R4G Speedstep while Overclocking

[urillusion]

Hello All!

I can't seem to enable Speedstep on my 3820. Bios says it's enabled but I am locked at whatever I overclock (currently 124.5 x 37). Is there something I am missing? Coming from P45, this platform is quite exciting, but there are a few things I have yet to figure out lol! Any help is appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

[Sonny]

if you used the default "High Performance" power setting in windows, it will disable downclocking your CPU when you're idling. Go into the advanced power settings, under processor power management, set minimum processor state to something like 5% and that should do it. Also make sure you are using an offset setting for the VCore rather than setting a fixed value, that way the voltage will be decreased as well when speedstep throttling kicks in.

[urillusion]

Thanks for the reply Sonny!

I am using HP in power settings, but it was already set at 5%. I went into UEFI and made sure SS was on, and even set a multi of 12. I don't seem to be familiar with the offset voltage though. Is it called something else?

[Dartmaul]

EIST\C1E are unable to change vcore voltage if it's set manually. Doing so you just force this voltage to CPU and lock it from changes from any other source.

[HiVizMan]

The BIOS in the Gene is very similar to both the Formula and the Extreme boards. So you can read any of the guides that are posted in the sticky at the top of the Rampage section. That starting point will provide a very good base to fully engage with the new motherboard chipset. Especially since you are coming from 775 clocking.

Off set - I know Raja put up a couple of guides, the one I find a very good intro to Offset clocking is actually a Maximus guide, but the principle is the same. Just let me know if you can not find it and I will link for you.

Take your time working out how stuff works with this platform. It is the single most tweakable set up you have yet played around with. The journey is more fun than the destination as most are finding.

[urillusion]

Thanks for your replies!

I have been using the rampage iv advanced guide, great work. A lot of information though. I will check out the maximus v guide as well.

Its there another way to provide the cpu with the vcore it needs other than manual values?

Thanks again!

[HiVizMan]

Two not enough for you? LOL

Not sure what you mean my friend. You can leave it on auot, you can set it manually to the voltage you wish to use or you can have a base value and provide additional overhead as needed (offset)

[urillusion]

Thanks HiVizMan!

Yeah... Leaving it on auto is something I learned never to do on all my previous systems. It was always the norm to find the lowest vcore to stabilize the CPU. Auto was a "four letter word" lol! I do notice however, that these new systems are a lot more intelligent, so I will give it a shot. I must find this offset you speak of!

Thanks again!

[urillusion]

Okay so...

Running it in auto did not seem to help, plus the auto setting was pumping 1.46v @ 4600!!! I am stable at 1.31v at that speed. The offset seemed a little odd to me. My CPU seems to run at 1.05v stock on this board. Since there is no manual VCORE value, what exactly am I offsetting? If I added the voltage I need to reach 1.31v to the apparent stock voltage of 1.05v, then I would need to + 0.260v. This value was well into the red, while a manual voltage of 1.31v is not. So that leads me to believe that one cannot go as high the offset vcore.

Thanks for the suggestions, I will continue to try and dig up more info.

Cheers!

[HiVizMan]

I am about to log off now, but will post up a basic offset template that I use.

Just read and try stuff.