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**UncleMacro** · 04-17-2005, 03:18 PM

Socket 478 motherboards read an ID from the CPU to decide what voltage to set. The motherboards are required to be able to adjust the voltage to whatever the CPU asks for. If you're overvolting the CPU to help with an overclock, they ignore the ID and set the voltage to whatever you tell it in the BIOS. There's no compatibility problem. It will just run a tiny bit hotter because of the higher voltage.

04-17-2005, 03:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
UncleMacro TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,133 OS: Vista SP1 My System	Socket 478 motherboards read an ID from the CPU to decide what voltage to set. The motherboards are required to be able to adjust the voltage to whatever the CPU asks for. If you're overvolting the CPU to help with an overclock, they ignore the ID and set the voltage to whatever you tell it in the BIOS. There's no compatibility problem. It will just run a tiny bit hotter because of the higher voltage. Last edited by UncleMacro; 04-17-2005 at 03:20 PM.