AI suite II = best OC software I ever used

[KING_OF_SAND]

So if any of you used an ASUS board you know what I am talking about in terms of the AI software. It has loads of monitoring function and control functions. So for shits and giggles I decided to try the "Auto Tuning" function on to see how well it does, and let me just say it is AMAZING! I activated it and in little less than 10 minutes it clocked me at 4.8ghz @ 1.38v STABLE. I never had to go through trial and error, it just did all the testing for me and overclocking for me in again less than 10 minutes. Auto Tune if you are not aware is software that OCs through the BIOS via the OS to keep OCing until unstable within a specific voltage. I have been testing with prime now for 30min and have had ZERO instability.

Again in a little less than 10 minutes my computer found the most stable clock at 1.38v, also my memory is now at 1680mhz also stable and done via the utility.

In case you are wondering I use a i5 2500k.

 

[Resonance]

I've tried everything to try to overclock my processor.. i've done it manually through bios.. failed. used ai suite to try to do it... that failed. i can't even get it 100mhz higher than what i'm at. my stock speed was 3.3ghz but it came at 3.8ghz, so it won't go to 3.9ghz+

anyways, i do like that you can monitor and use its features.

 

[KING_OF_SAND]

I've tried everything to try to overclock my processor.. i've done it manually through bios.. failed. used ai suite to try to do it... that failed. i can't even get it 100mhz higher than what i'm at. my stock speed was 3.3ghz but it came at 3.8ghz, so it won't go to 3.9ghz+

anyways, i do like that you can monitor and use its features.

It sounds more like you got a an unlucky processor.

 

[airdeano]

Again in a little less than 10 minutes my computer found the most stable clock at 1.38v, also my memory is now at 1680mhz also stable and done via the utility.

and from whats been released, its a conservative clock. the user can then experiment

with voltages and muilti to establish that bit more using the included monitoring appz.

i haven't been prvilaged to using the AI, but when the chance comes, i might look

into the AI app. thanks KoS..

airdeano

 

[Resonance]

It sounds more like you got a an unlucky processor.

I very much did, after I tried for the fifth time.. after that I couldn't read my ssd, lol.

 

[KING_OF_SAND]

and from whats been released, its a conservative clock. the user can then experiment

with voltages and muilti to establish that bit more using the included monitoring appz.

i haven't been prvilaged to using the AI, but when the chance comes, i might look

into the AI app. thanks KoS..

airdeano

What makes it really sweet is that it gives you a base to see whether you won or lost the chip lottery and tells you what your CPU could potentially do.

 

[Resonance]

What makes it really sweet is that it gives you a base to see whether you won or lost the chip lottery and tells you what your CPU could potentially do.

Wait, it tells you that? WHERE?

 

[Ru5ty_t00l]

does this work for AsRock mobos?

 

[Pr3d4t0r]

it pushed my phenom X4 B50 from 3.1 to 4Ghz(not 24/7)

it is one hell of a good software package, what i was suprised about is that it actually prefers to turn the clocks up instead of the multipliers, which is totally opposite to what always did lol

 

[Pr3d4t0r]

does this work for AsRock mobos?

no Asus only, the new generation ones(i.e. cool looking black box lol)

 

[SPS]

Wait, it tells you that? WHERE?

Not literally lol. He means that you can find out in 10mins as opposed to a couple of hours incrementing the clock until unstable

 

[TheOneHalf]

this latest version of it and its for ivy bridge board ^^ I like the software, though I tend to use ROG connect to just ovreclock my pc without having to fiddle around with it. I can jsut change everyting on me laptop. It's pretty handy. I do like AI suite though. But the auto overclock options on 2011 aren';t verys table I had it be fine with 91C on one core

 

[marsey99]

do you not find that ai suite is very optimistic with the temps?

when i have used it it was telling me things like the cpu temp was 19c yet everything else was reading it in the 30s, same with the sys temps as they was also lower than everything else.

its ok to use ocing but once i know what are good 24/7 settings i bang them in the bios anyway.

since 1155 they have all gone nuts with ocing software with touch and click bios being the same thing from giga and msi.

 

[airdeano]

since 1155 they have all gone nuts with ocing software with touch and click bios being the same thing from giga and msi.

i see all the manufacturers basically have the same "features" and the only thing to use to move the price point are

upgrades and schemes. so a basic $100 with included software packages and color scheme can now cost $250-$300

yes they have 3.0 USB, yes they have pci-e 3.0, yes/no output video, yes support intel smart response, yes support

overclocking, so what else can they do to get price levels higher to gain profitability quicker. the motherboards all

have the same stuff, so why different price levels? because they "include" special gizmos and witchets that the user

may or may not need. the OC software is a dandy item for the novice and i'd bet shortens the RMA line quite abit.

airdeano

 

[marsey99]

price increases tend to be linked to the quality of parts used dude.

take gigabyte for eg, i had their d3 entry model which only had 4+1 vrm phases, the top end ud7 had 24 i think and would give a much cleaner current. other things like extra pcie slots/lanes, usb, sata, higher end audio are also included which while not needed by all will be by some and they will need the more expensive boards.

the oc in os software has been around for years, i think i first saw it on 478 and p3 tbh but its now being used as a selling point too as intel sell ocable k series chips so they all want to been seen as ocable too.

 

[KING_OF_SAND]

do you not find that ai suite is very optimistic with the temps?

when i have used it it was telling me things like the cpu temp was 19c yet everything else was reading it in the 30s, same with the sys temps as they was also lower than everything else.

its ok to use ocing but once i know what are good 24/7 settings i bang them in the bios anyway.

since 1155 they have all gone nuts with ocing software with touch and click bios being the same thing from giga and msi.

It works in conjunction with temps. If it notices your temps are getting to high it will stop overclocking, or if you reach 1.38v which ever comes first.

 

[Ru5ty_t00l]

is there any similar software for an AsRock z77 1155?

 

[KING_OF_SAND]

For everyone our there, here is the process:

1) When the program starts it restarts computer and sets BIOS to default settings

2) when computer boots the program starts up automatically and starts raising the multiplier until unstabe

3) after finding instability via raising the multiplier, it will restart and revert back to the previous stable clock

4) after it reverts back it starts raising the FSB to more fine tune the OC.

 

[Vicey]

do you not find that ai suite is very optimistic with the temps?

when i have used it it was telling me things like the cpu temp was 19c yet everything else was reading it in the 30s, same with the sys temps as they was also lower than everything else.

I agree. I don't think it is accurate take a look at this:

it thinks my CPU is 22c but Hardware Monitor and Aida64 think different. It's almost 10c out.

I do think other than this little discrepancy in temperature reading that the AI Suite II is very very good. By far the best motherboard companion software I've used so far.

 

[KING_OF_SAND]

I use core temp to monitor my CPU. everything else I use AI.