OC Genie Makes CPU Fan Go To 100%

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Title says it all, when I got to use OC Genie to overclock my CPU it makes the CPU fan ramp up to 100%.
Is there a bios setting to fix this?
Thanks.
 
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you can write down the settings that the OC genie sets and enter them manually. Also make sure Cool and Quiet is on in the BIOS. Many times it is recommended to turn it off to help with overclocking but I have found with a lot of testing you can keep it on and get very close to the same OC but have to run slightly higher voltage.

EDIT: Cool and Quiet does 2 things. 1st is it will allow the voltage to be dropped when the CPU is not at full load to help with heat and power consumption. 2nd is it allows the motherboard to control the speed of the fan to help reduce the noise when the high speed is not needed.
 
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Okay, thank you for the recommendation. Do you think a FX-8350 could OC to 4.4Ghz using the cooler Hyper 212 Evo?
 
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I want to say no. The reason is the 8350's, AMD octa-core CPU's in general, run very hot to start with so when you add teh heat of a higher frequency and more voltage the Hyper 212's can not dissipate that much heat. To hit 4.4+ you really should get a big air cooler or a 240mm or bigger AIO liquid cooling system.

To check temps and speeds at the same time for AMD download AMD Overdrive and only use it to watch the Thermal Margin. The thermal margin shows how many degrees before your CPU starts to throttle. Obviously this means when it reaches 0°c your running to hot. I like to leave a minimum of 6° before throttling to help with summer time heat fluctuations.
 
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However doing any kind of overclocking you'll want the fan speeds to spin at or near 100%. It isnt really smart to have a overclock and not have fans running full speed. Besides if its the stock evo fan those dont run loud so whats the issue?
 
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I disagree with you assessment of the the fans needing to be at 100% all the time. I am running an OC of 4.5GHz and have my fans to hit 100% only when the CPU hits 45°C and ramp down from there and hover around 50% or under at idle.

with a proper fan control program you can make your own fan curve to reduce noise when the system doesn't need that much cooling and ramp it up faster when it does.
 
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Again the evo fan isn't audible anyway. I always have mine at 100% as i cant hear it anyway and i'd rather be safe than sorry. I have a evo cooler on all 3 of my pc's one running a 6300, 1 on a overclocked 2500k and one on my 6700k. None of the stock fans can even be heard outaide the case when at 100% speed. You can have them ramp up and down sure.
 
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I have the EVO and it is audible. The stock CM hyper 212 evo fan @ 2000 rpm is 36 dba. that is more than audible. A 17 dba case fan is audible at 3 feet while very quiet it can be heard.

EDIT: here is the fan for that cooler and the specs: http://www.cmstore-usa.com/hyper-212-evo-120mm-fan-oem-package/
 
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The problem with finding a good voltage is every time I reboot to see if it works, if my computer crashes I have to remove my GPU to get to the CMOS... Worst placement for that damn thing ever.
 
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I can disagree with it not being very audible. I feel like my PC is about to make a lift off...
 
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That's rather odd. Maybe a faulty fan? I have the older style fan on one and the newer style on my wifes pc on the 2500k. Just slowly work your way down. Once you find the unstable voltage justtake it back up to the last good stable voltage. You shouldnt have to pull cmos batt. With every little bit of lowering do a stress test. Normally worst that will happen is it crashes and then you just go back into bios and bump the voltage back up.
 
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When I tried to manually overclock it today my PC wouldn't even boot to the BIOs, it's just power down instantly.
I used 1.4 volts on the CPUVoltage.

This is my first time doing this, I'm probably doing something wrong.
 
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Actually 1.4v is not to high for an AMD 8350 CPU. stock voltage for those CPU's are 1.38v if I'm not mistaken.. The normal operating range for the bulldozer chips is 1.25-1.55V. Just as an example my sons 8320 has a stock voltage of 1.45V while in boost state. I was able to lower the voltage to 1.39V and run 4.1GHz constant on it.

You may be thinking Intel where the voltage is usually around 1.2-1.25V.
 
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Thanks for that guide, I followed a YouTube video from some guy and that's what he showed. That's how I got the 1.4V 😛
 
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I know I'm late to the party but yes there is a bios fix. If you bios is set up like mine look for the "Hardware Monitor" section. Once in there you should see your CPU and case fans. There is a check box that says something like "Set Target". Check the box and set the min and max temps for your case and CPU.

Problem solved.

Cheers


quotemsg=17878300,0,1909288]Title says it all, when I got to use OC Genie to overclock my CPU it makes the CPU fan ramp up to 100%.
Is there a bios setting to fix this?
Thanks.[/quotemsg]

 
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