NomNom
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Ok thank you will give it a try tomorrow.
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Ok thank you will give it a try tomorrow.
Use manual settings. Just set the FSB higher assuming the multiplier is locked and keep CPU and DRAM voltages on normal. See if it's stable and if not slowly increase DRAM and CPU voltages. You might have to set your RAM specs one setting lower for instance 1333->1066. It's a good idea to keep temperature in the region of 60.
HavocXphere
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Well what does it have as a base clock? I'm not very familiar with Intel tech.
Pada
Executive Member
NomNom
Executive Member
For this I am able to change IMC Voltage and DRAM Voltage to Auto, why can't I just do that? Why do I have to manually put in the values? This is the "Crazy 3.36G" option that my motherboard provides for the CPU boost.
I tried this last night and it worked ok, the temp did increase about 5 degrees but that's to be expected, I am yet to run a Intel burn test on it though.
I tried this last night and it worked ok, the temp did increase about 5 degrees but that's to be expected, I am yet to run a Intel burn test on it though.
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Archer
Honorary Master
This is a common misconception, the CPU is not idle in the BIOS. You will almost always have higher temps in the BIOS than when idling in Windows
Pada
Executive Member
Yup. Thats because most of the power saving features are usually (if not always) turned off while you're in the BIOS, such as C-states and Intel Speed Step.
HavocXphere
Honorary Master
So whats it doing then? Aside from a couple of screen updates there is nothing to do.
Ah that makes more sense.
I think there's some confusion here. When some talk of auto it's the normal values chosen by the BIOS as specified by the hardware. This is what I call manual (that you can adjust) with some BIOS auto overclocking having an auto option that adjust values. It seems your BIOS just specifies these values as auto and doesn't show what they actually are. Just turn off the auto overclock and enter a manual setting for the CPU.
lol windows just uses a NOP in a loop. Uses less power but not exactly a non-instruction. To have it actually idling in windows you have to use a program like Rain to replace it with the HLT instruction.
Pada
Executive Member
@Swa:
AFAIK that HLT issue that you're talking about was only with like Windows XP/2000/NT. I used CPU Idle Extreme back in the day when I still ran XP on my AMD 2600+
I think your CPU temperatures should be very low if you disable Aero in Windows 7, enable all the C-states and EIST (Enhanced Itel Speed Step) in the BIOS, then your CPU temperatures should be low when its idling in Windows...
As for what you said about Auto, you just made it more confusing.
Manual option is where you set the specific voltage/frequency/multiplier.
Auto is when the BIOS picks an appropriate value and also adjusts it as necessary (eg. CPU voltage would be adjusted when CPU is idling vs when it is under load).
Some of the newer BIOS has the cool option of not just setting the CPU voltage on Manual/Auto, but they also have an offset option, which is very handy when you want to use EIST and overclock at the same time, because then you can reduce your power consumption since the voltage won't be fixed at say 1.25V even when the CPU is idling.
AFAIK that HLT issue that you're talking about was only with like Windows XP/2000/NT. I used CPU Idle Extreme back in the day when I still ran XP on my AMD 2600+
I think your CPU temperatures should be very low if you disable Aero in Windows 7, enable all the C-states and EIST (Enhanced Itel Speed Step) in the BIOS, then your CPU temperatures should be low when its idling in Windows...
As for what you said about Auto, you just made it more confusing.
Manual option is where you set the specific voltage/frequency/multiplier.
Auto is when the BIOS picks an appropriate value and also adjusts it as necessary (eg. CPU voltage would be adjusted when CPU is idling vs when it is under load).
Some of the newer BIOS has the cool option of not just setting the CPU voltage on Manual/Auto, but they also have an offset option, which is very handy when you want to use EIST and overclock at the same time, because then you can reduce your power consumption since the voltage won't be fixed at say 1.25V even when the CPU is idling.
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