Reduce Vdrop i7-6700k Asus Hero VIII

[Slurpee12]

Hello all,

I'm trying to OC my 6700k to 4.6GHz. I was currently able to achieve a stable OC (preliminary testing) with a 1.36 vcore in my bios. However, I reached as high as a 1.406 core voltage reading on CPU-Z. The max voltage I saw on HWMonitor was 1.384V. These numbers are a little too different from my original 1.36 setting, and I'd like to know how, if it's possible, to prevent the CPU from using a higher voltage than the 1.36 vcore I set in the bios. I know this may result in having to fine tune the voltages myself, but I am okay with this. I would rather set the absolute maximum voltage instead of it jumping around all the time. I have load line calibration to level 6, should I bump it up or down to ensure the CPU stays at 1.36V?

Thanks!

 

[Gamer1985]

Is 1.36v your absolute tried and tested voltage for 4.6ghz? Im running 4.6Ghz @1.29V with LLC 5. Every chip is different but you should be able to lower that manual voltage some. To limit any degradation that can occur, I would stay under 1.35v if possible. Even though under 1.4v you will be fine, consider less is better if you can find a sweet stable spot.

 

[Slurpee12]

Is 1.36v your absolute tried and tested voltage for 4.6ghz? Im running 4.6Ghz @1.29V with LLC 5. Every chip is different but you should be able to lower that manual voltage some. To limit any degradation that can occur, I would stay under 1.35v if possible. Even though under 1.4v you will be fine, consider less is better if you can find a sweet stable spot.

I was able to set it in my bios to 1.345V, but I'm still getting a 1.36V reading in CPU-Z and HWMonitor. It overshoots my voltage setting or something. When I'm setting the manual vcore, there's a black box that has a voltage in it under the CPU Core/Cache Voltage. This reads 1.360V and my CPU Core Voltage Override is 1.345V. So I don't know what's going on with my voltages.