help please? hd 7870 voltage over limit 1.368 mV without OCing it

Rein Hart · Jun 1, 2014

Hey I have asus hd 7870 dc2 v2 non top..with standard clock and never overclock it..my stock voltage is max at 1.219 mV but rarely when I've seen voltage at 1.368 mV??..is it just missread? Or problem with hardware??..vrm temp still normal at 70C just like usual..no flickering, artifact, or any other display issues while gaming..I only use one monitoring app btw hehehe..help me please..is it my hardware or misread? Is misread affect on hardware?

HEXiT · Jun 1, 2014

seems from what i can find thats normal for that card.

Rein Hart · Jun 1, 2014

So is it just software or my hardware? Is it just misread or my card really had voltage spike? Vrm should control that kind of voltage jump?

HEXiT · Jun 2, 2014

its unlikley to be a misread. more likely you have some software thats auto overclocking the gpu when its loading up. maybe you have amd overdrive active or some such. you havent said what app your using.

Rein Hart · Jun 2, 2014

I was using gpu-z to monitor it...but so rarely happen..yesterday I was benchmarking and gaming all day..but no spike was found..my gpu was full load 100% but the voltage still normal...I checked my amd overdrive and no oc was active

Rein Hart · Jun 2, 2014

If it was auto overclock..everytime my gpu on 100% load..the spike would appear right ?

unknownofprob · Jun 2, 2014

this appears normal, the over voltage isn't damaging, It can also help if you decide to overclock.

Rein Hart · Jun 2, 2014

Really? Is it normal? 1.368 mV could damage card right? I have limited my voltage to 1.219 mV and it should not go over that right?

unknownofprob · Jun 2, 2014

it shouldn't, but 1.368 is not what i would call damaging. If you have it set to 1.219, then it will be at max that, The software is not always correct, and misreadings is always a true scenario.

Rein Hart · Jun 2, 2014

Btw how to disabled auto overclock in amd overdrive?

unknownofprob · Jun 2, 2014

untick the box AMD overdrive, That will disable the overdrive settings.

Rein Hart · Jun 2, 2014

Maybe..so even if I only use 1 monitoring application..misreading still might be happen? Ok thank you I will try to untick it..im so afraid my gpu couldn't handle such a voltage spike like that ._.

unknownofprob · Jun 2, 2014

yes, it can happen all the time. Don't worry it can handle that (if it is true).

Rein Hart · Jun 2, 2014

Oh yeah btw 1.368 mV only happen for a second and than back to normal..1.219 mV again..I tried to tracked the spike again for 2 day and it never happen again...I got 240C vrm temp for 1 second too lolol and I know that was just a misread..but for the voltage im still confuse..im still new and I hope it didnt cause bad things on my gpu..

unknownofprob · Jun 2, 2014

it didn't! even for a small period of time on that voltage, no damage could have possible been done. You will be able to tell if damage was done, symptoms like dead pixels random lines and other sorts of weird display behaviors may be present, by the sounds of it your clear.

Rein Hart · Jun 2, 2014

Aah okayyy...maybe Im too paranoid..because ive just got this card..lolol thanks for your information..I hope it just misread though..I thought misread could only happen when using two monitoring apps...

unknownofprob · Jun 2, 2014

false information can always be displayed, no matter how many apps. Even the reading you got, it doesn't sound damaging in any case.

Rein Hart · Jun 2, 2014

Aah okayyy im so glad to hear that..what is the max voltage that gpu can handle?

unknownofprob · Jun 2, 2014

always varies, for that particular GPU, around 1.400 max with similar base clocks.

Shodoman · Jun 2, 2014

I'm also curious about this, i thought the max voltage you can give it is 1.3 when overclocking. At least that's what Afterburner and Trixx are showing. I have a Sapphire.

Rein Hart · Jun 2, 2014

Aah okay woow 1.4v is kinda high...Yeah thats why I'm kinda panic when it goes to 1.368 mV..Although it was really happen or just a misread..my vrm temp was normal too..

unknownofprob · Jun 2, 2014

if it is set to around 1.2V, it is at that core V. 1.4V is high, but at that, it doesn't cause damage.

Rein Hart · Jun 2, 2014

Yeap I think i was just misread.. it should running around 1.2 v right..I try to use another monitoring tool and havent found any overvoltage again..I hope it doesn't show up again..its kinda annoying lolol..I never oc my card though

unknownofprob · Jun 2, 2014

shoudln't be an Issue and it will be at Vcore 1.2. Hope you have stopped worrying that your card is damaged

Rein Hart · Jun 2, 2014

Thanks for the information..hehehe..yeah I will stop worrying about that hehehe..

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