cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Dual Intelligent Processors 4 CPU frequency/heat/fan issues

boucle
Level 7
I have a VI Gene with a 4770k, and have an NH-14D for cooling. I ran the 4-way optimization thing when i first installed windows and it made my CPU go down to around 700/800MHz at idle and the CPU would idle at 40-49C depending on the ambient (around 27 to 29C, unfortunately).

I de-lided my CPU today and it would nicely idle at MHz at 26-30C at the same 700/800MHz. I ran the 4-way optimization again a couple hours of cool CPU later hoping to get better results and be able to overclock to 4.4GHz with the programs auto-overclock thing, as well as have the fans be able to spin at lower RPMs.

However, 4-way opt. has instead opted to perpetually run my CPU at 4.2GHz-4.4GHz at 1.15v and keeps the CPU at 42C all the time. It won't go into low-power mode anymore. What gives? It happened immediately after running 4-way opt., so it's not something I messed up with the de-lidding procedure.

Also, I've noticed that the fan-RPM thing is somewhat random. Sometimes I'm able to run all my fans below 40%, and when I run the test again it won't let me run them lower than 90%. Why would that be? I always end every unnecessary process before running 4-way opt. and the fan-tuner thing.

Lastly, I notice that after I run 4-way opt. that Windows 8.1 task manager stops keeping track of the frequency of my CPU, and constantly says 0.80GHz no matter what I'm doing. I'd like an explanation for that too.
13,626 Views
10 REPLIES 10

MeanMachine
Level 13
I would suggest you manually OC in the Bios, that way you can manually set frequency and voltage.

This may help: http://www.overclock.net/t/1401976/the-gigabyte-z87-haswell-overclocking-oc-guide

You will probably need better cooling for a decent OC.

Should you still wish to OC via AISuite, try this.

Open up AISuite, you should see that huge 4-way optimization button there to the left. Got to the screen that shows the layout of fans in your chassis.

In advanced settings pertaining to TPU, EPU and DIGI+. First, set up My Fan Expert (just de-click everything except the Fan Expert) because you want your system to use this feature while overclocking instead of overclocking in bios and then trying to get the best air movement, imo.

After that, set TPU to ratio only and extreme tuning, EPU to optimized and away mode and the DIGI+ should be on by default.

After that, boot up and let it go, If all goes well it will finalise.

There are slightly different versions of AISuite for the ROG motherboards as the rest of the series. The ROG boards have different options under the advanced tab of the 4-way optimization tool but principles are the same.

Please view this Thread: http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?33637-Maximus-Hero-VI-AI-Suite-III-4-Way-Optimization-and-A...

Good Luck and please report back.
We owe our existence to the scum of the earth, Cyanobacteria

My System Specs:

MB:ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero/WiFi GPU:EVGA GTX 1080 sc PSU:Corsair AX-1200i
CPU:
AMD R7 2700X Cooler: Corsair Hydro H115i Case: Corsair Carbide 780t

Memory:G.Skill TridentZ F4-3200C14D-16GTZR SSD:Samsung 500GB 960 EVO M.2


[/HR]

boucle
Level 7
My CPU could do 4.6GHz for a few days without crashing (though I didn't do many CPU intensive tasks) with the stock IHS paste and i didn't even touch the voltages. With the Noctua NH-14D, my new case, all my fans, and the de-lidding of the IHS it will probably be able to do it stable on air with a bit of voltage fiddling.

When it comes to that, I will be doing the overclocking in BIOS. Right now I'm just looking at the AI Suite software and seeing if I'm able to notice a difference in speed.

My biggest concern right now is that even with repeated 4-way opt. stuff my CPU is still forcing itself to run at 4.2GHz. Doing what you told me to did not work.

For your information, in the picture the spikes in my CPU are coming souly from the AI Suite and its aaHMSvc.exe and atakexComSvc.exe processes. Googling tells me they have bad memory leaks and I can see that being true, as AI Suite isn't doing anything right now. It's constantly jumping back and forth from 3% to 15-25% right now. This is another concern.


38529

I think I'd like to only control fans from the software and do everything else through bios if this doesn't get straightened out in an update/if I don't figure it out.

MeanMachine
Level 13
I have found conflicts using AISuite and for it to be unreliable, so I don't use it.

Familiarize yourself with your Bios and you will reap the rewards.

For reliable software use HWMonitor, ROG cpuz, HWBot, CoreTemp and grapher plugin.

Oh, and don't use 2 software temp monitors at the same time.
We owe our existence to the scum of the earth, Cyanobacteria

My System Specs:

MB:ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero/WiFi GPU:EVGA GTX 1080 sc PSU:Corsair AX-1200i
CPU:
AMD R7 2700X Cooler: Corsair Hydro H115i Case: Corsair Carbide 780t

Memory:G.Skill TridentZ F4-3200C14D-16GTZR SSD:Samsung 500GB 960 EVO M.2


[/HR]

boucle
Level 7
Aight. Yeah, I will do that for now. I restarted my computer and those services both dropped to less than a MB instead of the 5 and 10 they were. Thanks anyway. Suggestions by anyone else are still welcome though, as I really like the software itself, if only for the fan control portion.

boucle
Level 7
After uninstalling, task manager still doesn't detect CPU freq. properly. Any ideas?

MeanMachine
Level 13
Use ROG CPUz to see performance and usage. Task Manager will only show cpu current usage, you need to stress your system using HWBot to see your cores at full pace.
We owe our existence to the scum of the earth, Cyanobacteria

My System Specs:

MB:ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero/WiFi GPU:EVGA GTX 1080 sc PSU:Corsair AX-1200i
CPU:
AMD R7 2700X Cooler: Corsair Hydro H115i Case: Corsair Carbide 780t

Memory:G.Skill TridentZ F4-3200C14D-16GTZR SSD:Samsung 500GB 960 EVO M.2


[/HR]

boucle
Level 7
CPU-z tells me all my cores are still going at 4.2GHz full time.

boucle wrote:
CPU-z tells me all my cores are still going at 4.2GHz full time.


You need to establish that you are stable at 4.2Ghz under load and temps monitored.
Once this is established and you are satisfied your cooler is adequate then Tweak the Bios.

Most people who game heavily wish to have their CPU cores unparked.
I believe by default they are unparked in W8.
There is no harm having your cores unparked, Just a little extra energy usage. but an noticeable difference in game play.

Should you wish to pursue this aspect there are plenty of references on the net.
We owe our existence to the scum of the earth, Cyanobacteria

My System Specs:

MB:ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero/WiFi GPU:EVGA GTX 1080 sc PSU:Corsair AX-1200i
CPU:
AMD R7 2700X Cooler: Corsair Hydro H115i Case: Corsair Carbide 780t

Memory:G.Skill TridentZ F4-3200C14D-16GTZR SSD:Samsung 500GB 960 EVO M.2


[/HR]

boucle
Level 7
Just re-installed windows and stopped the COM server and stuff. Everything is how I want it to be now but the fan speeds. I'll only turn com service on after doing a system image and installing AI suite for the fan portion, and if I can, I will then delete all the other parts and disable the asus com server portion. If this fails I'll just re-apply the system image to make sure there's nothing left over. I need to update my bios anyway and that always breaks the raid 0 so i might as well.