Quote Originally Posted by JWMc View Post
Vikingboy, you are messing up your vCore testing by simultaneously running Prime with LinX or something else to stress the CPU as Loser777 said. I know it takes forever but you really should use only LinX or OCCT to find vCore and then use Prime blend to make sure you have enough VTT/vDIMM/relaxed enough timings.

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I agree though, you need Prime blend to test IMC quality which is also a goal of this thread (I hope).
JW,

Can you clarify something for me as I dont' have much experience with the newest chipsets and CPUs WRT overclocking.

How should I be using LINX and Prime to confirm the best system settings. Honestly, I completely skip LINX and just try to run blend for 6+ hours.

As I'm working on getting a low(ish) voltage 4.1/4.2 working, is the "best" method to set CPUv first, run LINX to see if it sticks, then run prime blend to see if it's stable.

Questions: if LINX dies, I should up the CPUv first? Will changing PLL or QPIv help the LINX stress?

If LINX passes, but prime dies, does this mean PLL or QPI should be changed first? And what about those crazy skew settings? Will they really help...

Thanks!

-td [BTW, nice ride. You should try the track instead of autocross!]