Recent content by last_intel_guy

After tweaks it seems like the key answer to my initial issue was the voltage for the System Agent and VCCIO. With all other variables tested under the initial issue, this seems what improved temps as well as adding the standard other voltages previously on Auto as noted by Intel (PCH Core...

Sorry -- last question hijacking this thread I promise. Darkbreeze, why are we not recommending an AVX-based test to start for temperature limits again? Noticed your guide briefly mentions AVX but definitely more relevant in 2020 and only gaining as much going forward. If you have a...

So from the first step of opening task manager and checking you're usage, you should see the percentages and know from there what is slowing it down... unless you didn't follow that part? Don't just open and close it, really let it run in background and as soon as you see lag look right at your...

Latest update to revise the above, thanks everyone for the comments which have been super helpful: Several signs point to a mismatch in RAM with my motherboard, using a pretty cheap Asus z390-P and trying to run my DDR4 dual channel RAM at the manufacturer's XMP profile 3200 Mhz (XMP II, not...

Corsair Void Pro RGB Wired -- I love hearing my friends curse at how their wireless headsets keep failing them :), also really comfortable and light on the head for a fairly reasonable cost. Had mine stolen in a B&E a few years ago. First thing I re-purchased out of the loss :) One lucky thief...

Apologies if my 2-sentence stress test guide without any context was curt. Your guide (now realizing the author) is actually the best context I've seen on a beginner intro overclock with my moderate research over a few years on/off so far. So many guides just say to plug in numbers and don't...

Also to add, Darkbreeze's standard guide is good but may be slightly out of date. Two or three years ago much less people would care about AVX loads, so in their tests they just straight up disable it and check their temps without. So I wouldn't necessarily follow that guide completely (even...

It's really the only way to stress test if you want to make sure your overclock has absolutely zero lifespan impact on the CPU. If you keep it under the manageable temps in the temperature limit tests, then you know for a fact your CPU cannot get up to higher temps otherwise. Games are starting...

I think you're fine. You may be missing reading the full boot option see if you can check it in BIOS. For example, my bios setting shows as follows: "Windows Boot Manager (M.2_1: addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVME) (512 GB)" My boot drive is the addlink M.2 drive as noted in the parenthesis above...

Questions to always ask in this scenario. What is your main use? If you use for shooters like battle royales, both 2K and high refresh rate help in different ways. Are you sure your components are optimal for both options? (my GTX 1080 gets 120 frames but runs 81C with 2K) Do you care about...

Even if you did the CMOS reset, you may have some issue where the power draw is too high with that 500W PSU. Suggest you plug in bare minimum components of mouse, keyboard, monitor and make sure no other USB devices or thumbdrives are stuck anywhere on the comp. If you did that, I would check...

I use a mid-tower Corsair iCue 465x RGB, has all that with one caveat -- the top isn't really filter, but it's a magnetic mesh cover that will catch some dust. Front and bottom mesh filters are really great and easy to clean though.

Lots of misinformation going around on this one since people expect the old windows Legacy BIOS standard, but quote from the link below is here (end of the thread): In UEFI the Windows Boot Manager must always be first in Boot Priority because it alone boots Windows...

I wrote some long winded thing but re-read and saw you apparently had a 5 ghz all-core clock already. So maybe you've got some things figured out there. Try to stay below 85c on OCCT if you can with AVX2 small sets. That will be the brunt of the worst you could face and only run it for 15 mins...

Agree with Darkbreeze partially here. One suggestion I might note is to follow this guide I've found very helpful from a reddit post long ago. The key is starting with an AVX test so you understand your temp limits AND stability in one starting test, then test each in depth. Also not wasting way...