Help with i5 3570k Voltages.

Honestly, I can't tell you what the actual VID of your chip is. Only you can really figure that much out unless there's some tool I missed out on when clocking my chip.

Offset voltage takes the stock VID and allows you to have some control over it.

Say the processor runs like this 0.825v idle with a max of 1.25v at full load. It varies between and that's how the variable voltages for these processors work. The processor actually varies the voltage it's taking depending on the load that is placed on it.

On automatic voltage, the VID can actually differ, and as the multiplier is increased the VID can change greatly. I major mistake some people make with automatic voltage on the SB and IB chips is seeing temperatures in the 90C range at only 200-400mhz overclocks. That's because the VID changes and the CPU is wanting an insanely high amount of voltage like 1.3-1.4v.

Offset voltages takes the normal VID of the processor and applies a change. Such as you're adding 0.005v to the offset. So if it's wanting 0.800v at idle, you're board takes your setting into mind and throws the chip 0.805v at idle. Finding your chips VID may be hard. The way I did it was stress tests at each multiplier watching the voltage like a hawk. It's easier to get stability with voltage offsets but easier to get idle crashes where the CPU isn't getting enough voltage at idle to keep from crashing.

LLC is simple.. There's a thing about any electronic device taking and using electricity. If you're on a fixed voltage and you toss exactly 1.2v into your processor, the processor is going to use that and the board will actually only be able to push 1.180 or so. Depending on how bad the vdroop is of the motherboard. The higher quality components on the board, the less vdroop there will be and the more steady the power to the processor. LLC helps fight this issue by increasing the level of voltage during high load situations. The higher the level, the harder the motherboard works to push actual voltage to the processor. This can put more stress on the VRM's on the motherboard and may be harmful over time. Either way, sometimes when getting a good overclock you just have to have LLC as a player.

I hope that helps out bro!