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EE
09-25-01, 10:18 AM
Ok well this may be a silly question...but. (background first) i overclocked my ARGA 1 gig to 1133 Mhz but it failed the torture test on Prime95, so i changed the Core Voltage (in softmenu) from 1.750 to 1.8. But when i run MBM 5 it says its 1.91. i just wondered why that is, and weather what i have done is safe?
My ldle CPU temp is 40C
My load CPU temp is 47C
On an ABIT KT7A

all replys are really appreciated
thx

Sonny
09-25-01, 10:52 AM
Welcome to The FORUMS. I think the MoBo adds to whatever you specify in the BIOS as an added safety margin to make sure that we never run the chips low. I use VIAhm to monitor my voltages & tune to what it reports. We are lucky that we have a plus 'cause we can O/C more:cool:

killem1x1
09-25-01, 07:10 PM
Yep you are fine. MBM adds some to all sorts of diferent things on me, except temps, they always seem dead-on. Good Luck!