increasing voltage on operating system

[dukee152]

Does anyone know how to increasing cpu voltage through the OS because my bios does not have the feature to increase the voltage on the CPU.

 

specs

q9550 thermaltake frio

GTX 260

MSI P6ngm2-L

4gb of ram

average temp cpu 30C

current voltage 1.128v

[yoječ]

If there is no option in BIOS to raise the voltage, then you're pretty much f*cked. Most probably nothing can be done.

 

Besides, how the heck you came up with idea of having very expensive CPU and very very cheap mobo? This mobo was designed to be put in office computers, not for gamers overclocking their rig.

[dukee152]

If there is no option in BIOS to raise the voltage, then you're pretty much f*cked. Most probably nothing can be done.

 

Besides, how the heck you came up with idea of having very expensive CPU and very very cheap mobo? This mobo was designed to be put in office computers, not for gamers overclocking their rig.

I thought the Mobo did not matter to much.

[leik oh em jeez!]

Try nVidia nTune. If that doesn't work, you're most likely out of luck.

[dukee152]

Ughh I do not feel like spending money. I wonder if there is any tiger direct or new egg sweepstakes for motherboards?

[Wolf68k]

I just downloaded the manual for your mobo and on the main page of the BIOS, according to the manual it says "Frequency/Voltage Control"

So now I'm really confused

 

This is your mobo right? http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=download...=1&prod_no=1426

PDF is page 16 but the page itself says 10. Then on PDF page 17 (page 11) it shows the Frequency/Voltage Controls

[dukee152]

I just downloaded the manual for your mobo and on the main page of the BIOS, according to the manual it says "Frequency/Voltage Control"

So now I'm really confused

 

This is your mobo right? http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=download...=1&prod_no=1426

PDF is page 16 but the page itself says 10. Then on PDF page 17 (page 11) it shows the Frequency/Voltage Controls

When I click on it, it has controls for fsb and memory voltage but not for cpu

[Wolf68k]

Good point. I didn't look that closely.

Yeah I'd said you're S.O.L. Sorry

[SyphonPayne]

If there is no option in BIOS to raise the voltage, then you're pretty much f*cked. Most probably nothing can be done.

 

Besides, how the heck you came up with idea of having very expensive CPU and very very cheap mobo? This mobo was designed to be put in office computers, not for gamers overclocking their rig.

I thought the Mobo did not matter to much.

Yeah, mobo matters quite a bit.

 

I used to have an MSI P6N SLI Platinum, with my Q6600, couldn't get the FSB above 1166MHz, so I could only get about 2.6GHz out of my Q6600 from 2.4GHz. I replaced that board, with a MSI P45 Platinum, run the FSB at 1600MHz 24/7, and can run my Q6600 at 3.6GHz, though I bumped down the clock multiplier by 1 to keep it at 3.2GHz for heat/longevity reasons.

 

 

[dukee152]

If there is no option in BIOS to raise the voltage, then you're pretty much f*cked. Most probably nothing can be done.

 

Besides, how the heck you came up with idea of having very expensive CPU and very very cheap mobo? This mobo was designed to be put in office computers, not for gamers overclocking their rig.

I thought the Mobo did not matter to much.

Yeah, mobo matters quite a bit.

 

I used to have an MSI P6N SLI Platinum, with my Q6600, couldn't get the FSB above 1166MHz, so I could only get about 2.6GHz out of my Q6600 from 2.4GHz. I replaced that board, with a MSI P45 Platinum, run the FSB at 1600MHz 24/7, and can run my Q6600 at 3.6GHz, though I bumped down the clock multiplier by 1 to keep it at 3.2GHz for heat/longevity reasons.

The problem with my motherboard is that the computer crashes when I bring my FSB to 1400 I think that the voltage is to low at 1.1

[Wolf68k]

Even if you could adjust the voltage that doesn't necessarily mean you'd be still be able to run the FSB at 1400. When you're dealing with overclocking nothing is a given.

[SyphonPayne]

 

If there is no option in BIOS to raise the voltage, then you're pretty much f*cked. Most probably nothing can be done.

 

Besides, how the heck you came up with idea of having very expensive CPU and very very cheap mobo? This mobo was designed to be put in office computers, not for gamers overclocking their rig.

I thought the Mobo did not matter to much.

Yeah, mobo matters quite a bit.

