High core voltage TOO HIGH

[mckingwizard]

i have an intel core i5 650, im running cpu-z and HWmonitor and its showing me that my vcore is at 2.016 V , why is it showing so much? I've never changed anything

 

[jty0yt]

What are it's temps? Try to turn off adaptive voltage.

 

[mckingwizard]

What are it's temps? Try to turn off adaptive voltage.

Min: 29
Reg: 40
Max: 68

 

[CompuTronix]

mckingwizard,

Although your i5 650 is a 1st Generation Socket 1156 Core i, unlike the 7xx variants which are 45 nanometer processors, the 6xx variants are 32 nanometer processors that overlap with 2nd Generation Core i processors in terms of architecture.

What this means is that 45nm and 32nm have a different maximum recommended core voltage:

Core i 45nm = 1.400 Vcore
Core i 32nm = 1.350 Vcore

Since the Vcore you've noted is more compatible with memory voltage, I have to ask; did you read your BIOS correctly?

Also, are you running the latest BIOS?

jty0yt,

Adaptive voltage applies to 4th Generation processors. The i5 650 predates Adaptive voltage by 3 years. That selection does not exist in mckingwizard's BIOS. He's most likely running a motherboard with a P55 Chipset.

CT

 

[mckingwizard]

mckingwizard,

Although your i5 650 is a 1st Generation Socket 1156 Core i, unlike the 7xx variants which are 45 nanometer processors, the 6xx variants are 32 nanometer processors that overlap with 2nd Generation Core i processors in terms of architecture.

What this means is that 45nm and 32nm have a different maximum recommended core voltage:

Core i 45nm = 1.400 Vcore
Core i 32nm = 1.350 Vcore

Since the Vcore you've noted is more compatible with memory voltage, I have to ask; did you read your BIOS correctly?

Also, are you running the latest BIOS?

jty0yt,

Adaptive voltage applies to 4th Generation processors. The i5 650 predates Adaptive voltage by 3 years. That selection does not exist in mckingwizard's BIOS. He's most likely running a motherboard with a P55 Chipset.

CT

I don't know much about computers but I got the numbers from the HWmonitor and CPU-z programs, they're both showing 2.040 V on CPU vcore/ core voltage, it changed since i changed my graphics card (before it was 2.016), i noticed my cpu max temperature i got was 72 while i was playing since i got the new video card (gtx 770, power supply: evga 600 watts B, motherboard: Intel H57),
In the BIOS I couldnt find any lecture about vcore, so I probably dont have the latest BIOS running, and I havent take a look of how I can update.
So should I update my BIOS if its possible?
Are the lectures of the vcore wrong?

You can take a look here of the lectures (picture) :
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t34.0-12/10904354_10205865199612933_799715133_n.jpg?oh=219a528face2c4af6aae3659064f4c46&oe=54B0E3DD&__gda__=1420858124_e0bf4b27b537bbe9a0b27fdcd7a22f98

 

[CompuTronix]

Whether the Vcore is showing 2.040 or 2.026, both are false values, since both would quickly damage your processor.

Go to Dell's website and research BIOS updates.