Athlon64 3700+ at 1.5V not overclocked...
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Athlon64 3700+ at 1.5V not overclocked...
ok maybe i've found one of the cause of the heating problem in my computer.
my CPU is Athlon 64 3700+ 2.2Ghz Socket 939 "San Diego" 1.4V, and when i check on CPU-Z, the voltage monitoring always go around 1.5V, but my CPU is not overclocked.
with AMD Power Monitor, it says 1.4V for the Voltage
with CPU-Z, it always says around 1.5V, yet the Core clock is always bertween 2201.0 and 2201.2Mhz
Multiplier: x 11.0
Bus Speed: 200.1Mhz
HT Link: 1000.5Mhz
help me please.
my CPU is Athlon 64 3700+ 2.2Ghz Socket 939 "San Diego" 1.4V, and when i check on CPU-Z, the voltage monitoring always go around 1.5V, but my CPU is not overclocked.
with AMD Power Monitor, it says 1.4V for the Voltage
with CPU-Z, it always says around 1.5V, yet the Core clock is always bertween 2201.0 and 2201.2Mhz
Multiplier: x 11.0
Bus Speed: 200.1Mhz
HT Link: 1000.5Mhz
help me please.
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i went in the advanced menu, in the Vcore adjustement, i have 2 choices: +1.5V or +1.6V. and right now it seem to be set at +1.6V (when i got in that section, it was already set at +1.6V, so i guess it's set at +1.6V), but still, the voltage monitored always go around 1.5V...
should i set it to +1.5V? it won't screw-up my CPU?
should i set it to +1.5V? it won't screw-up my CPU?
i've found something on another forum:
anyone else have Asus A8V-E Deluxe or A8V-E SE and having this 0.1V addition problem? is that dangerous for my CPU?Do you have the A8V-E Deluxe? I had that board and it insists of overvolting your CPU by at least 0.1 volts. It has two settings for CPU voltage. Hammer Vid Control (or something like that) which sets the voltage, and an adjustment of either 0.1 or 0.2 volts. Incredibly, there's no 0.0.
On mine, you could set the Hammer Vid to 1.1 (which the board would insist on adding the 0.1). I can't remember if I had to disable C'n'Q or not ... I have a suspicion I did. This means you'll be consuming more power at idle (because the CPU won't scale its frequency down), but less under load (because of the lower voltage). I left it with the C'n'Q on.
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ok i've found the "AMD K6/K7/K8 Multiplier" in the Function tab.
the 11x Multiplier (the one used by my CPU right now) is selected.
Current, Startup and Max are set at 11.0x Multiplier
in Voltage Section, the unselectable "New Voltage" is at 1.4V
the Current in 1.400V, Startup is 1.400V and Max is 1.450V
on another note...why in SpeedFan, CPU-Z and in my BIOS, it shows a Vcore of around 1.5V when CrystalCPUID is showing me 1.4V?
the 11x Multiplier (the one used by my CPU right now) is selected.
Current, Startup and Max are set at 11.0x Multiplier
in Voltage Section, the unselectable "New Voltage" is at 1.4V
the Current in 1.400V, Startup is 1.400V and Max is 1.450V
on another note...why in SpeedFan, CPU-Z and in my BIOS, it shows a Vcore of around 1.5V when CrystalCPUID is showing me 1.4V?
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click on enable change voltage, then lower the VID one step at a time.
When you manage to get a drop of about 0.1V, try SP2004. Remember you have to change the VID every time you boot your computer (the setting is not retained)
If your motherboard always overvolt, you're going to see a difference between the voltage reported by the hardware monitor and the VID. This is normal.
You shouldn't have any trouble if you just lower the VID as long as the processor is rated for that VCore. Most (all?) Athlon64 can be overclocked at stock VCore, so if you're not going to speed it up, you can even try lower-than-specs VCore to reduce heat production and energy consumption.
When you manage to get a drop of about 0.1V, try SP2004. Remember you have to change the VID every time you boot your computer (the setting is not retained)
The VID is not an actual voltage measure, it's just a mechanism which the CPU uses to say the motherboard "give me this voltage".on another note...why in SpeedFan, CPU-Z and in my BIOS, it shows a Vcore of around 1.5V when CrystalCPUID is showing me 1.4V?
If your motherboard always overvolt, you're going to see a difference between the voltage reported by the hardware monitor and the VID. This is normal.
You shouldn't have any trouble if you just lower the VID as long as the processor is rated for that VCore. Most (all?) Athlon64 can be overclocked at stock VCore, so if you're not going to speed it up, you can even try lower-than-specs VCore to reduce heat production and energy consumption.
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Let's say that if you're not going to overclock, it's pretty useless. If you keep your computer on for many hours a day, lowering the VID could save you some money on your energy bills.
Remember that older versions of Clockgen allow for batch setting of VID at startup, that would relieve you from the stress of getting your hands dirty every time you boot
Remember that older versions of Clockgen allow for batch setting of VID at startup, that would relieve you from the stress of getting your hands dirty every time you boot
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Enable Cool & Quiet in BIOS, install RMClock (you may also need to install the AMD Cool & Quiet driver). Finally, undervolt to your heart's content.
http://cpu.rightmark.org/download.shtml
http://cpu.rightmark.org/download.shtml