l1o2l Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 Set voltage in BIOS to 1.4 v --> running this at 3.6 gHz In Windows, HWMonitor reports VCORE as 1.39 (as max), when under load VCORE fluctuates between 1.36 to 1.38 constantly. This is set at auto LLC (51%). Setting LLC to 19.5% leads to a measured max 1.47 Volts but when under load, it remains at a constant 1.38-9 V. ATM, in the BIOS, with 38.6% LLC, VCORE's max is 1.392V but drops down to 1.376 V constantly and goes back up. Should I just stick to 19.5% LLC? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 (edited) This is what I felt like when I was reading this. What exactly are you trying to do? How high of a OC do you want? Your sig says stock so you must be OCing. Just keep the heat down and the speeds high! Edited April 26, 2011 by Black6464 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
l1o2l Posted May 1, 2011 Posted May 1, 2011 I'm just trying to eliminate the vdrop when my system is at full load. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 My frank recommendation would be to leave it at Auto (51%). Some amount of vdroop is unavoidable - so I don't see the point/benefit of a huge overvolt @ 1.47 in order to maintain a vdroop under load of .01v That's my 2 cents worth............... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
l1o2l Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 I think HW monitor is measuring it wrong? Cuz when under load, (gaming) Vcore maintains a constant 1.39. But for some reason, max measured voltage is somehow 1.47... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Set voltage in BIOS to 1.4 v --> running this at 3.6 gHz In Windows, HWMonitor reports VCORE as 1.39 (as max), when under load VCORE fluctuates between 1.36 to 1.38 constantly. This is set at auto LLC (51%). Setting LLC to 19.5% leads to a measured max 1.47 Volts but when under load, it remains at a constant 1.38-9 V. ATM, in the BIOS, with 38.6% LLC, VCORE's max is 1.392V but drops down to 1.376 V constantly and goes back up. Should I just stick to 19.5% LLC? Honestly unless the vdroop is causing instability I would not worry about it. Is there a "Disable" option for LLC? That is what would limit the vdroop. Setting a percentage only adds to the idle voltage but it will still droop under load. Looks like the auto setting is working pretty well though -not muhc overvolting at idle and only ~.03 droop load, which is not too bad. 19.5% setting is a huge overvolt for only .02-.03 more under load, and not worth it. Unfortunately, almost every board suffers from this, and it can't be fixed through BIOS or software settings. If you're really stubborn, and are comfortable with a soldering iron, you can hard-mod your mobo to remove it. Back in the day we had to hard mod mobos for RAM voltage and to prevent Vdroop, and graphics cards for Vcore and Vdimm - then also solder in leads for monitoring those voltages. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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