high vcore

[shafty]

So I installed hw monitor and I am over clocked to 4.2ghz with my vcore set on auto. Hw monitor shows my vcore at 1.624 is that bad should I manually set that. In windows with cpu-z I am running at 1.25. Why such the increase?

I7 3770k
MSI Z77A-GD65
GTX 670
16GB 2133mhz ram

 

[Dschijn]

1.6V would be an overkill for the CPU. Is the CPU getting much hotter in OSX? If not, it seems to be a hwmonitor problem.

 

[shafty]

I run the same temps as in win7 running cpuz, hw monitor is dead on with that and with my graphics card, my mobo shows CPU temp and that also matches win7

At idle shows 38C and I haven't seen it go over 52c, I have yet to get a benchmark on it, waiting for cable internet so i can dnld a stress tester

 

[jimbo75]

Why don't you try using offset? Maybe +0.005 up to+0.03V. Auto is not efficient when overclocking. Actually it's never efficient.

1.6 will kill your CPU in a .. well. lets say very fast. For a 4.2GHz over clock you should be around 1.100-1.220. Maybe install the latest FakeSMC + Plugins, because it is showing wrong values.

For example I got my 3770k @ 4.5GHz with 1.16V (but i am very lucky I guess) Temps are little high, because my room is crazy hot. Its about 5-6°C above room temperatur. Under load with prime like 70-80°C.