CPU voltage dropping in Windows - Solution?

OzZie · 26 Mar 2009 at 19:13

Hi,

I'm trying to overclock my Q6600 G0 to around 3.4-3.6. I have a 1.3250v VID chip which isn't great, but I've got a decent cooler and a good case with loads of fans, so temperatures aren't too much of an issue at the moment.

However, i think a possible cause to my problems is the fact that the CPU voltage i set in the BIOS doesn't actually show up in Windows. It's set at the moment to 1.4250v, but software is reporting it as 1.40v, which when overclocking is quite a gap.

Which do i believe?
Is there anything in the BIOS (P5Q Pro) i can change?

Thanks.

*Speedstep and C1E are disabled also.

OzZie · 26 Mar 2009 at 19:24

Thanks matey.

OzZie · 27 Mar 2009 at 21:30

You know if i set the voltage to 1.3250v CPU in the bios, but in Windows it shows as 1.30v, does this mean that windows is displaying the correct values, or that Windows is not accurately reporting them, and that the bios is always correct. Even the bios is reporting a significant change in voltage (monitor page).

My VID is 1.3250v, and that is what it is set to in the bios, so i should be ok? Is 1.4v in the bios 1.4v in reality?

Thanks.

OzZie · 27 Mar 2009 at 21:51

At the moment, it defaults to auto, but there are also enable and disable options for it :confused:

Will try them both out and see if it makes any difference.