 

I used to have an MSI P6N SLI Platinum, with my Q6600, couldn't get the FSB above 1166MHz, so I could only get about 2.6GHz out of my Q6600 from 2.4GHz. I replaced that board, with a MSI P45 Platinum, run the FSB at 1600MHz 24/7, and can run my Q6600 at 3.6GHz, though I bumped down the clock multiplier by 1 to keep it at 3.2GHz for heat/longevity reasons.

The problem with my motherboard is that the computer crashes when I bring my FSB to 1400 I think that the voltage is to low at 1.1

Crashes aren't always necessarily caused by the CPU.

 

My bet would be that the CPU is just fine at whatever voltage it is using stock, and that the motherboard just doesn't want to go to 1400MHz.

 

With an 8.5 multi at 1400MHz your Q9550 is only doing 2.9GHz, which the Q9550 can easily handle with stock voltages. Chances are the mobo even runs the CPU at slightly higher voltages than stock.

 

Also keep in mind when you overclock if you don't keep your RAM at it's rated speed, by adjusting the ratio, you will have crashes. Though the board you have has an NVIDIA chipset, which has independent RAM timing.

 

Overclocking definitely isn't just as easy as bumping one number higher and higher. There are many different things to adjust.

 

 

That being said, my guess is that your motherboard will hold you back regardless of what you do.

 

EDIT: Also, that 1.1 volts you are seeing, is most likely due to speedstep, which is another factor to consider, because sometimes you must turn off C1E and speedstep for a stable overclock. Again, all that being said, doubt the mobo will let you go very far. You would need a chip with a higher clock multi to get higher speeds at a lower FSB that the motherboard can handle. Also, quad cores are harder to overclock, especially on certain boards.

Edited August 13, 2010 by SyphonPayne

[dukee152]

If there is no option in BIOS to raise the voltage, then you're pretty much f*cked. Most probably nothing can be done.

 

Besides, how the heck you came up with idea of having very expensive CPU and very very cheap mobo? This mobo was designed to be put in office computers, not for gamers overclocking their rig.

I thought the Mobo did not matter to much.

Yeah, mobo matters quite a bit.

 

I used to have an MSI P6N SLI Platinum, with my Q6600, couldn't get the FSB above 1166MHz, so I could only get about 2.6GHz out of my Q6600 from 2.4GHz. I replaced that board, with a MSI P45 Platinum, run the FSB at 1600MHz 24/7, and can run my Q6600 at 3.6GHz, though I bumped down the clock multiplier by 1 to keep it at 3.2GHz for heat/longevity reasons.

The problem with my motherboard is that the computer crashes when I bring my FSB to 1400 I think that the voltage is to low at 1.1

Crashes aren't always necessarily caused by the CPU.

 

My bet would be that the CPU is just fine at whatever voltage it is using stock, and that the motherboard just doesn't want to go to 1400MHz.

 

With an 8.5 multi at 1400MHz your Q9550 is only doing 2.9GHz, which the Q9550 can easily handle with stock voltages. Chances are the mobo even runs the CPU at slightly higher voltages than stock.

 

Also keep in mind when you overclock if you don't keep your RAM at it's rated speed, by adjusting the ratio, you will have crashes. Though the board you have has an NVIDIA chipset, which has independent RAM timing.

 

Overclocking definitely isn't just as easy as bumping one number higher and higher. There are many different things to adjust.

 

 

That being said, my guess is that your motherboard will hold you back regardless of what you do.

 

EDIT: Also, that 1.1 volts you are seeing, is most likely due to speedstep, which is another factor to consider, because sometimes you must turn off C1E and speedstep for a stable overclock. Again, all that being said, doubt the mobo will let you go very far. You would need a chip with a higher clock multi to get higher speeds at a lower FSB that the motherboard can handle. Also, quad cores are harder to overclock, especially on certain boards.

No speed step enabled.

[SyphonPayne]

If your motherboard is attempting to run your Q9550 at 1.1 volts @ 2.9GHz then it is definitely holding you back. Though, if you're checking the voltage in CPU-Z, it's not always accurate on all motherboards.

 

 

All I can suggest is to get a new motherboard. The Q9550 can easily run 3-3.4GHz with around 1.25-1.28 volts.

 

 

Or run it at whatever speed your current mobo will allow.

[Wolf68k]

@dukee152

Off topic: Did you really have to quote the previous post? Just saying

[dukee152]

@dukee152

Off topic: Did you really have to quote the previous post? Just saying

I felt Like it. If there is a problem with it I wont quote big comments anymore.

[Wolf68k]

Never mind