Greetings,
First of all, this is my first message in here and forgive my English because it's not my first language :sarcastic: I've read many topics in this forum before but now I'm the one who needs some help 😞
I've just gathered the system below for 50% gaming / 30% daily routine / 20% large-scale optimization problem solving purposes:
ASUS Rampage V Extreme
Intel i7 5960X
32GB Kingston HyperX Predator DDR 2800MHz / CL14 1.35V
ASUS Nvidia GTX TITAN X
Corsair H100i cooler
Corsair HX1000i 1000W PSU
with Kingston 480GB HyperX Predator PCIe X4 M.2 SSD (1400MB Read / 1000MB write speed)
Corsair Carbide 500R mid-tower case
and I've installed Win 8.1 Pro.
I've upgraded the bios and all drivers and software to final versions & downloaded CPU-z, MemTweak, Memtest, RealTemp, Prime95, 3Dbenchmark etc. (Checked the rams with memtest for 3 cycles at 2133 no problems with the rams)
My first priority is to have a "silent" running system for now (in the future when this system fails to run games at an acceptable fps I'll consider overclocking it to push the limits of the components). So I'm not after heavy OC'ing 😄 But I want to find the most efficient configuration of clock speeds for the RAM & CPU without increasing the noise level and power consumption in idle (by keeping the turbo function or adaptive settings active) :rolleyes:
Here are the things I've tried and problems/questions I've faced:
- Selecting XMP profile always overclocks the CPU too. There is no option on the bios to select it not to do so. I think it tries to balance the blck value of RAMs to CPU, as a result CPU clock also rises. But this makes the computer unstable and causes random freezes and boot problems with "overclock failed" messages.
- XMP profiles always leave the volt in 1.2 and computer doesn't boot. I had to adjust V manually each time I've selected a XMP profile.
- Noting down all the values set by the xmp profile and manually entering them without overclocking the CPU also results in same results as the above.
- I've used the EZ wizard in bios to make an automatic overclocking. It raised the base clock of CPU from 3000 (100.2x35 - - 9.1W) to 3060 (102x39 - 1.151 V - 23.9W) and and turbo from 3500 to 3994. Also RAMs has been raised from 2133 to 2400 (14 / 15 / 15 / 39). Are these values correct for 2400MHz? This is the most stable setup for the max speed I could achieve with the rams and had no problems so far under stress.
- I've also tried the AiSuite's 5-way optimization to clock the CPU around 4000 (100x40 - 0.799V - 11W). This setup also rises the RAMs to 2400 but also not stable. Probably because of the false CPU clocking.
Core Speed(turbo) Core Voltage CPU Power(idle) DRAM freq
default: 3498 - 9.1 W 2133
EzWizard: 3994 1.151 V 23.9 W 2400
AiSuite: 4000 0.799 V 11 W 2400
Summary of my problem is: Only stable automatic overclock I've got is by the bios EzWizard (silent fans, turbo active), but it seems that its power consumption is too much for a speed of 3994. Am I wrong? AiSuite hits 4000 with only 0.799V as nearly close the the default value (is it why that mod wasn't so stable?).
I've also read that I'll loose turbo function if I set the bclk to 125 (to use rams over 2400MHz). Is it possible to activate power saving through AiSuite to run CPU at lower speeds while in idle? I don't want it to run always on the max value but I also want to use my rams at their top performance when needed.
Can someone who has 5690x and a 2400+ DRAM please tell me the clocking values for CPU where I can keep the turbo function on and have a silent PC as long as its not overloaded. All the values I've found are for extreme clocks with insane cooling systems and lots of noise from the fans just to hit the top power.
Thanks again.
Since I'm a newbie in overclocking (I've always used my components in their standard values until now) I need your help to make a configuration to the CPU and RAM speeds without increasing the fan speeds and keeping the turbo function active (does it have any negative effects on performance? Because it seems to be the only way to keep PC silent in daily usage and boost the performance whenever it's needed) to get the most out of this system under these conditions.
What settings should I use in BIOS and in AiSuite? Please don't forget that this will be my first OC attempt 🙂 Your help will really be appreciated 😄
Thanks for your time to read this and thanks for your support :cool: