Arctic Freezer 7 Pro uses Arctic MX-1 thermal paste which hardens over 200 hours. Do you think this will work better for my concave CPU (If indeed my CPU is concave that is which seems likely)? Maybe it will fill the concave better than AS5?