Phenom II 965 C2 gets 1.5v default???

[Horrux]

I am running my 965 on an ASUS M4A79 Deluxe with DDR2. I left the settings, especially that of the voltage, at default settings, knowing from a costly experience how easy it is to fry a CPU with too much voltage...

Then I was perusing my BIOS with the idea of potentially overclocking my setup and discover that my CPU gets 1.5v default. Then CPU-Z is giving me a Core VID of 1.400v which I find very surprising...

Am I hurting my CPU with too much voltage? Is the BIOS wrong? What gives?

 

[evongugg]

1.5v does sound a little high for your processor, but nothing to worry about, since it is with 10% of the allowed voltage.

http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=591&f1=AMD+Phenom%e2%84%a2+II+X4&f2=965&f3=3400&f4=512&f5=AM3&f6=&f7=&f8=&f9=4000&f10=False&f11=True&f12=True

 

[OvrClkr]

The 965's stock VID is 1.35v, so if you think your mobo is giving it more juice than what it needs you should try adjusting the voltage manually.

 

[Horrux]

Well no reason to over-volt it then... I wonder why the mobo does this? Maybe coz it's an overclocker's board, but still... Only over volt when you need the juice right...

Thanks guys.

 

[OvrClkr]

Not the boards fault, the user should know that when you buy a CPU of that caliber (Phenom) you need to manually adjust the settings in the Bios, the board is not going to do the work for you...

 

[Horrux]

Not the boards fault, the user should know that when you buy a CPU of that caliber (Phenom) you need to manually adjust the settings in the Bios, the board is not going to do the work for you...

Actually I have been building my PC's for nearly 20 years and I don't recall ever having to set the voltage. The mobo usually knows what voltage to feed the chip. When you flash the bios to have the new chip recognized, the board adjusts the volts automaticall, in every single case I have seen over the last... at least 10 years.

 

[OvrClkr]

Actually I have been building my PC's for nearly 20 years and I don't recall ever having to set the voltage. The mobo usually knows what voltage to feed the chip. When you flash the bios to have the new chip recognized, the board adjusts the volts automaticall, in every single case I have seen over the last... at least 10 years.

Correct, but when you have a CPU that is spiking voltages from 1.3v all the way to 1.5v then you know there is something wrong, and in that case all you have to do is set the voltage to it's stock VID, in this case 1.35v and you are set. 20 years ago you could not do anything since you had no BIOS, all the settings were done via jumpers. I have been using PC's since 84, building since 96 and many things have changed since then . Single and dual cores do not require much voltage so it is not an issue... So in all you can leave the CPU VID on AUTO if desired, many just prefer to set it manually.