ASUS A7V Reporting Incorrect Core Voltage?

[cage]

I'm running a Duron 600 @ 800 on an A7V rev 1.01

Why is it when I set my core voltage @ 1.675 - 1.70 (via jumpers) the bios
and asus pc probe report the core voltage to be 1.744 - 1.76 volts?

I'm currently running stable and cool (31-34c idle w/ GOrb) but I'd like to
run @ 850 or even 900.
When I go to 850, it seems stable w/ core voltage of 1.80 (once again
pcprobe is reporting that its higher 1.85)
but its not 100% stable. Shoudl I fiddle with the VIO settings, it's
currently at the defaul 3.56volts but I saw on a site to lower it down tothe
3.35v. This is confusing me because it the manual it says you may have to
UP the VIO voltage to overclock... should I up it to the 3.69v setting?

Oh and do you think that maybe setting the vcore voltage to "jumperless"
mode would work better for my overclock?

Thanks, Matt

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[paulip88]

Yes, it is known that the A7V does give more voltage than you tell it to on the BIOSes before 1004. Some find that this is a feature. As for the I/O voltage, people have been saying that the CPU runs cooler at a lower I/O voltage. I have also heard that the 3.5v is already high, and that anything higher has a pretty good chance of damaging some hardware.

Regarding your personal success, i think you should be able to get up at the 850, though it will be a bit tricky. Some Durons just don't do as great as some of the others. You can still up the voltage a bit and shoot for 850. You can also try jumper mode. It seems to run a tad more stable that way, but not a lot. But then again, it might make a difference.