Is the voltage regulation during auto mode causing the core temperature to rise excessively?
Is the voltage regulation during auto mode causing the core temperature to rise excessively?
Hey there!
I just got a new PC and have some worries about the voltage the CPU receives.
Here’s my setup:
Motherboard: Gigabyte z170 gaming k3
CPU: 6700k i7
Cooler: 212 evo
Power: 650 Watt Corsair VS650
The rest shouldn’t affect the answer, I’m just checking.
First, I ran my CPU at stock speed (after OC to 4.4, but back to stock).
My VCore in BIOS is set to auto.
My issue is that during games like Overwatch, when HWMonitor is running in the background, I see on HWMonitor that my VCore has jumped up to 2.076 at its max.
When I run Cinebench, my VCore stays around 1.2xx throughout, and temperatures stay near 70°C during runtime and about 30°C when idle.
Why does the VCore spike so much sometimes, and could it damage the CPU?
I checked the BIOS to manually set the VCore, but there’s no adaptive mode in Gigabyte UEFI, and I don’t want it to always run at 1.2xx. What should I do? And are the temperatures okay for a beginner?
When increasing speed, always opt for manual or offset settings. Avoid auto modes. Excessive voltage may damage the processor.
Skylake supports a maximum voltage range of approximately 1.4 to 1.5 volts.
I run the CPU at stock speed and have my vcore sat on auto.
But it still peaks to 2.076, i dont think its for a long time i rather think its a quick spike but still.
I've been thinking about just to set my vcore at 1.256 or something, but i cant find the offset voltage in my UEFI(Here is a link to a picture of the advanced voltage settings on my UEFI -
http://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/upload...BIOS-7.jpg
) and i dont want a constant of voltage of 1.256. I am complete new to all this voltage settings and things(i used to have a laptop) so mabye im just blind or its called something else ? There is the dynamic vcore but its grayed out and im not allowed to type in it :-(