sup folks
was wondering, is the i5 VID a fixed value?
I do notice that when im using the vcore offset adjustment, at certain multi the VID vcore upped a bit (at 40x it was 1.3, at 41x it became 1.32..).
Currently im setting it it at VID -0.120 in bios
So by that calc, the vcore on cpuz is a lil off (1.32-0.12!=1.16).
I do know that Sin showed that Asrock ext4 n 6 may not show true voltage at cpuz, so my assumption this relates to that. hmm

setup:
i5 3570k on stock cooler
asrock z77ext4
using hd400 as gpu (being cheap here)
enermax noisetaker 375w psu spare unit from my K8 days

yep, im running on stock cooler just to burn in the parts on open bench, ghetto
hopefully the swiftec h220 will be in stock by end of the month, n to get a decent case as well

this i-x series is so different compared to my prev s939 www

>inb4 WTF??!!111

p/s: i wont be joining the 4.5g elites just yet.

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First of all, VID and vCore are two different things.
VID will change with vCore increase. Basically VID is the amount of needed voltage shot into the CPU at statrup.
It will increase along with the overclock (CPU frequency) you are applying hence it's not a fixed value.

1.32v VID - 0.12v VID = 1.20v VID, but NOT 1.20v vCore.
Your vCore is 1.152v

thanks bro for clearing that up.
My K8 VID wasnt behaving that way. But maybe it was just due to my old epox mobo.
Oh well.

my current i5 setup is good enuff for my Lightroom/PS edit n Hi10p movie decodes.
I hope my chip wont fail on me en route to 4.5g once my aftermarket cooling arrives

Grabbed 2 modules of Corsair Dominator Platinum 2800MHz 11-14-14-35-2T 4X4GB recently.
It is a Hynix MFR kit which performs slightly worse than my CFR-based G.Skill TridentX 2800 11-13-13-35-2T 2X4GB.




Corsair Dominator Platinum 2800C10 @ 2800 11-14-13-28-1T @ 1.66v

sorry for asking... what cooler can handle w my clocked I5 3570k w 3.2 clocked? quite confusing ...!

What's your highest clock? below 4.5ghz, an air cooler like cooler master hyper 212 evo is pretty good for you.

sorry for asking... what cooler can handle w my clocked I5 3570k w 3.2 clocked? quite confusing ...!

dear overclock guru, i plan to build new system for gaming, i plan to buy I5 3570k and of course i want to OC a bit around 4.0 to 4.2 only , it is ok if i dont want de lid my proc just to OC, i will use cm hyper 212 for cooling.

Since 3570K stock clock is 3.4GHz (3.8GHz turbo) why would you want to downclock it to 3.2GHz?
A stock Intel heat sink fan (HSF) is able to handle that.
Hyper212 is supposed to handle up to (4.3-4.5)GHz provided your room temp is not too hot or your chip is a dud.

typo... sorry... is i wanna clock to 3.8Ghz around...!

Alright that would be a turbo clock, so stock HSF will do just fine.

I'm using i5 3570K and MSI Z77A GD55, built a rig from CyntrixTech, they oc the proc to 4.5 and guess what, i update mobo bios to the latest version and the oc is gone! 
so anybody can teach me to oc ? newbie here

guys, what is normal temperature for i5 3570K stock speed with liquid cooling?

Idle temp should be slightly higher than your room temp; it will hit 70C + on load depending on your LC performance.

oh okay.
my temperature is at 59c during idle @ stock speed.
I don't know whats wrong. already use thermal paste 'Arctic Cooling TX-2' but that thermal paste already 5 years+
should I change a new one?

Any Ivy Bridge delidded user here?