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Is Intel SpeedStep ok to use when OCing?

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Oh ok! :)
I tried the Fraps plugin once like 2 years ago and have it disabled ever since ;)

I'll post my LCD when I get home I promise (given my gf left me her camera) :p
 

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I was editing my LCD yesterday, trying to fit everything I need into 1 window :D
But I swear I'll post mine anytime soon now! ;)

P.S. AIDA64 cannot detect my CPU fan's RPMs in windows o_O only the BIOS monitor shows the rpms.
 

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I don't know how those things work but I assume they don't kick in the nanosecond the CPU sits idle. Or maybe they do, all I know is that my temps and power consumptions are better because of it. And as someone said above, these techs have come a long way since introduction.

Id Rather Control the Clock and Voltage Rates of the CPU and GPU, not let the stuff control itself because i dont trust it.
 
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Speedstep only works correct if you use offset voltage instead of fixed voltage, I notcied after finding my perfect voltage setting (-0.100v) it would downclock and undervolt to about 1.6ghz and 0.9v, and when in use would clock up to 4.5ghz at about 1.3v. Perfectly stable on an Asus P8Z68 motherboard.
 

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I was editing my LCD yesterday, trying to fit everything I need into 1 window :D
But I swear I'll post mine anytime soon now! ;)

P.S. AIDA64 cannot detect my CPU fan's RPMs in windows o_O only the BIOS monitor shows the rpms.

I am on water so that it not an issue ;) Hence why I have the "Asst" Fan there which is a 50mm to blow around where a CPU fan should be blowing.
 
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Ok here's my LCD:



It's kind of in a rework since I've added the CPU clock rate and voltage. Still working on spacing all the items but it's what I have right now. Top is all CPU stats, then RAM usage, then GPU and Video MC load, GPU temp, right to the GPU clock rate is the fan speed in RPM and below that is the Video memory usage (89MB used). Bottom row is Uptime, then motherboard temp, then local time ;)
 
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