Hi, guys. Noob signing in, with a couple questions...
First, my rig's a from-the-box Clevo P370SM laptop, which sometimes is and sometimes is not used with a Cooler Master NotePal X3 laptop cooling pad. How do I label my cooling in this case? Do I still get to claim stock since there's been no modification to the system and I'm just using plug-and-play USB accessories, or do I need to report the X3 even when I'm not using it, or only when I am?
Second... comparing the profiles that outscore me on the same system and CPU (i7-4700MQ) I notice that they all have the following changes made that I don't:
Core Voltage: mine Default V, theirs 0 V
Processor Cache Voltage: mine Default V, theirs 0 V
Processor Input Voltage: mine Default V, theirs 0 V
Processor Current Limit: mine 72.000 A, theirs 71.125 A
So, this has a few component subquestions... I thought "0V" meant NO power applied, and XTU doesn't seem to want to let me select anything below .001V. What's up here? Also, I have a higher Processor Current Limit set... how does this affect the OC ratings? I've got the system reporting my max Turbo speed as 3.6GHz, but the highest I've hit on benchmarking is 3.5 (granted, I also have Firefox and Thunderbird open while benchmarking).
Please, go easy on me, I'm a virgin at this stuff. LOL (Seriously, the extent of my overclocking experience is the old nVidia Coolbits and "auto-detect optimal overclock" in that.)