• Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
    Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.

Tricky Question: Northbridge Voltage effect on Gaming Performance?

M

mike87

Limp Gawd
Joined
Nov 17, 2009
Messages
183
My current setup:

Q9550 @ 3.4 GHz (8.5 x 400 MHz FSB) -> 1.2V
DDR2 Ballistix RAM 4-4-4-12 timings -> 2.0V
FSB Termination -> 1.3V
NB Voltage -> 1.45V

I have the old P5B Deluxe with the Intel 965 chipset. I am using beta BIOS revision 1238 to be able to use my Q9550.

I'm only stable at 1.3V FSB termination, anything less than that and I lockup randomly in Windows. My other options are Auto, 1.2, 1.4, and 1.5.

I'm stable at NB voltage 1.45V, but am I keeping this voltage too high? I'm also stable at 1.25V, but my frame rate is lower by about 10%-25% in games such as GTA4 and L4D2. Why is this? When I go from 1.25V to 1.45V, my frame rates jump a noticeable amount and gaming feels smoother. 1.25V is the only other lower option I can run my NB voltage at. Temperatures are NOT an issue. The next higher setting is 1.55V.

Also, as a note, my system is unstable if I set vcore to 1.2, FSB term. voltage to auto, and NB voltage to auto.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top