I'd really like someone that really knows this stuff to chime in before I end up melting something…specs and screenshot below , happy to provide any additional info.
So I have what seems to be quite the disagreement between Vcore and VR VOUT, often >=0.2 volts (I get the impression that even 0.1 is relativity high), or roughly 1.480 vs 1.260, and chaging LLC doesn't seem to change either value. Doesn't make sense to me that a 2500k could get to 5 ghz at 1.2x voltage. So I'm wondering if maybe a sensor is bad / maybe HWInfo is just reading it wrong / can't work with it?
Specs:
CPU:
Intel 2500k (5.0ghz , +0.1v offset, 'turbo voltage boost' +0.04v (cannot set lower) , Spread off , CPU PLL Voltage +1.653 (+1.8ish also has worked) ) , CB 15 / 20 tend to max out around 78c with 1 fan at roughly 50% speed.
RAM:
G.Skill DDR 3 , 4x4gb , 1600 mhz , 9-9-9-24 [the default XMP]
MOBO:
ASRock Z77 Extreme 6 , LLC '2' (1 being 'flat') , CB 15 / 20 tend to max out board sensors to 40c at most.
GPU:
N/A
2 Comments
Sensors on motherboards this old tend to be rather inaccurate, it’s completely possible that the VR VOUT reading is pure fabrication for example.
Another possibility is that the motherboard might be burning off 0.2V in the PCB due to resistance. That would make the PCB quite hot considering we’re talking about 12W or so
You have two VR VOUT sensors in that screenshot. I’m skeptical either of them displays the correct value for Vcore.