If you wish to leave your configuration this way though, then you actually MAY want to fiddle around with the current limits. Again, apologies, as I know that's what it sounded like. So no, I'm not saying that, not in that way at least. The end result is a configuration that pretty much always uses more voltage across the board than what's required to be stable at that clock speed, without regard to current limits, core temperatures or how the increased thermals might affect other components like the memory controller or VRMs. I think MCE and other 'automatic' types of overclocking, and yes, MCE IS a form of overclocking since you are forcibly configuring the CPU to maintain clock speeds higher than what it's default configuration is, are foolishly dangerous and and if not dangerous, at least they are certainly not the better option since you are allowing the system to control all manner of core behaviors such as core voltage, system agent voltage, VCCIO voltage, load line calibration settings and more. I don't use MCE because I manually configure every system, including my own, to the settings it's stable at just below it's actual plateau. Obviously there IS a current limit setting in the bios, probably in XTU as well, but since I don't use it and rarely have played around with it since I've always done all my overclocking in the bios, manually. Are you saying that's only a limit warning, and not how much current is allowed to flow to the cpu?Īctually, I was totally on a different page on that. On the intel forums, when i experienced current limit throttling for my i7-4790, they (intel) recommended i set my processor current limit up above 256A, and that cleared my issue. Car still runs fine, probably better, but your computer is going to believe there is a problem which, aside from emissions reasons, there isn't. Like pulling the bulb for the check engine light on your car after you've ditched the catalytic converter. Therefore, it's GOING to tell you that every time you run full stress.Ĭhanging the current limit warning threshold isn't going to change anything except turning the light off so to speak.

Of course, their current limit is based on a stock configuration and the default current limit settings in XTU don't change simply because you are running a CPU that is clocked higher. Changing the current limit doesn't change the fact that XTU is telling you you are exceeding Intel's recommended current limit.

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