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I7 VID

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How do you find out the VID on a I7 chip? I use to use Core Temp to give me the VID on 775 chips, but that does not work on I7 chips. Any ideas?
 
Whats the significance of vids? I see people asking about them but is there a difference from one to another?
 
Gives you an idea of where stock voltage should be and how high you can push them. Typically, the lower the vid the better a chip overclocks, no guarantees though, but still a good indication. For instance if the average vid was 1.25v and your chip is 1.21v, then you should have a better than average overclock, and vice versa. There is no guarantee with of course due to all the factors involved with overclocking and even if you have a high vid it doesn't necessarily mean it will not clock high.
 
Operaghost said:
Whats the significance of vids? I see people asking about them but is there a difference from one to another?
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By the way, the VID is the voltage the CPU uses by default while running at stock settings, if you weren't already aware.
 
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