FSB Term VID isn't printed anywhere on the processor's box, and technically neither is vCore VID. Each processor has its own unique vCore VID, which can be read from CoreTemp and certain other hardware monitoring programs. The voltage range on the box is the range in which your processor's unique VID will fall.
If FSB Term VID is a number unique to each processor, like vCore VID, then we may be out of luck in truly figuring out FSB Term in the BIOS, as I know of no program available that will read a processor's FSB Term VID. I might add that it's quite unfortunate that MSI designed their BIOS this way. No other BIOS that I know of has the user set voltages is this manner, and that includes the P7N Platinum (in regards to FSB Term at least.) Without knowledge of a base value, setting an incremented value like FSB Term will remain a frustrating exercise of blind trial and error. Not good.
It's still critical that we receive a complete, thorough, and most of all correct explanation as to how the voltage settings in the BIOS work. It's not a matter of overclocking or not -- they were designed / engineered to be there and to be available for the user. There must be a valid explanation as to their operation. However, I recommend that we petition MSI to change the way these voltages are set in future P7N Diamond BIOS releases, if technically possible. I have no doubt many would benefit from more traditional voltage settings. Aaron, what would be the best way to go about doing this, and do you think we have a shot?
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