G3258 Core Voltage @ 1.744V in CPU-Z

[Azims]

What's wrong with cpu-z? I did not overclock my cpu yet.

 

 

All load with default bios setting 

 

Bios only allow me to read the VCCIN voltage

 

 

 

 

 

[FTL]

Go into the BIOS and check the core voltage there.

[Pheelo]

please post temps lmao

[tom_w141]

Try HW monitor to compare to programs and then if still over 1.4 shut down the PC asap and look around bios.

[blu4]

Definitely check the BIOS. That's not right

[Morgan MLGman]

I suggest clearing the CMOS before shutting down the PC, if this voltage is correct (and CPU-Z usually is), you might kill the CPU with a mere reboot.

[Megah3rtz]

3 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

I suggest clearing the CMOS before shutting down the PC, if this voltage is correct (and CPU-Z usually is), you might kill the CPU with a mere reboot.

*cough jayztwocents*

[Morgan MLGman]

Just now, Megah3rtz said:

*cough jayztwocents*

Indeed, that video made me realize this issue with some motherboards & overclocking that I never thought about as a potential danger although I knew how the voltage is supplied to the mobo. Luckily, my ASRock Z170 Extreme4 board doesn't shut down the PC entirely when rebooting so it doesn't concern me directly.

[Azims]

Apparently the reading in HWMonitor is just fine @ 1.049V

So.. VCCIN voltage  ≠ Core voltage then?

[Morgan MLGman]

2 minutes ago, Azims said:

Apparently the reading in HWMonitor is just fine @ 1.049V

CPU VCORE: 1.744V...

[Simon771]

I guess your CPU-Z is reading something wrong.

If you realy had 1,7V core voltage, you wouldn't even be able to boot.

Do you know what cooling you need for 1,7V? LN2 ... not even custom water loop will work with such high voltages.

 

VCCIN 1,7V is fine, because it's usually 0,4-0,7V higher than core voltage.

No idea why CPU-Z is howing it that way. Check if you have all drivers installed and reinstall CPU-Z program

[Simon771]

2 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

CPU VCORE: 1.744V...

Not to mention multipler 8-255 lol

[SaladFingers]

VCCIN is not the same as VCORE and usually runs a tad higher than the core voltage. I'm not sure why the software is confusing the two though. I'd try setting a manual safe voltage for the CPU (like 1.200mV) and see what it reports then. Does it get too hot? Seriously, if it actually ran at 1.7V I doubt the CPU would be alive to share the story

[Azims]

1 minute ago, SaladFingers said:

VCCIN is not the same as VCORE and usually runs a tad higher than the core voltage. I'm not sure why the software is confusing the two though. I'd try setting a manual safe voltage for the CPU (like 1.200mV) and see what it reports then. Does it get too hot? Seriously, if it actually ran at 1.7V I doubt the CPU would be alive to share the story

Should I manually set the VCCIN  voltage to 1.2V?
I'm runnig stock cooler with two 12mm fan attached to the motherboard and single SSD

[SaladFingers]

8 minutes ago, Azims said:

Should I manually set the VCCIN  voltage to 1.2V?
I'm runnig stock cooler with two 12mm fan attached to the motherboard and single SSD

No, I was talking about VCORE in your BIOS. Set "CPU Voltage Mode" to manual, then set the voltage right bellow.

 

But honestly, looking again and noticing your temps are also prefectly normal - It's 99.9% a software bug. 1.7V is huge when talking about VCORE, it would be shutting down in a matter of seconds or even fry if it actually ran at that voltage. Your motherboard showing the exact same number but as VCCIN (for which 1.7V is very normal) indicates a software bug. I wouldn't worry much about it.

 

As a side note, I remember back when Windows 10 came out that the Pentiums had software bugs like that when it came to monitoring them. For example task manager would show wrong clocks.

 

Edit: Oh, HWMonitor reports 1.044mV as the max voltage reached. Looks perfectly normal

[Azims]

Just now, SaladFingers said:

No, I was talking about VCORE in your BIOS. Set "CPU Voltage Mode" to manual, then set the voltage right bellow.

 

But honestly, looking again and noticing your temps are also prefectly normal - It's 99.9% a software bug. 1.7V is huge when talking about VCORE, it would be shutting down in a matter of seconds or even fry if it actually ran at that voltage. Your motherboard showing the exact same number but as VCCIN (for which 1.7V is very normal) indicates a software bug. I wouldn't worry much about it.

 

As a side note, I remember back when Windows 10 came out that the Pentiums has software bugs like that when it came to monitoring them. For example task manager would show wrong clocks.

I see.. It just a software bug then, what a relief

[Azims]

Overclocked my g3258 @ 4.0Ghz now. I set core voltage to 1.1V manually  thanks to everyone