Hello guys, I just put together a new setup which is a 2700k along with a Sabertooth z77 board. The problem I'm having when oc to 4.8 with volts at 1.355 is that Cpu-z is showing that its clocked at 3.6 and then dropping to 1.6. I also have speedstep, c1e disabled. I have been messing with different settings and its not telling me if my clocks are actually stable or not. I also used prime95 to see if it was stable enough but again I'm not sure if its actually clocked at 4.8 or 3.6 along with running prime95 my volts shoot up to a steady 1.400. Thanks in advance
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Cpu-z showing wrong Clocks no matter what.
post #2 of 4
6/18/12 at 8:23am
How do you have your Turbo Ratio option configured? In your BIOS you have a couple different options for achieving the overclock by changing the Turbo or Core Ratio. If you really want it to stick to one speed and not change based on load (why you would do that is beyond me.....) but here is the way.
In your BIOS;
AI Overclock Tuner = Manual
Turbo Ratio = Manual
Ratio Synchronizing Control = Disabled
1-Core Ratio Limit = x48
2-Core Ratio Limit = x48
3-Core Ratio Limit = x48
4-Core Ratio Limit = x48
Save and exit. With that being said, I'm not sure why anyone wouldn't want dynamic cpu speed and voltage control enabled on modern platforms. In the old days running any power saving or dynamic cpu features when overclocking would result in system instability, failed overclocks etc. But that just isn't true on most hardware now, unless you are trying to achieve very aggressive overclocks. I don't consider 4.8Ghz on a good 2700K an aggressive overclock.
If I were you I'd be trying to use offset voltage and keeping all of my power and energy saving features enabled (i.e. Speedstep and C1E)
The latest release of CPUz is compatible with your board and the 2700K, so I don't think it's an issue with CPUz, but an issue with the way you have your BIOS set up.
As for the vcore shooting up to 1.40v under load, that is a result of Load Line Calibration. Play with that setting until you find the sweet spot that yields a small vdroop when going from idle to load. Say your idle vcore is set to 1.355 - you want your load vcore to be at that or lower by .02 to .03v - most folks recommend against a LLC setting that yields a higher vcore under load than what is set in your BIOS.
In your BIOS;
AI Overclock Tuner = Manual
Turbo Ratio = Manual
Ratio Synchronizing Control = Disabled
1-Core Ratio Limit = x48
2-Core Ratio Limit = x48
3-Core Ratio Limit = x48
4-Core Ratio Limit = x48
Save and exit. With that being said, I'm not sure why anyone wouldn't want dynamic cpu speed and voltage control enabled on modern platforms. In the old days running any power saving or dynamic cpu features when overclocking would result in system instability, failed overclocks etc. But that just isn't true on most hardware now, unless you are trying to achieve very aggressive overclocks. I don't consider 4.8Ghz on a good 2700K an aggressive overclock.
If I were you I'd be trying to use offset voltage and keeping all of my power and energy saving features enabled (i.e. Speedstep and C1E)
The latest release of CPUz is compatible with your board and the 2700K, so I don't think it's an issue with CPUz, but an issue with the way you have your BIOS set up.
As for the vcore shooting up to 1.40v under load, that is a result of Load Line Calibration. Play with that setting until you find the sweet spot that yields a small vdroop when going from idle to load. Say your idle vcore is set to 1.355 - you want your load vcore to be at that or lower by .02 to .03v - most folks recommend against a LLC setting that yields a higher vcore under load than what is set in your BIOS.
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Thank you, that seemed to do the trick, I guess I have a lot more learning to do with these new boards. But I took your advice with leaving speedstep and c1e enabled, my temps idled are 35c and under load is 70c @ 4.8ghz I'm going to tinker with the volts a bit more to get a little more familiar with the offsets being that I have it set to manual as of now.
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| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| ViewSonic VX2268WM | Razer Black Widow Ultimate | Corsair TX750M | Thermaltake Level 10 GT |
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post #4 of 4
6/19/12 at 8:00am
Glad that you're getting it sorted out and glad to have helped. Best of luck.
On another note, overclocking the Z77 is akin to overclocking the Z68 is akin to overclocking the P67. Same methodologies pretty much. And there are a lot of OC guides around for those platforms. Especially true for Asus boards. Read a couple of them, then read again.
The rest is just trial and error, practice, patience and learning alot on your own.
Again, best of luck.
On another note, overclocking the Z77 is akin to overclocking the Z68 is akin to overclocking the P67. Same methodologies pretty much. And there are a lot of OC guides around for those platforms. Especially true for Asus boards. Read a couple of them, then read again.

The rest is just trial and error, practice, patience and learning alot on your own.
Again, best of luck.
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|---|---|---|---|
| i7 2700K | Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 | eVGA GTX 570 SC x2 SLi | G.Skill 16Gb (4x4) DDR3 1866Mhz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| Crucial C300 128Gb x2 RAID0 / WD 640Gb Black x... | Asus DVD / Bluray | LG Bluray / Burner | Custom H20 - Swiftech, XSPC |
| OS | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| Windows 7 Pro x64 | Acer P243Waid | Razer Black Widow Ultimate | Corsair HX1000 |
| Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio |
| LianLi Lancool K62 | Razer DeathAdder | SteelSeries | Creative Soundblaster X-FI Titanium |
| View all | |||
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 2700K | Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 | eVGA GTX 570 SC x2 SLi | G.Skill 16Gb (4x4) DDR3 1866Mhz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| Crucial C300 128Gb x2 RAID0 / WD 640Gb Black x... | Asus DVD / Bluray | LG Bluray / Burner | Custom H20 - Swiftech, XSPC |
| OS | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| Windows 7 Pro x64 | Acer P243Waid | Razer Black Widow Ultimate | Corsair HX1000 |
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