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vCore on auto in bios

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DeerDance

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I overclocked only two times:

E8200 on GIGABYTE EP35-DS3R
and
Athlon II X3 440 on ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO

But every time I started I had look at cpuz. Before I even touch the voltage in bios, I see vcore on and over 1.5 on both of those cpus.

they should be
Athlon II X3 440: 0.85-1.425V
C2D E8200: 0.8500V-1.3625V

Now I am like wtf?!?!!

Does this mean that I should have no fear and let the cpus have it all at 1.5 since it reaches it with default settings anyway? And when its on default it must be ok.

Or this just means that auto on mobos I had dealings with, is just little screwed and I should stay cautious with vcore and OC when planning on running it 24/7?
 
1.5 is waaaaay high. it is over spec for both the chips.
Ive never used amd but for your c2d
set your vcore to 1.2
stress test, if it passes, you can either set to lower voltage, or overclock higher, if it fails you need to set lower clocks or up the voltage.
when upping voltage only go by small increments such as 1.2000 - 1.2050
 
1.5v is way over spec on the e8200. but its fine on the athlon II x3 440. the athlon II max safe voltage is 1.55v and the e8200 is 1.4v. other then that i have no clue what your asking.
 
Ok, what I am asking is why I see 1.5V in cpuz when voltage in bios is set on default: [auto]

does auto mens: "whatever CPU wants" and if I OC little without touching the voltage it still rises with it?
 
auto is usually the default voltage set into the bios or the chip. if your overclocking then the board usually over compensates the voltage. in cpu-z check and make sure it doesnt say cpu VID instead of voltage. either way 1.5v is completely incorrect and theres something wrong. neither systems should default to 1.5v. so double check with the bios(should say the cpu voltage in the bios under the hardware monitor). check with realtemp(for the e8200) that should say the voltage as well if im not mistaken. and depending on the board you are using on the athlon II processor amd overdrive will also tell you the voltage.
 
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