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Yeah… Change the Nick or handle.. whatever you call it… Thanks..
Gunny about the unparking the core… I think BF4 config can do that…If you unpark the cores in the OS, it’s basically the power plan in control panel. Basically we are wasting Wattages in OS sitting idling (Eg surfing net doesnt need High performance power plan) we need some config settings to unpark the cores during gaming not in OS.. I saw in one of the threads.. Gonna dig that out.. Thanks..
The Battlefield 4 user configuration file cannot be used to set the un-parking of the system cores as well it can not be used to set Power performance plans in the Operating System. Wasting power can be manually regulated by the user prior to or after gaming as there is currently no software available to set these values other than thru the Control Panel however I will say it is a good idea. I’ve searched to see if there are any plans thru Microsoft but currently there are no plans to address this issue. Let me know what you find!
@gunny: Thank you very much for doing/gathering that knowledge base! I found that windows powermanagement throttles individual CPU cores under load when using AMD CPU so I did a little guide+short video to
1: Check if you are affected
2: Solve the problem
nice info there crash!
I am familiar with cpu z but not core temp and had to give ur suggestion a try.
My 6300 is definitely not throttling but wanted to prove it to myself, LOL.
what setting do you run on you OC?
Thx thewolfN!
Maybe it’s just my setup. But it’s better to make sure you get the most of your hardware :). My mobo is the ASUS M5A78L-M (AMD 780G Chipset) running the latest bios (2101) - so def. not a OCing dream. I didn’t change the ram speed, just increased the multiplier and vcore step by setp + stability tests. I ended up with a mult: 22 and vcore: 1.41875V (in Bios) and 1.428-1.440V in cpu-Z. I didn’t touch the other system voltages. The thermaltake macho 2 CPU cooler barely fits onto that Mobo and I would go for a smaller one next time…
I did everything I could in the Bios to nail the cores to that speed but somehow it doesn’t in windows. Maybe it’s my fault (overlooked the crucial Bios setting) - but that utility fixed it. There are so many Bios options I simply don’t dare to touch.
very nice, I have been back to stock speeds lately but ran at just under 4.2 last night but heated up to 58, so I went back to my old 3.7 lock.
I just experienced a game crash a few minutes ago but tems were only 48.
I think I could lower my voltage bot unsure.
And I hear ya a bout some of the bios settings, I have an ecs 990fxm-a and am not even sure how to lower the voltage!
Well the meaning of Temperatures are relative. As seen here http://www.computerbase.de/2013-07/amd-fx-9590-prozessor-test/2/ [computerbase.de] the vishera cores can consume much energy when running at higher speeds (FX-6300 is also Vishera core). The FX-9590 operates at 1,45 - 1,5 Volt and consumes 220W at 5GHz. The FX-8350 consumes 125W at 4,2GHz so the wattage increase is not linear to the speed in that area. The article also states that those Vishera cores should not exceed 61 degree Celsius for stable operation. The temperature readouts you get are slow - it takes seconds to warm up and your CPU operates in microseconds. All you can say is that your Temperatures are good and not the problem for your stability problem, I would increase the vcore 2 notches in Bios and check again (within the vishera / mainboard limits and with good cooling).
Yes, Gunny! Thank you very much for considering it.
I don’t know how many systems are affected, maybe it was just mine (or AMD 780G Chipset systems?)… but better to make sure your hardware runs at full potential.
Good Luck & Best Wishes