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