Long story short. I have a 4.0Ghz 1055T AMD Phenom II X6 stable, running at 1.44V
However, when I run the chip with Cool N Quiet and C1E, the overclocking is very stable.
I think I will have to overclock it to 3.7 Ghz
I already tried 4.0Ghz, 3.9Ghz and 3.8Ghz and the machine is unstable.
So my questions are:
1) if my Vcore is 1.44V and my CPU usage is 8%, how many watts will my CPU use even when I am barely using 8%-15% of my CPU?
2) How much more expensive (electricity bill) is to run a chip at 4000 Mhz all the time, vs a chip that scales from 1000Mhz to 3700Mhz
Right now, I have to options
1) 4.0Ghz stable. Turbo, Cool N Quiet, C1E disabled
2) 3.6Ghz-3.7Ghz stable. Cool N Quiet, C1E enabled.
I guess I can also enable Turbo to maybe reach 3.8Ghz or 3.9Ghz when only 3 cores are used.
Anyway, let me know your thoughts.
I do HATE it when my machie is unstable, blue screens...
Changing voltage and speed is a nice feature, but hey, I might have to overclock it only to 3.6Ghz-3.7Ghz
I like to use only 1000 Mhz and 1.36V when I need it, and then jump to 3600Mhz-3700Mhz when I need it. I like a machine that is energy efficient
In conclusion
1) I like a machine that is STABLE. That is the priority, however, I don't want the electric bill to be insanely high
2) I like a machine that is energy efficient. As long as it doesn't makes my computer unstable. I am willing to lose a bit of speed, if it makes sense from the economic point of view
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
I've read most overclockers just disable everything related to changing voltage or speed
However, when I run the chip with Cool N Quiet and C1E, the overclocking is very stable.
I think I will have to overclock it to 3.7 Ghz
I already tried 4.0Ghz, 3.9Ghz and 3.8Ghz and the machine is unstable.
So my questions are:
1) if my Vcore is 1.44V and my CPU usage is 8%, how many watts will my CPU use even when I am barely using 8%-15% of my CPU?
2) How much more expensive (electricity bill) is to run a chip at 4000 Mhz all the time, vs a chip that scales from 1000Mhz to 3700Mhz
Right now, I have to options
1) 4.0Ghz stable. Turbo, Cool N Quiet, C1E disabled
2) 3.6Ghz-3.7Ghz stable. Cool N Quiet, C1E enabled.
I guess I can also enable Turbo to maybe reach 3.8Ghz or 3.9Ghz when only 3 cores are used.
Anyway, let me know your thoughts.
I do HATE it when my machie is unstable, blue screens...
Changing voltage and speed is a nice feature, but hey, I might have to overclock it only to 3.6Ghz-3.7Ghz
I like to use only 1000 Mhz and 1.36V when I need it, and then jump to 3600Mhz-3700Mhz when I need it. I like a machine that is energy efficient
In conclusion
1) I like a machine that is STABLE. That is the priority, however, I don't want the electric bill to be insanely high
2) I like a machine that is energy efficient. As long as it doesn't makes my computer unstable. I am willing to lose a bit of speed, if it makes sense from the economic point of view
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
I've read most overclockers just disable everything related to changing voltage or speed