I7 VID

[utnorris]

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?

 

[Zero82z]

Real Temp. Get the latest beta from the thread at XS (Google it).

 

[utnorris]

Thanks.

 

[Operaghost]

Whats the significance of vids? I see people asking about them but is there a difference from one to another?

 

[utnorris]

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.

 

[Zero82z]

Whats the significance of vids? I see people asking about them but is there a difference from one to another?

By the way, the VID is the voltage the CPU uses by default while running at stock settings, if you weren't already aware.

 

[Operaghost]

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