Hey guys!
Before I bother you all I should mention that I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to this kind of stuff, so I hope you can bear with me for a bit 🙂
That said, I have a few questions:
1. I noticed that some of my motherboard's (Maximus VI Hero) bright-red LEDs stay lit even with the computer off. Should I turn the PSU off overnight or is it alright for longevity this way? I've been leaving it on.
2. My CPU is at a rock-solid overclock with XMP enabled. Basically, I just turned up the multiplier to where I wanted it and then cranked up VCore slowly in manual mode until it was stable, then switched over to adaptive and XMP. I'm pretty sure my VCore is safe at well below 1.3, but should I tweak other voltage settings (VCCSA, VCCIO, Input, Cache, etc) or is it alright to leave them at auto if temps/stability is acceptable? I am looking primarily to maximize CPU/hardware life with this OC and had to wonder if auto rules would increase certain voltages to higher-than-nominal levels after having learned about how synthetic tests can draw a lot of VCore while on adaptive.
3. Should I enable C6/C7 states for my Haswell given that I'm running a significant overclock? Are there any known performance/stability drawbacks? I have a Haswell-ready PSU and the UEFI C states setting is on 'Auto'. As it is now, my CPU drops to as low as 800 MHz at around 0.965VCore with adaptive.
Many thanks for any help! 🙂
