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tdh · 11-05-2012 06:25PM

tea bag, would you have any idea whats wrong with my htpc since you seem to know your voltages:D
I have a h61m-itx asrock board with an i3-2105 processor. The odd time I turn it on, say 1 in 5 times, I get "Machine Check Error_" immediately after the bios splash.
Its kinda driving me demented. I came across a thread which I cant find where they say asrock bios (i got latest) is has the gpu (of the cpu) voltage too low or something and it doesnt put enough power to that side of it. I have all the bios settings at default but for the fan speed.
Any ideas?:D

oh and i didnt do any overclocking on it i just want it to boot up 100% of the time (its fine when it boots and when it doesnt i just turn it off and on again and its alright)

Tea_Bag · 11-05-2012 06:38PM

I think i remember reading somewhere that early SB had igp vcore voltages were quite temperamental, but that adding a little bit more fixed all the issues.

ill reboot and take a screen cap of what you should do in the BIOS.

back to this PC im OCing, the annoying thing is so damn good.

P11129 3DMarks
on 2500K @4.8ghz @ 1.3v @ 72C max. 2xHD7870 @1ghz

puts my rig to shame

Tea_Bag · 11-05-2012 06:50PM

Warning: huge image is huge. see attachment.

thats the one to change for igp. on auto, it'll be +0mv, but notch it a step up (my smallest step is +50mv) and see if that fixes the issue.

this is all assuming the igp is the problem AND youre using onboard graphics?

interestingly, the BIOS says my vcore is 1.328v, but CPU-z and HWMonitor say 1.296v. BIOS is probably more correct. not sure if ill bother dropping it any more tbh, im getting lazy and thats well within respectable stuff.

tdh · 11-05-2012 06:52PM

oh that would be amazing if you could tell me what to do:):)
I goggled it so many times but never really got anywhere. Some other people had the same problem but I never even got a hint of an answer until i came across that thread on the voltages which I thought I bookmarked:rolleyes:
Thanks alot.
That other stuff I dont understand looks real impressive:D

edit: thanks a million tea bag that is a major help to me! I will set it up +1 notch as you did. Brilliant. I'll let you know how it goes. Thank you very much

Serephucus · 11-05-2012 07:08PM

@Tea: voltage drops occur twice. Once going from BIOS to OS, and then from idle to load. That's why you're seeing slightly lower. I have my vcore set to 1.325. Under Windows it comes out at 1.31 according to HWMonitor.

Tea_Bag · 11-05-2012 07:35PM

Just put my rig back on the bench and a bit of fiddling.

my 3D mark is up to P13010 :cool:

tdh · 11-05-2012 08:26PM

Thanks tea bag,
Im using onboard graphics yeah.
I cant seem to find the igpu voltages in the bios. It seems you have the OC tweaker page open but I cant see the section with the voltage controls
here are some photos i took of my bios
OC tweaker top
OC tweaker bottom
Advanced- cpu config
Advanced- north bridge
Advanced - South bridge

N64 · 11-05-2012 09:38PM

is anybody experiencing grainy whites/ light colours on there u2311h? It supposedly from the anti glare coating dell put on there monitors.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1054380

Tea_Bag · 11-05-2012 09:40PM

I cant see anything to help you

what does enabling GT overclock support do?

PseudoFamous · 11-05-2012 10:32PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

I cant see anything to help you

what does enabling GT overclock support do?

not much would it? I was under the impression i3s were clock and multiplier locked

tdh · 11-05-2012 10:36PM

thanks for looking tea bag.
Maybe you need to be able to overclock the processor to up the voltage on the gpu but this board doesnt support it?
When I enable GT OverClocking Support i get
GT OverClocking Frequency : 1100
GT OverClocking Voltage : auto

when i click GT OverClocking Voltage : auto
i get another pop up with the following:
auto
+0.05v
+0.10v
+0.15v
+0.20v
+0.25v

ShadowHearth · 11-05-2012 11:03PM

http://www.adverts.ie/graphics-cards/2-geforce-8800-gtx/1636830#comments

someone is taking a piss, and then someone is taken a piss from a piss taker?

FlyingIrishMan · 11-05-2012 11:05PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

http://www.adverts.ie/graphics-cards/2-geforce-8800-gtx/1636830#comments

someone is taking a piss, and then someone is taken a piss from a piss taker?

I usually like to make a comment warning people about overpriced stuff but it often doesn't end well for me.

also: Just got my G500 that I bought of Headshot, massive improvement over my old one.
I wasn't sure if I'd notice the huge increase in dpi or not but I really do.

Tea_Bag · 11-05-2012 11:28PM

PseudoFamous wrote: »

not much would it? I was under the impression i3s were clock and multiplier locked

its locked yae. and even a K series will be locked on a H67 chipset. not looking to change freq or multi though, just voltage. surely they allow you to change voltages??!

tdh wrote: »

thanks for looking tea bag.
Maybe you need to be able to overclock the processor to up the voltage on the gpu but this board doesnt support it?
When I enable GT OverClocking Support i get
GT OverClocking Frequency : 1100
GT OverClocking Voltage : auto

when i click GT OverClocking Voltage : auto
i get another pop up with the following:
auto
+0.05v
+0.10v
+0.15v
+0.20v
+0.25v

im gonna be honest ive no idea what that is for, but it looks like small steps anyway so it couldnt hurt to go +0.05

PseudoFamous · 12-05-2012 12:14AM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

its locked yae. and even a K series will be locked on a H67 chipset. not looking to change freq or multi though, just voltage. surely they allow you to change voltages??!

orighty
I was just thrown by the fact it said "GT overclock" and I assumed it dealt exclusively with the clock and multiplier, as the Gigabyte one does.

