QPI/DRAM Core Voltage for i7 too high?

toadtilley

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Should I be concerned if the qpi/dram core voltage is higher than 1.35?

Everything else voltage-wise is at or below stock settings.I have noticed that in some cases if I simply downclock the DRAM to the 1300 MHz range or lower the QPI/DRAM setting will drop to below 1.25 (I left it on auto to test this). Should I expect this to happen with all RAM clocked above this 1300 range or should I shop for more efficient RAM? Is this even a problem?

thanks in advance.

current setup:

i7 920 at 3.3
P6T6 WS Revolution
OCZ Gold 1600 Gold at 1654 and 1.64v
QPI/DRAM core volts at 1.3875
 
No you shouldnt worry, anything up to 1.45 is considered fine, and lots of people have gone up to 1.6v and run their machines 24/7. Im not saying thats safe lol, but <1.45 is fine. Golden rule to follow on most i7's, is to keep your QPI/VTT within 0.3v of your CPU Vcore. For example, I have 1.3625v Vcore, and 1.39 VTT/QPI.
 
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