Acceptable fluctuation of Vcore?

DyslexicHobo

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I just looked in CPU-Z and noticed that my voltage was jumping from 1.50 - 1.55. Should I be worried about this? It's not causing any performance problems/lockups, but I wanted to make sure there's no chance of it causing physical damage to other components in my PC. Or is it too minor to make a difference?

P.S. my Vcore is set to 1.5 in BIOS.
 
Dec 8, 2004
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You voltages are being regulated by your motherbooards voltage regulator. They tend to vary a bit and under load you may notice a reported drop. .05v is a very small ammount and I would not worry unless you suspsect your PSU might be straining and causing this.
 

40sTheme

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Don't worry about .05V fluctuations. That won't cause enough change in current (I = V/R) to matter. It's normal for the mobo to regulate as Andy ^ said above.
 

Smartazz

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I get that same difference so don't worry about it. Never caused me any problems.
 

tersome

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CPUZ isn't exactly the most accurate reporter of voltages. If you're really worried about it, you should check with a multimeter.