Thank you, I assumed that was what was going on but wanted to be sure before i did an install on it lest it die half way through. mad.scientist.at.large (a good madscientist) --
26. May 2018 22:00 by r03...@gmail.com <mailto:r03...@gmail.com>: > On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 6:50 PM, <> mad.scientist.at.la...@tutanota.com > <mailto: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
