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Hey Guys,

 

I was trying to apply a small overclock but for some reason the volts seemed a little high. I have a Core i5-2500K, turned off turbo boost and set the multiplier to 38, I've lowered the voltage from the stock 1.24/25v to 1.10v but when I went into AIDA to do a stability test I noticed the Voltage VID in HWMonitor reading 1.36v but the VCore was showing the 1.1v

 

What is going on?

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You cranked up the LLC (Load Line Calibration) in your BIOS ? 

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You cranked up the LLC (Load Line Calibration) in your BIOS ? 

 

No, should I have done?

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No, should I have done?

Aye, here is a good read into why you should adjust it when overclocking.

 

Also, read this - a guy uses the same board to OC, and has a guide on how to OC. You won't necessarily get his particular overclock speed to work for you, but it's a start on you finding out how far you can push your chip.

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Seems very complicated

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The VID is the stock voltage set by the specific CPU and will never change, regardless of the voltage you specify in the BIOS - it isn't anything you need to worry about.  VID can vary from a fairly wide range (ie 1.12v-1.41v) and can be different in multiple CPUs of the same model.    Vcore is the voltage you specify in the BIOS and is the one you need to be concerned with; it matches, so you're good to go.  You don't need to touch the LLC...

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