High CPU Core Voltage (stock settings)

BluD · 14 Jan 2017 at 21:00

mine runs at 1.25v stock so its all good, it varies from chip to chip i believe.

new boy · 14 Jan 2017 at 21:02

Mine is 1.22v at stock, yours sounds perfectly reasonable.

Have you solved the issues with the crashing yet?

billyonecan · 14 Jan 2017 at 21:07

i thought so, i loaded BF1 up - complete freeze after about 2 minutes

i checked out the xmp profile and the ram voltage is already at 1.65v. I've no idea what to do to fix the problem

is this likely to be related to ram or the cpu

new boy · 14 Jan 2017 at 21:14

set ram to 1600MHz, @ 1.65v just for testing.

But dont leave it like that, we will get it running right in the end.

billyonecan · 14 Jan 2017 at 21:18

ok will do - will let you know how it goes in a few minutes

billyonecan · 14 Jan 2017 at 21:34

ok set [email protected], played BF1 for around 15 minutes before it froze

on the plus side temps under load are down around 25°C, it was hitting low 60s

not sure if it's of any use, but this is the ram: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...hannel-kit-tlaed38g2133hc11adc-my-037-tg.html

new boy · 14 Jan 2017 at 21:38

Put ram back to XMP then

Try upping vcore to around 1.275v or so. It doesn't have to be exact.

billyonecan · 14 Jan 2017 at 21:40

okay i'm up and running with the voltage you suggested (i set it to 1.275v), ram is back at 2133MHz - will load up BF1 and see how it goes

billyonecan · 14 Jan 2017 at 21:51

played for around 5 minutes, same thing, freezes up

Brazo · 14 Jan 2017 at 22:12

What's the load line calibration set at?

What's the cpu input voltage? Should be approx 0.5 above your vcore.

billyonecan · 14 Jan 2017 at 22:17

Sorry Brazo I'm a complete novice, I have no idea what (or where) load line calibration is. Is this something I'd find in the BIOS?

I presume the cpu input voltage is the entry labelled VIN1 on hwmon(?) - 2.004v

mmj_uk · 14 Jan 2017 at 22:20

If it's been running at 1.4V and 90C+ for nearly two years the chip might have degraded, the rapid temperature changes you were referring to sounds like throttling kicking in.

Have you inspected your motherboard for any burned out VRM's or anything?

Danny75 · 14 Jan 2017 at 22:46

What frequency and voltage is set for the CPU cache/ring/uncore?

billyonecan · 14 Jan 2017 at 22:48

@mmj_uk i've inspected the motherboard (i'm not entirely sure what i'm looking for), i can't see any signs of damage to anything in there.

billyonecan · 14 Jan 2017 at 22:50

@mmj_uk it sounds like it might have, but until i noticed the high temps and changed the voltage it has been rock solid for 2 years (despite the high temps) - never experienced a crash. also it appears to idle nice and cool, and only reaches those high temps under intense load so i'm hoping it's not completely toast. i've inspected the motherboard but don't see any signs of damage to anything in there (though in all honesty i'm not entirely sure what to look for)

here's a screenshot from hwmonitor, you'll probably be able to get answers to any questions that i haven't answered yet:

new boy · 14 Jan 2017 at 22:52

If the cpu had degraded (and I'm not saying it has) then you wouldn't see any physical signs of it, just that it would take more volts to run a given clockspeed than before it was degraded...

billyonecan · 14 Jan 2017 at 22:59

i'm wondering whether or not this will be covered by warranty. apparently the cpu comes with a 3 year overclockers.co.uk warranty, whether the fact that i bought it as part of a bundle will affect it i don't know.

just fyi this is the bundle i bought in November 2014: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/hard...-teamgroup-2133mhz-ram-superfl-bu-014-gi.html

what would be the best thing to do next? just keep increasing the voltage to the cpu until it's stable, and then wait for it to [eventually] die?

Danny75 · 14 Jan 2017 at 23:46

Billy, plenty of readings on that HWMonitor screenshot are all messed up. And some readings I'd like to see don't show up. Please install HWINFO64 instead and take screenshots of everything as you scroll from top down. https://www.hwinfo.com/download.php

billyonecan · 14 Jan 2017 at 23:50

will do, presumably you just want the cpu info from there?

Danny75 · 14 Jan 2017 at 23:52

billyonecan said:
will do, presumably you just want the cpu info from there?

Everything to do with CPU, Memory and further down motherboard section too (it will repeat a few CPU readings there). You can ignore drives and GPU section. It'll be two or three screenshots total, I reckon. Cheers.