13700K, high voltage, temperature readings?
13700K, high voltage, temperature readings?
Hello everyone. I'm organizing the archives for the new Stalker 2 game, and everything is running perfectly at full capacity. About a month ago I installed the latest BIOS for my Strix Z690-F Gaming WiFi because there were known problems with the 13 and 14 generations. After the update, I didn't tweak anything and kept the default power plan as it was set. The concern is that the voltage is too high (exceeding 1.4V). I'll share some screenshots of all the settings later so you can review them. Is this normal for a 13700K?
I faced the same problems with my 13600k, even after using a custom loop. Initially, I wondered if I had installed the CPU block wrong or applied thermal paste improperly. But everything seemed okay—temperatures just got higher. Honestly, I didn’t verify my voltages; I just opened BIOS, set vCore mode to 'override', lowered it to 1.2V, and added a 5.4/4.4 P&E core overclock. The temperatures dropped significantly even during heavy all-core tasks like Cinebench.