I've recently upgraded to a Core i7 920 rig and have a question about the default cpu core voltage. I haven't fooled around with overclocking yet, as I'll wait till I get a better cooler, so all settings in BIOS are on auto. The default setting on most sites I have seen gives 1.2 volts. However according to both Asus Probe and CPU-Z my system (using auto setting for CPU vCore in BIOS) gives a reading of 1.05. It moves around a bit though...from 1.05 up to 1.08 or so.
Is this normal, or should I manually set the vCore to the usual 1.2 volts? Whys should my rig opt for 1.05? Could that be a sign of a bad voltage regulator on the Mobo or some such?
Thing is, I've had a couple of crashes in usually stable games and am wondering if the vCore being too low could be to blame.
Core i7 920 CO/C1 revision, stock cooler
Asus P6T mobo (non deluxe)
Kingston DDR3 3GB PC-10600/1333 CL9 Value Ram
Gigabyte N26OC-896H-B GTX260
Zalman 750 watt PSU
Is this normal, or should I manually set the vCore to the usual 1.2 volts? Whys should my rig opt for 1.05? Could that be a sign of a bad voltage regulator on the Mobo or some such?
Thing is, I've had a couple of crashes in usually stable games and am wondering if the vCore being too low could be to blame.
Core i7 920 CO/C1 revision, stock cooler
Asus P6T mobo (non deluxe)
Kingston DDR3 3GB PC-10600/1333 CL9 Value Ram
Gigabyte N26OC-896H-B GTX260
Zalman 750 watt PSU