- Jan 7, 2017
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CPU: i5-6600k
Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard: GA-z170-HD3
Using HWMonitor to keep track of my CPU Vcore, I see very large maximums recorded. I've yet to observe the spikes happen myself, it's simply recorded under the 'max' column. These are the four spikes I've noticed so far:
4.6 GHz @ 1.27 V: 1.5 (ish) V spike
4.5 GHz @ 1.25 V: 1.5 (ish) V spike
4.5 GHz @ 1.25 V: 2.004 V spike
Default BIOS: 2.016 V spike
All of these configurations appeared to be 100% stable (20+ minutes of Prime95 and 10 runs of IntelBurnTest at the highest setting). The fact that this issue is occurring at default BIOS settings makes me think that either HWMonitor has an issue, or something else is horribly wrong (Shouldn't 2+ V instantly fry the CPU? It must be wrong...right?). The rest of the time, however, HWMonitor is exactly in line with what I would expect the voltage to be.
Strangely, the max VID is much lower than the max Vcore...
So, any suggestions for other monitoring software to try (I haven't been able to find any that records maxes...), troubleshooting to try, or just reassurance that there's no way voltage is that high would be nice.
Edit: I just recorded a video with HWMonitor and Gigabyte's Monitor up. HWMonitor showed a spike to 2.412 V, but Gigabyte's registered no change. At this point I think I'll just get rid of HWMonitor and assume that everything's alright, though confirmations that I'm not risking my CPU would be nice.
Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard: GA-z170-HD3
Using HWMonitor to keep track of my CPU Vcore, I see very large maximums recorded. I've yet to observe the spikes happen myself, it's simply recorded under the 'max' column. These are the four spikes I've noticed so far:
4.6 GHz @ 1.27 V: 1.5 (ish) V spike
4.5 GHz @ 1.25 V: 1.5 (ish) V spike
4.5 GHz @ 1.25 V: 2.004 V spike
Default BIOS: 2.016 V spike
All of these configurations appeared to be 100% stable (20+ minutes of Prime95 and 10 runs of IntelBurnTest at the highest setting). The fact that this issue is occurring at default BIOS settings makes me think that either HWMonitor has an issue, or something else is horribly wrong (Shouldn't 2+ V instantly fry the CPU? It must be wrong...right?). The rest of the time, however, HWMonitor is exactly in line with what I would expect the voltage to be.
Strangely, the max VID is much lower than the max Vcore...
So, any suggestions for other monitoring software to try (I haven't been able to find any that records maxes...), troubleshooting to try, or just reassurance that there's no way voltage is that high would be nice.
Edit: I just recorded a video with HWMonitor and Gigabyte's Monitor up. HWMonitor showed a spike to 2.412 V, but Gigabyte's registered no change. At this point I think I'll just get rid of HWMonitor and assume that everything's alright, though confirmations that I'm not risking my CPU would be nice.
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