Maybe a BIOS update could resolve some of your issues but I doubt it. If you have never done a BIOS flash maybe find someone experienced to help you, you can brick your board if done wrong. If the issue just appeared out of nowhere it may be pointing to a hardware failure or overheating. check for a bad case fan or plugged vents, do you have airflow directed across your VRM. use HW monitor to check your voltages to see if your power supply is healthy. If it is failing it could cause issues. Just trying to give you some ideas to check
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Trying HW Monitor now, thanks!
My case has a large top fan, two front fans and a smaller fan which is behind the radiator for the water cooling. I think the airflow should be fine? I saw that there is little to no thermal paste between the heat sink and the cpu but the temp of the cpu looks fine to me. Do you think the thermal paste could be an issue? I have already ordered some thermal compound because my cpu did run at 35 degrees idle when I first got the pc.Originally Posted by MrNishi
Maybe a BIOS update could resolve some of your issues but I doubt it. If you have never done a BIOS flash maybe find someone experienced to help you, you can brick your board if done wrong. If the issue just appeared out of nowhere it may be pointing to a hardware failure or overheating. check for a bad case fan or plugged vents, do you have airflow directed across your VRM. use HW monitor to check your voltages to see if your power supply is healthy. If it is failing it could cause issues. Just trying to give you some ideas to check
Trying HW Monitor now, thanks!
there are power saving utilities build into the chip architecture, the processor should drop to 1600 Mhz using the follwing settings. (100 BCLK x 16 Multiplier).
The ONLY thing that should dynamically change due to the power saving features should be the multiplier ( and the Vcore if you are using offset voltage in your bios)
These chips are getting a bit long in the tooth. If you are like me and have been running your chip at max for 2+ years the processor will undergo degradation, requiring more and more voltage to maintain a given frequency over time.
there is a good sandybridge overclocking guide on this site, check it out. there is just too much info for one person to recall
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The ONLY thing that should dynamically change due to the power saving features should be the multiplier ( and the Vcore if you are using offset voltage in your bios)
These chips are getting a bit long in the tooth. If you are like me and have been running your chip at max for 2+ years the processor will undergo degradation, requiring more and more voltage to maintain a given frequency over time.
there is a good sandybridge overclocking guide on this site, check it out. there is just too much info for one person to recall
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Do you know where the guide is? I did a search and can't find a generic sandybirdge overclocking guide, just random posts about sandybridge overclocking.Originally Posted by crunkosaur
there are power saving utilities build into the chip architecture, the processor should drop to 1600 Mhz using the follwing settings. (100 BCLK x 16 Multiplier).
The ONLY thing that should dynamically change due to the power saving features should be the multiplier ( and the Vcore if you are using offset voltage in your bios)
These chips are getting a bit long in the tooth. If you are like me and have been running your chip at max for 2+ years the processor will undergo degradation, requiring more and more voltage to maintain a given frequency over time.
there is a good sandybridge overclocking guide on this site, check it out. there is just too much info for one person to recall![wink.gif]()
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Sounds like its overheating then. Your CPU Socket temp might be too high, or package temp....
.Originally Posted by Guestie1
Every time I change something it just gets worse. I had my cpu running at 90 degrees+ and I have no clue how/why. I reverted all my changes and it is running okay at the moment, still randomly dropping frequency though.
Sounds like its overheating then. Your CPU Socket temp might be too high, or package temp....
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