Hi Yassari,
Thanks for that! How can I paste my images directory onto my replies without uploading them to sites like Imageshack?
Also, I used the OC Tool in my BIOS. It seems to shut down the PC and restart a few times to find the best OC setting (whish only took about 30 seconds to complete). Eventually, it changed my settings to the following:
Target CPU Turbo Mode Speed: 4429MHz
Target DRAM Speed: 1648MHz
AI Overclock Tuner: Manual
BCIE/PCIE Frequency: 103.0
Turbo Ratio: By All Cores
By All Cores: 43
Not sure if it has changed anything else.
When I run CPU-Z, it shows the following:
Core Speed: 1648.4MHz
Multiplier: x 16.0
Bus Speed: 103.0MHz
When I launch a file such as a video, these CPU-Z setting change to:
Core Speed: 4430.6MHz
Multiplier: x 43.0
Bus Speed: 103.0MHz
Does the above all look right? If so, why can't the processor stay at 4430.6 all the time instead of this daft power save mode??
Thanks
J
You have to upload your photos to a video hosting website and then copy the image url into the "Insert Image" options text box. Or you can use Squish, which is an OC3D tool. However I have never used it and I just use an external photo hosting website and re-size my photos that way.
The reason why the CPU speed changes is because of a feature called "Speedstep" which reduces the speed of the CPU when it is not in heavy usage and speeds up when required. In your case when you played a video, the processor speed was increased accordingly. To ensure that the CPU runs at 4.3 GHz all the time you have to disable Speedstep. You can do this by going on the "AI Tweaker" page and then go to the "CPU Power Management" section and disable the "Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology" option.
The OC Tool is generally not a good idea and the restarting of your PC is probably due to the RAM. You will probably have to change the RAM timings/voltage to get the RAM stable. But first you need to make sure that your OC is stable. I would suggest doing a manual overclock of your CPU first, with the DRAM speed set to Auto or 1333MHz and after you have successfully overclocked your CPU you can then make changes the the RAM.
I posted a short little guide on overclocking on another topic and it is basically what I went through to get a stable overclock. I will post it below for your convenience:
1. I went into my BIOS and went into the "Advanced BIOS" settings by clicking on the option on the top right of the BIOS and choosing the Advanced BIOS option.
2. Next I went to the "AI Tweaker" section and changed the "AI Overclock Tuner" option to Manual.
3. Then I typed in a number corresponding to the overclock I wanted. In my case I typed in 40 in the "By All Cores" section for a 4GHz overclock (BCLK/PEG Frequency * Turbo ration = 100.0 * 40 = 4000MHz = 4Ghz).
4. I left the memory frequency to Auto because I wanted my CPU overclock to be stable first. Alternatively you can set the frequency to 1333MHz, which is the default for most or all DDR3 DIMMS.
5. Next you have to set the voltages. The "CPU Voltage" option has to be set to the "Manual Mode" to allow you to type in what voltage you want to use. If you want a 4.5GHz overclock then use a Turbo Ration of 45 on stage 3 and set the voltage to something like 1.25V.
6. Set the "CPU PLL Voltage" to disabled and boot to Windows.
7. Use prime95 to check if the overclock is stable. I tested my CPU for at least an hour before deeming it stable. If the prime95 test shows no errors then you can assume the overclock is stable. You can then repeat step 5 until you have a stable overclock at the lowest possible voltage. I ran prime95 for about 10 hours after I had finished overclocking to ensure the stability further.
EDIT: If you do the above (which is recommended) then change the BCIE/PCIE Frequency to what it was originally (100). If it was already set to 103, then you should probably leave it.
