i5 4690k Overclock Definitions - Correct?

[Cadito]

Hi guys! I have an i54690k, an Asus Z97-A and RAM 16Gb GSkill 2133Mhz.
I've been reading tutorials to correctly overclock my cpu and I was able to stabilize it at 4.5Ghz Turbo Speed with 1.85v. I want my cpu to ramp from bottom to top speed, because I leave my computer sometimes on Idle or just downloading Torrents for quite awhile.

That said, if you could take a look at my BIOS configuration just to see if I'm doing it right, it would be of much help. Just to add, I stressed my cpu with Intel Burn Test at Maximum and the temps were 86ºC, I cannot lower the voltage, otherwise the system will reboot or hang.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Looks like 1.185... that got me rather worried.

 

[drtoast]

just enable all the c states again, change your overclock to adaptive voltage settings, and then enable the balanced / custom power saving mode to allow the cores to downclock on idle.

 

[Cadito]

How does the Adaptive Voltage really works? I have to chosse between "+" and "-" and voltage... I'm a little confused.

 

[drtoast]

if you used - it would take the stock voltage and apply a negative amount to it... less power... boot fail.

You work out the difference between stock... not what the board says, but what your chip actually uses.

between stock and your voltage required for overclock, then you apply stock voltage and +the difference so that it can add that much power to stock when it overclocks.

 

[Cadito]

Ok... I tried some settings in adaptive and I wasn't able to successfully boot windows. Give me some extra info please.
As I set my AI Overclock Tuner - XMP my auto voltage readings were:

CPU Core Voltage - 0.976v
CPU Cache Voltage - 1.154v

But for my overclock settings I need CPU Core Voltage - 1.185v. So, if i switch to adaptive I should choose the settings like these:

Offset +
Offset Value - 0.976
Turbo - 0.874
TOTAL - 1.85v

Is this correct? and for CPU Cache Voltage? What should I set? The maximum offset value allowed is 0.999999v. I'm a little lost...

 

[drtoast]

what is the voltage your chip requires to launch at stock? You need that information for adaptive.

 

[Cadito]

0.976v

 

[drtoast]

now is that a figure you have verified with another software or just what your board is telling you?