Concern over high vcore
Concern over high vcore
I assembled my first PC yesterday with an ASRock Z170 Pro gaming i7, i76700K, and an Evo 212 cooler. In the BIOS the vcore is set to auto at 1.29v. On CPU ID it reaches a maximum of 1.37v and the temperature hits 75°C during a real stress test. This seems quite high for a stock CPU at 4GHz. The only adjustment I made in the BIOS was enabling XMP to run at 3200MHz. Any advice?
Auto vcore typically remains within a safe range for Skylake. You have the option to adjust your own voltage and clock speed. Setting the multiplier to 44x and the voltage to 1.13v can help check stability. If it doesn’t work, increase the vcore by 0.02v and test again. Keep repeating until the system runs smoothly at a lower voltage, which should improve speed and reduce temperatures.
Auto vcore typically remains within a safe range for Skylake. You have the option to adjust your own voltage and clock speed. Setting the multiplier to 44x and the voltage to 1.13v can help check stability. If it doesn’t work, increase the vcore by 0.02v and test again. Keep repeating until the system runs smoothly at a lower voltage, which should improve speed and reduce temperatures.