** OFFICIAL ** Core i5 Overclocking Results/Tips Thread

[mejobloggs]

So CPU-Z is the real voltage (actual reading)?

So if I want 1.3v.... If I set 1.3v in my bios, then run Prime95 and CPU-Z reports 1.2v, than means I have to set my bios to 1.4v for it to actually be 1.3v?

Is this the same for other voltages such as vtt and dram?

[nolonger]

So CPU-Z is the real voltage (actual reading)?

So if I want 1.3v.... If I set 1.3v in my bios, then run Prime95 and CPU-Z reports 1.2v, than means I have to set my bios to 1.4v for it to actually be 1.3v?

Is this the same for other voltages such as vtt and dram?

Since motherboards usually don't have a built-in multimeter, it's not the actual voltage running through your core. CPU-Z is more accurate than what you set on the BIOS, because it uses some special circuitry to read that voltage. I believe the vDrop is not always the same, but it could be.

As for the different voltages, the vDrop isn't always the same.