Mush Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 (edited) Alright I have an Athlon 635 X4. I just installed cpu-z and notice that the core voltage was 2.23. I'm not vary computer smart but I've noticed people with the same chip have much lower core voltage usually around 1.39. After reading on google I did notice that the voltage is usually 1.25. I can't figure out why mine is so high. If anyone could give me an answer on if I should lower the voltage I would appreciate it. By the way I just installed a new 500 watt PSU from my old 250 watt. Edited April 9, 2011 by Mush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr(+)sshair Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Please post a screenshot of your CPU-Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mush Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 The more i read about it, im getting scared to even have my pc on. I also cant figure out how to access my BIOS on my HP pavilion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr(+)sshair Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Core speed should be A LOT higher... Can you post the screenshot of your motherboard CPUZ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mush Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 (edited) and the multiplier peaks at 14.5 then will go down to 4 Edited April 9, 2011 by Mush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mush Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 (edited) i just found a program called AMD overdrive. Hopefully I can fix the problem through there. EDIT: AMD overdrive says my volt is 1.4 so I think cpu-z is having a problem reading my board. Edited April 9, 2011 by Mush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwing Duck Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Musheen you shouldnt be messing with core voltages on a software side. That is very very dangerous. Any tweaking should be done in the BIOS, but make sure you know what you are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mush Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 Musheen you shouldnt be messing with core voltages on a software side. That is very very dangerous. Any tweaking should be done in the BIOS, but make sure you know what you are doing. I didn't mess with anything. I belive that cpu-z is having problems reading my mobo because amd overdrive said my voltage is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr(+)sshair Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 I didn't mess with anything. I belive that cpu-z is having problems reading my stuff because amd overdrive said my voltage is fine. Yes, it's an error on CPU-Z's side. If you want to be a big help to them, report it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mush Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 Yes, it's an error on CPU-Z's side. If you want to be a big help to them, report it. Yeah its gotta be the foxconn mobo. Thanks for the help anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laos Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 It's best if you do all voltage / OC work BIOS-side. Plus most modern BIOSes have a dummy O.C. if you don't think you'll do it right. Most of the time its a Memory issue than CPU with OCing - if you got good RAM, fairly decent CPU, and excellent air / water cooling than you go very far. I could hit 4.0 GHZ on mine but my RAM can't handle it - i am maxed at 3.6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyHorse Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 I've got the same problem with my athlon ii 630. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mush Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 It's best if you do all voltage / OC work BIOS-side. Plus most modern BIOSes have a dummy O.C. if you don't think you'll do it right. Most of the time its a Memory issue than CPU with OCing - if you got good RAM, fairly decent CPU, and excellent air / water cooling than you go very far. I could hit 4.0 GHZ on mine but my RAM can't handle it - i am maxed at 3.6 I got 6 gigs of ram. I'm pretty sure the voltage is fine and I think when nothing is going on on my computer my Multiplier stays at a lower number. Like I said earlier I belive it was a problem with cpu-z reading my motherboard. I'm not really worried about overclocking it I just dont want it to get fried after only having it for 2 weeks. Also for some reason my bios won't let me do anything with the CPU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cefdinir Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 I got 6 gigs of ram. I'm pretty sure the voltage is fine and I think when nothing is going on on my computer my Multiplier stays at a lower number. Like I said earlier I belive it was a problem with cpu-z reading my motherboard.I'm not really worried about overclocking it I just dont want it to get fried after only having it for 2 weeks. Also for some reason my bios won't let me do anything with the CPU. You are right about the Multiplier lowering when nothing is being processed. If you want to disable it, it is called AMD Cool'n'Quiet in your BIOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mush Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 You are right about the Multiplier lowering when nothing is being processed. If you want to disable it, it is called AMD Cool'n'Quiet in your BIOS. is there any other way to disable it because my bios is homo and wont let me do anything with my processor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredTacos Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 is there any other way to disable it because my bios is homo and wont let me do anything with my processor? No. And the option is there. There is no reason to turn it off though, will do nothing for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mush Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 No. And the option is there. There is no reason to turn it off though, will do nothing for you. oh alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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