Recent content by neomulemi6

Yeah I have all the C-states enabled as well as EIST.

Yeah, doesn't change anything.

Well, I want the CPU to down clock itself, that's good. My problem is that the vcore isn't dropping. I want them both to drop.

My processor turbo boosts from 4.0ghz to 4.4ghz by default. I noticed that if I disable turbo boost, manually OC my processor to 4.4, and use the Balanced power plan in Windows, the behavior is basically identical. I'm running at 4.4 under load, and it clocks down (to 800mhz) when idle. So...

I'm really torn between you 2 guys builds. I could mix and match and go with the Gigabyte mobo and the MSI card. Both of these builds seem great. Thanks guys.

I haven't kept current with PC hardware for years, no idea where to even begin. I've built PCs in the past, I only need help selecting good components that will be reliable and upgradeable. If possible, I'd like a motherboard that I could pop a much more powerful CPU into a couple years from...