jbmx4life Posted July 10, 2005 Posted July 10, 2005 well if any of you have been following my other thread, I have finally got my rig up and runnin. I have since been working on lowering the vcore to a more reasonable setting then 1.350 + 126%. Now in doing this I have noticed that if you calculate out the settings you come up with one value, reboot and go back into the BIOS you get another value, and then once you boot to winXP SmartGuardian reports another value yet IE: 1.300 + 126% = 1.638 1.600 - BIOS 1.58 - SmartGuardian 1.275 + 126% = 1.6065 1.57 - BIOS 1.55 - SmartGuardian WTF is up with this and what am I supposed to believe??? I am assuming that there are vcore checkpoints on the mobo itself that I can check with my DMM but I haven't looked into it yet. Are they hard to get at and can someone point me to where I can find them???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dacris Posted July 10, 2005 Posted July 10, 2005 Please look into it... I'd like to know as well. My mobo does the exact same thing. I set it to 1.5V x 110% (1.65V) for instance and BIOS reads 1.63V, CPU-Z reads 1.6V. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovetek Posted July 10, 2005 Posted July 10, 2005 The VID above % was never supposed to be accurate in terms of how it controls the voltages, so trust the BIOS reading. CPU-Z and other software is known to report slightly lower values. BEFORE YOU CONTINUE, please read this though: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread...00&page=1&pp=15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbmx4life Posted July 10, 2005 Posted July 10, 2005 thanks for the link, already read it, and I am not using that BIOS anyway so it doesn't apply to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbmx4life Posted July 11, 2005 Posted July 11, 2005 nobody knows anything on this.............?????????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freezer26 Posted July 11, 2005 Posted July 11, 2005 nobody knows anything on this.............?????????? HAHA I just asked the same question, I tend to stand by my BIOS. But there really needs to be a better way we can monitor this without having to leave our DMM plugged in 24/7. Thats one way to monitor. lol -Freez Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest burningrave101 Posted July 11, 2005 Posted July 11, 2005 I'm curious to know if the DFI board undervolts the vCore and if so by how much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbmx4life Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 I'm curious to know if the DFI board undervolts the vCore and if so by how much. I am still curious to know if anyone actually knows anything about this or not........ I am guessing seeing as how I cannot get a response to this. I would especially like to know FROM DFI THEMSELVES about this situation. I understand that the +%'s over VID aren't an exact calculation or anything but it does vary too greatly to leave it out of the equation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickclickw00t Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 Yup I have the same problem. Voltage set to 1.4V Board & CPU-Z show 1.31 :confused: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermaink Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 Wasn't there an issue with VCore working at specific +12X%? I'm not 100% sure, but look it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 the only way to get a truly accurate reading is with a dmm. period. dont rely on software dont rely on sensors they are there as a guide a dmm is the only thing that can be relied on to get a true reading. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest burningrave101 Posted July 14, 2005 Posted July 14, 2005 Wasn't there an issue with VCore working at specific +12X%? I'm not 100% sure, but look it up. Thats only with the beta 704 BIOS. I've heard that you shouldn't set the VID past 1.45V though because the CPU will adjust it back down to 1.45V. You can supposedly fool the CPU though by using a VID value of 1.45V or less + VID Special to get your higher voltage. Thats what one of the reps from OCZ told me anyways. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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