ASUS P8P67 Pro/Evo/Deluxe OC discussion thread

[Sam_oslo]

This is what happens when you go for low-volt action



What's going on? Anybody else have been getting similar off-readings?

[Gr1mR34p3r]

My 2 cents about offset mode.
It works far better than setting manual voltage.
Manual is very buggy, I had 20x Intel Burn Test Max stable overclock with 46x100 1.270V, and got BSOD just listening to Winamp and browsing, upped voltage by 0.01, still BSOD while playing Dead Space 2, finally had to up it from 1.270 to 1.290 to get it 100% stable.

Offset mode on the other hand doesn't even require long stress testing, it is stable if it passes 3DMark 05/06/Vantage, if not I just up the voltage by 0.01V. On manual I had to use 1.350V (1.320-1.336 in CPU-Z) for 4.8GHz. With offset that would be +0.075V, but it is completely stable with just +0.045V (1.296-1.328 in CPU-Z).

[ghmz]

My 2 cents about offset mode.
It works far better than setting manual voltage.
Manual is very buggy, I had 20x Intel Burn Test Max stable overclock with 46x100 1.270V, and got BSOD just listening to Winamp and browsing, upped voltage by 0.01, still BSOD while playing Dead Space 2, finally had to up it from 1.270 to 1.290 to get it 100% stable.

Offset mode on the other hand doesn't even require long stress testing, it is stable if it passes 3DMark 05/06/Vantage, if not I just up the voltage by 0.01V. On manual I had to use 1.350V (1.320-1.336 in CPU-Z) for 4.8GHz. With offset that would be +0.075V, but it is completely stable with just +0.045V (1.296-1.328 in CPU-Z).

Agree. Honestly, offset is the way to go on SB chips. I'm using a +0.020 with a Medium LLC and the system is stable with low volts and temps.

[drnick]

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Originally Posted by Gr1mR34p3r View Post
My 2 cents about offset mode.
It works far better than setting manual voltage.
Manual is very buggy, I had 20x Intel Burn Test Max stable overclock with 46x100 1.270V, and got BSOD just listening to Winamp and browsing, upped voltage by 0.01, still BSOD while playing Dead Space 2, finally had to up it from 1.270 to 1.290 to get it 100% stable.

Offset mode on the other hand doesn't even require long stress testing, it is stable if it passes 3DMark 05/06/Vantage, if not I just up the voltage by 0.01V. On manual I had to use 1.350V (1.320-1.336 in CPU-Z) for 4.8GHz. With offset that would be +0.075V, but it is completely stable with just +0.045V (1.296-1.328 in CPU-Z).
Agree. Honestly, offset is the way to go on SB chips. I'm using a +0.020 with a Medium LLC and the system is stable with low volts and temps.

I must be doing something wrong. I'm on the 1053 bios with ultra high LLC. When I'm pushing my 2500k into the 4.8 to 5.0 ghz range, I can achieve stability using manual voltage only. I would like to use the offset for lower idle voltage. However, when I set the offset to match the vcore I observe under load with a manual vcore setting of a a given overclock speed, the system becomes terribly unstable (bluescreens galore). I could try adding more offset voltage, but then the vcore under load becomes higher than I would need for stability with a manual vcore setting.

[babalouj]

I must be doing something wrong. I'm on the 1053 bios with ultra high LLC. When I'm pushing my 2500k into the 4.8 to 5.0 ghz range, I can achieve stability using manual voltage only. I would like to use the offset for lower idle voltage. However, when I set the offset to match the vcore I observe under load with a manual vcore setting of a a given overclock speed, the system becomes terribly unstable (bluescreens galore). I could try adding more offset voltage, but then the vcore under load becomes higher than I would need for stability with a manual vcore setting.

I am experiencing the same behavior with offset voltage compared to manual voltage.

[tool_462]

I am experiencing the same behavior with offset voltage compared to manual voltage.

+1

Played with Offset for about 4 hours last night, in none of my situations was it better than manual. That went for 4.0, 4.2, 4.5, 4.8 and 5.0 profiles.

[tentp0le]

Just headsup FYI

Asus proactively response to the Intel SB chipset error

For all customers who already own any ASUS product affected by the design error identified by Intel®, simply visit http://event.asus.com/2011/SandyBridge/notice for detailed warranty and service hotline information. We’ll be happy to address any questions or concerns you may have regarding this issue, as well as provide information on future updates to Sandy Bridge technology.

ASUS notebook and desktop products are covered by a warranty service that addresses the design error, with both swap and sales return offered as options to customers.

[Sam_oslo]

Just headsup FYI

Asus proactively response to the Intel SB chipset error

What do they mean by "call"? I hope they will do it right, we all need to get refunds, just like GB has just announced.

Anybody has called to hear what kind of "news" they have on that hot-line?

[ghmz]

This is what happens when you go for low-volt action



What's going on? Anybody else have been getting similar off-readings?

I've been getting +120C on MB. Restart always fixes. I wouldn't worry about it.

[Daddyjaxx]

I've been getting +120C on MB. Restart always fixes. I wouldn't worry about it.

Uninstall that piece of garbage. I was getting warnings all the time that my motherboard was at -60c.