MikeyTen4
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Hi guys.
Just a quick question regarding voltages and temps on a Z87 board with a 4770K.
The old theory goes of course that more CPU voltage = more heat = shorter lifespan. I'm just wondering.. does using an adaptive vcore (once you know what max vcore you need for stability) also mean you can negate any real lifespan issues? Since the chip is only going to rack itself up to those high voltages when it absolutely needs to?
With a fixed Vcore at any level my chip idles at around 26-30°c typically. So, that makes me wonder if there's actually any real correspondence between fixed voltage and lifespan at all. Is the voltage alone a factor on lifespan, regardless of heat?
I'll still use adaptive for the efficiency, I'm just wondering if it also brings CPU health benefits with it too.
Also, my CPU input voltage (vrin) is on Auto at the moment, and CPU-Z reports it as ranging from 1.80 - 1.81v. If my Vcore and cache voltage are both on adaptive or auto, then is the CPU still sucking up that full 1.81v all of the time, or does it scale back? And as a rule-of-thumb, what sort of impact on heat does the input have? More or less than vcore typically?
Cheers!
Just a quick question regarding voltages and temps on a Z87 board with a 4770K.
The old theory goes of course that more CPU voltage = more heat = shorter lifespan. I'm just wondering.. does using an adaptive vcore (once you know what max vcore you need for stability) also mean you can negate any real lifespan issues? Since the chip is only going to rack itself up to those high voltages when it absolutely needs to?
With a fixed Vcore at any level my chip idles at around 26-30°c typically. So, that makes me wonder if there's actually any real correspondence between fixed voltage and lifespan at all. Is the voltage alone a factor on lifespan, regardless of heat?
I'll still use adaptive for the efficiency, I'm just wondering if it also brings CPU health benefits with it too.
Also, my CPU input voltage (vrin) is on Auto at the moment, and CPU-Z reports it as ranging from 1.80 - 1.81v. If my Vcore and cache voltage are both on adaptive or auto, then is the CPU still sucking up that full 1.81v all of the time, or does it scale back? And as a rule-of-thumb, what sort of impact on heat does the input have? More or less than vcore typically?
Cheers!
