[und0]

i ran CPUZ and i see that the core voltage drops from 1.3-0.9V and same with core speed 3200-800mhz..

is there something wrong with it?

amd 955BE
msi 790fx-gd70

 

[jbalsa2]

Seems to me like its the effect of Cooln'Quiet kicking in. When the processor is idle, your mobo lowers the voltage going into your CPU.

-Jason

 

[VW_TDI_02]

Not at all. Most chips come with a feature that downclocks the CPU and Vcore as to save power when you aren't doing CPU intensive tasks.

 

[AutoItKing]

AMD throttles for maximum power savings, you can turn it off in BIOS. It's called Cool'n'Quiet.

 

[ShadowOfDeath]

Its called Either Speed step or CoolnQuite
Its a nice feature saves me the temps

 

[djsi38t]

See this question a lot.It's usually one of the first.It is normal,gives great temps too.

With speedstep enabled on a cool morning my temps drop to the 20's.

 

[makecoldplayhistory]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool'n'Quiet

 

[und0]

thx peeps..asked because im planning to overclock my cpu

 

[hesho]

turn it off when u r oc'ing, but u may want to consider turning it back after u find your OC speed and such just to save power IMHO.

 

[und0]

Quote:

Originally Posted by hesho turn it off when u r oc'ing, but u may want to consider turning it back after u find your OC speed and such just to save power IMHO.

ahh ok..thx