I have repeated the last two posts from this thread below because it appears to be locked or otherwise inaccessible. After repeating the posts, I provide an update to where things stand.
Forceman 2[H]4U, 5.6 Years said:
"I think all those setting would be fine. There was a recommendation to set the VRM frequency to 350 to help with stability, but I think that is only required for higher overclocks. I would recommend leaving the CPU Ratio in the Advanced menu set to Auto. I'm not at my computer now to check all the options, but I think if you Load Optimized Defaults and then change only the Turbo Multiplier (By All Cores) to 44, and save it, you'll probably get acceptable results. There are other things you can tweak, but 44 is not so high an overclock so you can probably get by with just changing the one setting.
Also, you will probably need to set your DRAM speed manually (DDR3-1600) as it may default to 1333. You can try turning the Phase Control and Duty Cycle setting to their next higher level, but again, for 44, I don't think it is necessary.Thanks very much again. I will start at 44, leaving the advanced menu alone and the other settings as apparently provided by auto software OCing. I don't want to go with the optimized defaults again. Not thinking I did them a short while ago. Unfortunately, I had forgotten that the defaults change SATA mode. So, I wiped out my RAID 0. No big deal though. Acronis gave it back in about 30 minutes, having switched the SATA mode back to RAID. The only things that have changed since I did the optimized defaults are the settings changes created by the auto software mode. I will think about the the "350" setting as I progress."
Znod said:
"Thanks very much again. I will start at 44, leaving the advanced menu alone and the other settings as apparently provided by auto software OCing. I don't want to go with the optimized defaults again. Not thinking I did them a short while ago. Unfortunately, I had forgotten that the defaults change SATA mode. So, I wiped out my RAID 0. No big deal though. Acronis gave it back in about 30 minutes, having switched the SATA mode back to RAID. The only things that have changed since I did the optimized defaults are the settings changes created by the auto software mode. I will think about the the "350" setting as I progress.
I am betting that my DRAM still will run at 1648. That's been one of the constants that has persisted throughout my efforts. I'll change the DRAM setting it if need be.
At least the auto software OCing appears to have provided one function I had hoped for--providing some settings that I could expand my knowledge with and some settings that I can build on as I progress possibly up to, and maybe beyond, 46. The settings apparently are judged by the software to be suitable up to my "Target CPU Turbo-Mode Speed" of 4635MHz." At least that's my interpretation of them.
I very much appreciate your adult-level approach and friendliness. I will post back with my outcomes.
Z"
Update:
The BIOS settings (including 100 and 44) did not work--as he processor did not OC. I did the following:
1. Uninstalled the TurboV software. The processor did not OC (tested with Passmark, CPU-Z 157, Prime95, the latest version of AIDA64, and the ASUS monitoring software here and below).
2. I flipped the TPU switch to "off" and started up. All was fine. I reinserted the settings
mentioned above. The processor did not OC.
3. I reinstalled the TurboV software. It worked as usual and indicated a successful OC to about 4.6 (103 X 43). But, also, as usual, the processor did not OC.
4. I changed the BIOS settings to 100 and 45 to be a little conservative, and started up. Still no luck.
5. I PM'd with Forceman. He suggests resetting the optimized defaults in BIOS. I probably will do so. As indicated before, I had reset the defaults shortly before posting to the original thread here so I am somewhat doubtful that resetting them again will help. A minor problem here is that resetting them renders my RAID 0 not bootable. I can recover in about 30 minutes using my Acronis True Image RAID disk image, but I still am hoping that I can avoid resetting the defaults again.
So, before resetting the defaults, does anyone have other suggestions? I did not have a stability issue at 100 and 46. Does it appear that my board or processor is defective? Any thoughts. I would greatly appreciate any and all help.
Forceman 2[H]4U, 5.6 Years said:
"I think all those setting would be fine. There was a recommendation to set the VRM frequency to 350 to help with stability, but I think that is only required for higher overclocks. I would recommend leaving the CPU Ratio in the Advanced menu set to Auto. I'm not at my computer now to check all the options, but I think if you Load Optimized Defaults and then change only the Turbo Multiplier (By All Cores) to 44, and save it, you'll probably get acceptable results. There are other things you can tweak, but 44 is not so high an overclock so you can probably get by with just changing the one setting.
Also, you will probably need to set your DRAM speed manually (DDR3-1600) as it may default to 1333. You can try turning the Phase Control and Duty Cycle setting to their next higher level, but again, for 44, I don't think it is necessary.Thanks very much again. I will start at 44, leaving the advanced menu alone and the other settings as apparently provided by auto software OCing. I don't want to go with the optimized defaults again. Not thinking I did them a short while ago. Unfortunately, I had forgotten that the defaults change SATA mode. So, I wiped out my RAID 0. No big deal though. Acronis gave it back in about 30 minutes, having switched the SATA mode back to RAID. The only things that have changed since I did the optimized defaults are the settings changes created by the auto software mode. I will think about the the "350" setting as I progress."
Znod said:
"Thanks very much again. I will start at 44, leaving the advanced menu alone and the other settings as apparently provided by auto software OCing. I don't want to go with the optimized defaults again. Not thinking I did them a short while ago. Unfortunately, I had forgotten that the defaults change SATA mode. So, I wiped out my RAID 0. No big deal though. Acronis gave it back in about 30 minutes, having switched the SATA mode back to RAID. The only things that have changed since I did the optimized defaults are the settings changes created by the auto software mode. I will think about the the "350" setting as I progress.
I am betting that my DRAM still will run at 1648. That's been one of the constants that has persisted throughout my efforts. I'll change the DRAM setting it if need be.
At least the auto software OCing appears to have provided one function I had hoped for--providing some settings that I could expand my knowledge with and some settings that I can build on as I progress possibly up to, and maybe beyond, 46. The settings apparently are judged by the software to be suitable up to my "Target CPU Turbo-Mode Speed" of 4635MHz." At least that's my interpretation of them.
I very much appreciate your adult-level approach and friendliness. I will post back with my outcomes.
Z"
Update:
The BIOS settings (including 100 and 44) did not work--as he processor did not OC. I did the following:
1. Uninstalled the TurboV software. The processor did not OC (tested with Passmark, CPU-Z 157, Prime95, the latest version of AIDA64, and the ASUS monitoring software here and below).
2. I flipped the TPU switch to "off" and started up. All was fine. I reinserted the settings
mentioned above. The processor did not OC.
3. I reinstalled the TurboV software. It worked as usual and indicated a successful OC to about 4.6 (103 X 43). But, also, as usual, the processor did not OC.
4. I changed the BIOS settings to 100 and 45 to be a little conservative, and started up. Still no luck.
5. I PM'd with Forceman. He suggests resetting the optimized defaults in BIOS. I probably will do so. As indicated before, I had reset the defaults shortly before posting to the original thread here so I am somewhat doubtful that resetting them again will help. A minor problem here is that resetting them renders my RAID 0 not bootable. I can recover in about 30 minutes using my Acronis True Image RAID disk image, but I still am hoping that I can avoid resetting the defaults again.
So, before resetting the defaults, does anyone have other suggestions? I did not have a stability issue at 100 and 46. Does it appear that my board or processor is defective? Any thoughts. I would greatly appreciate any and all help.
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