what is the lowest voltage i can put for cpu 2600k running on stock speed 3.4ghz? temporary 1.144v.

SB likes vcore >1.0v, so most likely the lowest point would be 1.0v if ur chip is capable to do it.

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Added on April 25, 2011, 7:35 pmrandom. Every SB is different and nobody can tell which one is good and which one is bad.

This post has been edited by owikh84: Apr 25 2011, 07:35 PM

i7 2600k stock speed setting: high vdrop or low vdrop is better for 24/7 folding?

for sure any cirucumstances low vdroop is better..include folding..

The settings? Actually what different between both?

ya wats the different or impact? default setting is high vdroop.

Low Vdroop = increased voltage under load = vdrop, to provide a more stable OC
High Vdroop = reduced voltage under load, a safety feature to prevent voltage spikes from damaging the CPU

ie.
BIOS set 1.37v with high vdroop and drop almost into the 1.31 range under load.
With low vdroop enabled, it will overvolt to 1.42v under load.

vdroop may vary from board to board, in terms of quality of voltage regulators used.
this is where MSI voltage regulators are of the incapable type.

Oh, currently set to high but when load, the voltage increase too...

may i know wat'st the different stressing using linx and prime95?

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sifus...need opinion here. im using i7 2600k and Asus P8P67 Pro. i just wanna do mild oc to 4ghz.. should i just leave the rest setting to auto? or should i set the vcore manually to default vcore? noob here...

adjust multiplier from 34X to 40X and reboot
i believe mobo will auto adjust voltage etc for u since 4GHz is not hard for SB.

any chance to downclock 2600k to 2.0ghz or below currently using maximus 4 extreme... cannot set "by all core" to below 35...or it impossible to do that hope sifu can teach me..thanks..

2600K regardless on any mobo should be able to downclock down to 1.6GHz @ 16X
Advanced > CPU Config > Turbo multi set to 16X sth like that.

thanks bro...

what happen?

ei guys, i got a question.. this seems quite odd but whenever i OC my 2600k HT on say for like 4.6ghz, whenever i run IBT or linX, i always get inconsistent gflops, ex:

58
52
48
48
48

and that is under maximum setting. i know it means unstable overclock, but i already pumped so much vcore! i already tried feeding it with 1.4v @ 4.6ghz to no avail.. still the same inconsistent gflops.. but, BUT, i passed blend mode on prime95 for 8 hours..

but when i tried disabling HT, i get consistent gflops (68, 68, 67, 68, 68), and it requires me less voltage to feed the core.. but the thing is, the main selling point of 2600k over the 2500k is the HT, right? i could care less though, since i only use my computer for gaming and surfing only.. no picture/video editing and any other tasks that requires threading.. i can turn it on when i need it anyways..

so, what could be the problem?

HT on = unstable gflops
HT off = stable gflops..


thanks guys.. hope you can help me on this one..

Did u play with other apps during LinX in the background?
Background processes that seem to only use a tiny bit of proc power can have a big impact on GFlops.
Other than that suspect ur OC is unstable. A good OC with nothing interfering with IBT or Linx will maintain consistent GFlops within one flop from minimum to maximum. btw, the latest version of LinX (provided in Post#1)on win7 SP1 should yield 100+ which is the real deal for SB.

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thanks for replying.

i believe there's nothing interfering with the test when i ran it... i manually turned off antivirus. firewall etc..

i dont dare on installing the SP1 just yet, because of the issues it has right now..