Bond007
Well-known member
Hey everyone,
I have an asus m3a78-em with bios 1502 running a phenom II x3 710. I find it keeps the voltage pretty high for the cpu, though it is within recommended limits (over 1 volt when in idle with Cool n quiet, and 1.4 under load). From what I have read the newer bios (starting with 1805) have a "reduced thermal" that supposedly lowers the voltage to more realistic settings for stock clocks (no overclocking for me yet on this one) and it seems like it should be able to idle at around 0.85volts from what I have been reading. Seems like the high voltage has been a problem on many lower end ASUS boards for a while.
I have built a few computers, but still don't like changing bios versions. Trying to decide if I should update or not.
Has anyone had any experience with these newer asus bios and any change they have had in voltage/ temps??
Thanks in advance for your help
I have an asus m3a78-em with bios 1502 running a phenom II x3 710. I find it keeps the voltage pretty high for the cpu, though it is within recommended limits (over 1 volt when in idle with Cool n quiet, and 1.4 under load). From what I have read the newer bios (starting with 1805) have a "reduced thermal" that supposedly lowers the voltage to more realistic settings for stock clocks (no overclocking for me yet on this one) and it seems like it should be able to idle at around 0.85volts from what I have been reading. Seems like the high voltage has been a problem on many lower end ASUS boards for a while.
I have built a few computers, but still don't like changing bios versions. Trying to decide if I should update or not.
Has anyone had any experience with these newer asus bios and any change they have had in voltage/ temps??
Thanks in advance for your help