Barton AQXDA

[clarence]

How good are they??? I have AQXDA0319UPLW. So far, it's running at 2.26G 1.75v stable, & I reckon it can hit 2.3G using the same voltage (my psu is the limiting factor, a lot of fluctuation when vcore is set at 1.75v).

[max0mus]

Hmmm... if your vcore is fluctuating then it doesn't necessary mean the power supply is "weak".

The power supply feeds its power to voltage-regulators on the motherboard. The fluctuations of vcore may be normal if they are within some design tolerance.

I would check if stability improves with a better power supply before going out to buy one. That might not be possible but something to think about.

[clarence]

Thx, the reason I suspect it's the psu's problem is cos the 12v rail is also fluctuating a lot at the same time, whilst the 5v & 3.3v are rock stable. This happens whilst running Prime95.
My mb uses the 12v rail to supply power to the cpu.

[dropadrop]

It can be due to the atx connector on the motherboard. My 5v fluctuates while folding or running prime, but the computer is still stable. I guess I could go higher if I got it higher though...