On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 6:50 PM, <mad.scientist.at.la...@tutanota.com> wrote:
>
> i have a machine i just put lm sensors etc. on. xsensors shows "Vcore"
> fluctuating between 1.12 and 1.3v. stays at 1.12V when idling but increases
> with load. Is this remotely normal behavior for an athlon chip in a desk
> top? It's either some sort of throttling or the Vcore power supply is
> failing, obviously i'd like to know which. If it's the power supply i can
> likely fix it if it needs to be fixed. Also occurs to me that xsensors
> could be usefull tracking down intermittent issues. I used it to monitor a
> power supply i wasn't sure about for about a week and it stayed nice.
>
> mad.scientist.at.large (a good madscientist)
> --
>
If it increases with load the regulator is working properly. The
higher voltage is needed to induce a higher current slew rate, i.e.
how fast the electrons accelerate, i.e. chip frequency.
Cheers,
R0b0t1
