- Oct 15, 2010
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Hello,
About a year and a half ago, I bought a preassembled pc from Best Buy. 6 months ago, I started having problems of overheating, bad performances and blue screens.
You can find the exact specs on this page : http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&tmp_geoLoc=true&docname=c01752634
That is when I decided to start to updrade it. During the summer of 2011, I plan on building my first build, and the computer I currently own will hopefully cease to exist.
In the meantime, I would love if it did not explode. That is why I recently bought a Cooler Master HAF X.
The reason I started this thread is that while I was checking my specs with CPU-Z (it was the first time I used that program), I saw something that scared me a lot.
My Core Voltage was of 1.624V for a Core i7 920 @ 2791.64MHz !!! At idle, I have CPU temps that varie from 40°C to 48°C depending on the core.
Here is the full thing : http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1504524
Problem is, I can't change any CPU settings with my crappy motherboard (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01901210&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us) !!!
From what I've read, the VCore on a Core i7 should be (at least for one that isn't overclocked) of 1.25V, and for one that is overclocked @ 4GHZ it should be around 1.35.
So basically, my question is, should I start panicking ? And if so, can I do anything about it ? Can I use software to change my CPU settings ? If not, will this CPU last until July of 2011 ?
Thank you for your help, and if you need my to clarify on anything, I'll be happy to oblige !
al360ex
About a year and a half ago, I bought a preassembled pc from Best Buy. 6 months ago, I started having problems of overheating, bad performances and blue screens.
You can find the exact specs on this page : http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&tmp_geoLoc=true&docname=c01752634
That is when I decided to start to updrade it. During the summer of 2011, I plan on building my first build, and the computer I currently own will hopefully cease to exist.
In the meantime, I would love if it did not explode. That is why I recently bought a Cooler Master HAF X.
The reason I started this thread is that while I was checking my specs with CPU-Z (it was the first time I used that program), I saw something that scared me a lot.
My Core Voltage was of 1.624V for a Core i7 920 @ 2791.64MHz !!! At idle, I have CPU temps that varie from 40°C to 48°C depending on the core.
Here is the full thing : http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1504524
Problem is, I can't change any CPU settings with my crappy motherboard (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01901210&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us) !!!
From what I've read, the VCore on a Core i7 should be (at least for one that isn't overclocked) of 1.25V, and for one that is overclocked @ 4GHZ it should be around 1.35.
So basically, my question is, should I start panicking ? And if so, can I do anything about it ? Can I use software to change my CPU settings ? If not, will this CPU last until July of 2011 ?
Thank you for your help, and if you need my to clarify on anything, I'll be happy to oblige !
al360ex
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