Hello Everybody,
I was able to OC up to 4.4ghz, which is plenty for me, but as I started running Prime95, I realized that my VCore was 1.39, as compared to the 1.30 that I set. I am aware that there are sometimes fluctuations .3 off of the set VCore, but this seemed abnormally high. When I look into the BIOS, the reported VCore matches the 1.39, even though it shows that it is set to 1.30.
In an attempt to troubleshoot, I tried lowering the VCore even further to no effect. I also lowered the multiplier with no change. I am really stuck and although I am able to keep Max temps in the 70-80 range on HWMon and Prime95, 1.39 seems to close to the 1.5 limit for comfort.
Any ideas?
For reference, I used both this and this as guides.
My Setup:
Mobo: GA Z68MX-UD2H-B3
CPU: i5-2500k (Trying to OC to keep relevant until SkyLake upgade)
CPU Fan: Zalman CNPS9500AT (size limitations) -- Case has great airflow though
GPU: Sapphire R9 280X Dual-X
PSU: OCZ 500watt
1 SSD, 1HDD
I was able to OC up to 4.4ghz, which is plenty for me, but as I started running Prime95, I realized that my VCore was 1.39, as compared to the 1.30 that I set. I am aware that there are sometimes fluctuations .3 off of the set VCore, but this seemed abnormally high. When I look into the BIOS, the reported VCore matches the 1.39, even though it shows that it is set to 1.30.
In an attempt to troubleshoot, I tried lowering the VCore even further to no effect. I also lowered the multiplier with no change. I am really stuck and although I am able to keep Max temps in the 70-80 range on HWMon and Prime95, 1.39 seems to close to the 1.5 limit for comfort.
Any ideas?
For reference, I used both this and this as guides.
My Setup:
Mobo: GA Z68MX-UD2H-B3
CPU: i5-2500k (Trying to OC to keep relevant until SkyLake upgade)
CPU Fan: Zalman CNPS9500AT (size limitations) -- Case has great airflow though
GPU: Sapphire R9 280X Dual-X
PSU: OCZ 500watt
1 SSD, 1HDD
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