I've read "Giga boards undervolt RAM" many times as a throw away statement but never qualified.
Firstly, is it true?
Secondly, by how much?
Thirdly, is it possible to determine the actual value without having to resort to a voltmeter? For example, do software utilities read it independently or do they just take what the BIOS tells them?
My MoBo, GA-MA790FXT-UD5P, allows you to set the voltage as follows
Normal
+0.05
+0.10
+0.15
etc.
So the lowest it can go is 'Normal'. For my current RAM, which allegedly has 1.5V in the SPD, the MoBo sets 'Normal' to 1.6V.
Do you think this means that my MoBo is Undervolting by 0.1V and if I want to set the RAM to 1.65V then I need to select 1.75V in the BIOS?
Cheers,
Nigel
Firstly, is it true?
Secondly, by how much?
Thirdly, is it possible to determine the actual value without having to resort to a voltmeter? For example, do software utilities read it independently or do they just take what the BIOS tells them?
My MoBo, GA-MA790FXT-UD5P, allows you to set the voltage as follows
Normal
+0.05
+0.10
+0.15
etc.
So the lowest it can go is 'Normal'. For my current RAM, which allegedly has 1.5V in the SPD, the MoBo sets 'Normal' to 1.6V.
Do you think this means that my MoBo is Undervolting by 0.1V and if I want to set the RAM to 1.65V then I need to select 1.75V in the BIOS?
Cheers,
Nigel