Hey everyone! I recently built a PC that includes an RTX 5070 Ti, an AMD 7800X3D, and 32GB of Ryzen Vengeance DDR5 RAM running at 6000MHz on an Asus TUF Gaming B850 WiFi motherboard. I enabled EXPO in BIOS to get the RAM running at its full speed, but I noticed that the SOC voltage is reading quite high at 1.28V. I thought it should be around 1.20 or 1.25V for safety. What are your thoughts on this? I'm still pretty new to building PCs and would appreciate any advice. Thanks!
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Everything that defaults is generally safe, including with EXPO profiles. It’s designed to keep your system stable, so you should be good!
Actually, the default SOC voltage is about 1.3V for stability with EXPO settings. In fact, if your memory controller isn't great, you might need to run it even higher. I've been at 1.2875V without any issues, so it should be fine. Just keep an eye on your temps and stability!
1.3V is considered safe now. Older BIOS versions didn't have a limit, but it seems they've adjusted that. So yes, your SOC voltage should be just fine.
That sounds reassuring! I'm just worried about harming my CPU with higher SOC voltage. So, 1.28V won't be a problem, right?