What is Vcore?

VCORE is the voltage that a chip needs to be able to push electricity through that chip. In relation to motherboards, VCORE usually stands for the current voltage running through the CPU. All CPUs have a minimum recommended VCORE necessary to keep the CPU running at its rated speed in a stable state. All motherboards have a device to control that voltage. In relation to the BIOS, there are two things one can do with VCORE. One is to simply view the VCORE currently regulating. This is usually taken care of by the onboard sensor chip and is usually around +/- 10% of the necessary VCORE. The other is to actually change that VCORE setting. Not all motherboards and BIOS are built to allow the user to have control over the VCORE, but manufacturers are increasing installing BIOS settings for that support. Why? Many users who wish to overclock their CPUs, need to up the VCORE in order for the system to run in a stable state. When a CPU is running at higher than its intended rated speed, there is the possiblity that the CPU could loose bits causing a system crash. By upping the the VCORE, there is less likely a chance of loosing those bits.