KT7 Turbo Voltages - Setting or Reading???

[PFRfan]

I've loaded v.1.6 Overclockers BIOS, and set my core voltage to 1.7. When I reboot & check the voltage in BIOS, or Windows, the reading is 1.8. Which is right - my setting, or the motherboard reading? I've not seen any notes about this on the web site...

 

[alfalfa79]

go to the pc health and see the voltage there. I've set mine at 1.75 and it came out as 1.85. Please take some precautions in setting your voltage. Some people have reported same problems and i'm pretty sure that the higher one is the correct one.

I think MSI bios has some problems in it...

I also found out that if you set memory SPD to enable or 133...it will essentially add roughly 33mhz (mine is 38mhz) above your bus speed. I tried to run 115, my memory runs at 153. So I have to run SPD Disable and set the memory speed to 100. I don't know wether this is the same accross all board OR only mine that behave like this...

ALfred

 

[PFRfan]

Thanks - I figured the higher was right. Kind of a pain, but that's a beta BIOS. Looks to me like I just need to add 1v to the setting. Tried it at about 4 places, and they're consistant.

Good to know, though. Trying 1.85 is really 1.95 - OUCH!!! Not crazy about cooking my chips...

 

[tracerbullet]

For us it isn't under "PC health". Just temps and fan speeds there.

I've noticed this as well. I'm leaving mine at the default 1.75, which shows up at 1.88 on the other programs to monitor it. I don't know how you measure the "true" voltage. Anyone know where to hook a multimeter?

Since I'm running OC'd anyway (9.5 x 120 = 1100) I'm leaving it. Temps stay in the low 40's, even during games, so I'm not too worried about it, but have a nagging feeling I should be.

Try setting the voltage lower manually, until Sandra and the others read 1.75. If it continues to run without a hitch, it should be running cooler as well, so leave it that way I suppose.

I think I'll do that on my next restart.

Good question, anyone have a real answer?