Weird CPU Voltage Reading...

[Nats]

I used to have an ECS K7S5A mobo that I used to OC my AthlonXP 1700/1466 to 1573.
Using MBM the CPU voltage reading was 1.70 V. I've replaced the board w/ an A7V266-C
and able to achieve an OC of 1620. Weird thing is that MBM and sisoft sandra reports the
voltage to 1.84 V. I looked at the bios w/c reports the voltage at 1.70 V. Is this voltage safe
and what's w/ the disparity in the voltage readings?

 

[Necrolezbeast]

I'm pretty sure the 1.tv in the bios is correct. I would trust the boards bios more than a 3rd party program, unless there is a known issue with the bios reading?

 

[Nats]

I installed ASUS PC Probe. The core reading was the same as mbm.
But for the +12V was at 13.20, making it alarm incessantly. Hmmm
how can booting into windows change the reading from the sensors?
This is the 1st time I've eperienced this.

 

[Wind]

Believe the reading from the bios. It's the closest to the real thing.

3rd party temp reading program could provide reading errors if u didn't set it correctly.

 

[Nats]

I guess I'm just jittery after loosing two hds and a mobo
because of cheepo power supply before the holidays.
Guess you're right after all--after rebooting the bios
readings were quite different from the two programs
mentioned.

 

[Wind]

Originally posted by: Nats
I guess I'm just jittery after loosing two hds and a mobo
because of cheepo power supply before the holidays.
Guess you're right after all--after rebooting the bios
readings were quite different from the two programs
mentioned.

😎.

 

[Grimace]

i had this same type of question, did a search and came up with this topic.

my question, i have a asus p4pe, and a p4 2.4 i just started oc'ing it yesterday. when i set the voltage to 1.6 in the bios, mbm says its more like 1.68 while its running. which one to believe? when i up it to 1.65 and mbm starts displaying over 1.7 should i be concerned?