crazy volts on my i3 0.0

[SavageCupcake]

well guys.... i have an acer aspire m3910 as a bedrom pc like just for web browsing etc. its got a i3 550 in and well ive got a core voltage of 2.9 volts apparently -.- any ideas whats happening? temps are fine (30 ish at idle and 50 ish at load.

 

[seumasbeathan]

What are you using to measure the vcore?

 

[SavageCupcake]

cpu-z but i would think its lieing because the pc is over a year old and i fold on it for 5+ hours a day ( not massive ppd but it helps)

 

[seumasbeathan]

Is it the latest version of cpu-z?

 

[SavageCupcake]

version 1.56. but hw monitor also reports 2.93 on cpu v core

 

[Finchpcrepair]

You need to get the latest version of CPUZ and that should fix everything. 1.61 is the latest installment of CPUz. HEre is the link http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

If it still shows the same thing after doing this. Try resetting BIOS back to defaut settings.

 

[SavageCupcake]

i can hardly change anything in the bios as its locked down( f you pc world ) im planning on rebuilding it soon anyway ( re use hdd odd and maybe the cpu if i can find an m atx 1156 board on the cheap) ill try that version of cpu z now

 

[Josh Weston]

You'd know if that many volts were going through, by the molten pool where your CPU used to be.

 

[SavageCupcake]

i know that many volts arent going through, im just wondering why cpu-z and hw monitor are both reporting that many volts

 

[Josh Weston]

Have you updated the software yet?

 

[SavageCupcake]

updated cpu-z and hw monitor then rebooted pc a few times and still 2.9 volts. only started recently. dodgy sensor maybe?

 

[Finchpcrepair]

Try downloading OCCT and then use Linpack mode to stress the computer and have CPUZ open at the same time and see what volts it pushes through it when stressed. Also can you give us a Screen cap of the 2.9 volts in CPUZ?

 

[SavageCupcake]

im folding on it now and whether im folding or not its 2.928 volts in both hw monitor and cpu-z.http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2491/wierdvoltages.png

thats a screenshot of it when idling :/ temps are fine i'm just wondering why both prgrams show it at 2.9 volts

 

[jamesriley94]

HW monitor and CPU-Z are made by the same people arent they?

So I'm guessing for voltages they use the same software and coding, any other program you can use?

 

[SavageCupcake]

right after about 10 minutes trying to find my way through the crappy bios on this acer ive found out its actually 1.1 volts so its all good but cpuz still reads it as 2.928v. any other programs i can try?