Tea_Bag · 12-05-2012 06:51PM

Solitaire wrote: »

Too. Much. Chat!

Once I get him modded to cover my absence dec WILL be abusing teh BanHamm0r so please stay concise and on-topic in future!

I for one welcome my new Ban hammer wielding Thor style overlord :P

Monotype · 12-05-2012 08:58PM

Congratulations deconduo! You'll be able to fix up all those older posts that need updating!

Tea_Bag · 12-05-2012 11:29PM

bit more tweaking and messing around. new mobo (z77 extreme6) and im getting a P10017 3DMarks

when i was running trifire 6990 + 6970 I was getting 13XXX so it scales pretty well.

ShadowHearth · 13-05-2012 10:00AM

Monotype wrote: »

Congratulations deconduo! You'll be able to fix up all those older posts that need updating!

Feck, does that mean we have to be nice to him?!

dwighet · 13-05-2012 11:05AM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

bit more tweaking and messing around. new mobo (z77 extreme6) and im getting a P10017 3DMarks

when i was running trifire 6990 + 6970 I was getting 13XXX so it scales pretty well.

I was dicking around with 3d mark 11 this morning and was able to get this score from my 2x 6970`s maxed out and over volted a touch...950/1450

This is the score I got from my normal gaming gpu OC.930/1430

Cpu is at 4.8ghz

"not too bad for a bucket`o bolts"

Tea_Bag · 13-05-2012 01:24PM

dwighet wrote: »

I was dicking around with 3d mark 11 this morning and was able to get this score from my 2x 6970`s maxed out and over volted a touch...950/1450

This is the score I got from my normal gaming gpu OC.930/1430

Cpu is at 4.8ghz

"not too bad for a bucket`o bolts"

nice!

I want to do a bigger OC on my 6990, but the temps get too high. I can reduce them but the fan profile is limited to 50% max, and any higher makes it sound like a jet taking off.

also, that test I ran was at 4.6Ghz. for some reason since changing motherboard, I cant get a stable 4.8 yet. the settings are quite different to my z68. I got bored quickly though. I'm heavily GPU limited in gaming at the moment. CPU hovers around 50% and peak at 70% when things go boom boom!

luyolo · 13-05-2012 01:35PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

nice!

I want to do a bigger OC on my 6990, but the temps get too high. I can reduce them but the fan profile is limited to 50% max, and any higher makes it sound like a jet taking off.

also, that test I ran was at 4.6Ghz. for some reason since changing motherboard, I cant get a stable 4.8 yet. the settings are quite different to my z68. I got bored quickly though. I'm heavily GPU limited in gaming at the moment. CPU hovers around 50% and peak at 70% when things go boom boom!

Didn't you put your 6990 under water a few weeks ago?

Tea_Bag · 13-05-2012 03:12PM

no. exams got in the way, and the money was diverted. I'm finished tomorrow though so I'll be getting back into it.

dwighet · 13-05-2012 03:36PM

Tea_Bag wrote: »

nice!

I want to do a bigger OC on my 6990, but the temps get too high. I can reduce them but the fan profile is limited to 50% max, and any higher makes it sound like a jet taking off.

also, that test I ran was at 4.6Ghz. for some reason since changing motherboard, I cant get a stable 4.8 yet. the settings are quite different to my z68. I got bored quickly though. I'm heavily GPU limited in gaming at the moment. CPU hovers around 50% and peak at 70% when things go boom boom!

Im running after market coolers on the cards so its not too bad at all..
The 690 is on its way though...2 more months and should have the shillings for it and a catleap...

The plan is to be able to play bf3 on ultra and @ 100hz/100fps on the monitor..

At the moment with my 6970`s and lg w2363d monitor(1080) im getting 100+fps on medium settings running the monitor @120hz..

Its very smooth but its no ULTRA...If you know what I mean:cool:

Eboggles · 13-05-2012 07:51PM

Just saw this on OCUK, the hell!? I thought they screened reviews...

Crossed out word just in case.

Monotype · 14-05-2012 06:57AM

They only screen ones that give a negative review of a product!

Ryan451 · 14-05-2012 02:37PM

My Filco Majestouch Ninja TKL arrived today from keyboardco.com

VenomIreland · 14-05-2012 03:45PM

After one week of trying to get Baldur's Gate working with multiplayer so some friends and I could play together, I got it working! Can't wait to play with them later!

To keep it tech related, my new headphones also arrive this week

Serephucus · 14-05-2012 03:56PM

What headphones did you order?

VenomIreland · 14-05-2012 04:16PM

AKG Q701, got them for ~€290 including customs and shipping.

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