I need help

[Straps]

So I recently was informed that my PSU isnt compatible with Haswel in my Intel i5 4430 and I read that you can disable it. But my question is how do you disable it in BIOS?

 

[TheDualshock]

You will have to look in your BIOS. It will probably be under Advanced or in Power Management. I believe you will need to disable C6/C7 saving states.

 

[Straps]

You will have to look in your BIOS. It will probably be under Advanced or in Power Management. I believe you will need to disable C6/C7 saving states.

I dont actually have my PC yet Im still waiting for parts to be delivered, but I was just wondering If you can disable C6/C7 States. Also, is BIOS like a locked program I cant get into, there were a lot of videos on how to unlock BIOS.

 

[TheDualshock]

Depending on your motherboard, your BIOS should never be "locked". I understand that OEMs (Asus, Dell, HP, Compaq) might place restrictions on in the BIOS for modifying settings. If you built the PC, chances are you will be able to easily access the BIOS.

 

[Straps]

Depending on your motherboard, your BIOS should never be "locked". I understand that OEMs (Asus, Dell, HP, Compaq) might place restrictions on in the BIOS for modifying settings. If you built the PC, chances are you will be able to easily access the BIOS.

I have an EVGA Z87 FTW, but I read that disabling C6/C7 is only a temporary solution.

 

[TheDualshock]

I have an EVGA Z87 FTW, but I read that disabling C6/C7 is only a temporary solution.

It isn't really a "temporary solution" as it fixes the problem when the PC goes into standby (hibernate).
A 100% fix would obviously be buying a Haswell compatible PSU but you won't run into any problems if you disable C6/C7.
The reason why there is this whole "Intel Haswell compatible" thingy is that when your PC goes into an extreme power saving mode (such as hibernate/prolonged sleep), your PSU needs to be able to provide a very small amount of power to the CPU in order to keep the computer stable (not shutting down or not blue screening). Non-compatible PSUs don't meet the requirement of a minimum amount of amps need for it. Pretend you only need 0.5 amps but the least your PSU can give is 2 amps, it'll make the system unstable and cause problems. It won't damaged any components or anything, just a system shutdown or blue screen. In the gaming scene, we don't see many people actually go for power saving features and other things such as sleep/hibernate. You could also to be 100% sure in addition to disabling C6/C7 is to set your PC to never sleep.

 

[Straps]

I have an EVGA Z87 FTW, but I read that disabling C6/C7 is only a temporary solution.

It isn't really a "temporary solution" as it fixes the problem when the PC goes into standby (hibernate).
A 100% fix would obviously be buying a Haswell compatible PSU but you won't run into any problems if you disable C6/C7.
The reason why there is this whole "Intel Haswell compatible" thingy is that when your PC goes into an extreme power saving mode (such as hibernate/prolonged sleep), your PSU needs to be able to provide a very small amount of power to the CPU in order to keep the computer stable (not shutting down or not blue screening). Non-compatible PSUs don't meet the requirement of a minimum amount of amps need for it. Pretend you only need 0.5 amps but the least your PSU can give is 2 amps, it'll make the system unstable and cause problems. It won't damaged any components or anything, just a system shutdown or blue screen. In the gaming scene, we don't see many people actually go for power saving features and other things such as sleep/hibernate. You could also to be 100% sure in addition to disabling C6/C7 is to set your PC to never sleep.

Thanks for typing this long and detailed response, I completely understand Haswell now. I also found a list by Corsair naming all of the power supplies and if theyre comaptible. Most of their PSUs are compatible with Haswell and well let me give you a link

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/blog/2013/may/haswell-compatibility-with-corsair-power-supplies

 

[TheDualshock]

Thanks for typing this long and detailed response, I completely understand Haswell now. I also found a list by Corsair naming all of the power supplies and if theyre comaptible. Most of their PSUs are compatible with Haswell and well let me give you a link

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/blog/2013/may/haswell-compatibility-with-corsair-power-supplies

A pretty handy list, most PSU manufacturer's have their own list about it as well. As you probably know, a Haswell compatible PSU won't give you more performance than one with it. The only affected thing is the power saving thingy.
Even some power supply that haven't been tested are compatible with Haswell anyways.

 

[Straps]

Thanks for typing this long and detailed response, I completely understand Haswell now. I also found a list by Corsair naming all of the power supplies and if theyre comaptible. Most of their PSUs are compatible with Haswell and well let me give you a link

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/blog/2013/may/haswell-compatibility-with-corsair-power-supplies

A pretty handy list, most PSU manufacturer's have their own list about it as well. As you probably know, a Haswell compatible PSU won't give you more performance than one with it. The only affected thing is the power saving thingy.
Even some power supply that haven't been tested are compatible with Haswell anyways.

I have a Corsair CX500M, on the list it is still pending so I got my fingers crossed >.<

 

[TheDualshock]

I have a Corsair CX500M, on the list it is still pending so I got my fingers crossed >.<

If you have a little more money and you haven't bought the PSU yet, I'd suggest going for a better quality one (that Corsair PSU is tier 3 : http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html )

However in most instances, that PSU will be perfectly fine and do the job.

 

[Straps]

I have a Corsair CX500M, on the list it is still pending so I got my fingers crossed >.<

If you have a little more money and you haven't bought the PSU yet, I'd suggest going for a better quality one (that Corsair PSU is tier 3 : http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html )

However in most instances, that PSU will be perfectly fine and do the job.

Thanks for the advice, I have ordered my PSU as it is in fact sitting 3 feet from me, not even. Most PSUs are compatible with Haswell and everyone says to just disable it in BIOS(Like you said). Anyway thanks for giving me speedy quick responses and add me on Steam and we could possibly play once my PC is built. My steam name is Straps btw