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Maximum safe voltage for an Athlon 64 x2 Windsor core?

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How much juice can I jolt this guy with?

I think I am getting to the max of this chip unless I start fine tuning it.
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90nm is good for around 1.55v on air as long as temps are under 60c
    
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90nm is good for around 1.55v on air as long as temps are under 60c

Thanks. I am at about 1.5 on air right now and I can't get past 241 base clock without it having errors in prime95. It will boot into windows at 250mhz base clock but its unstable.
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90nm is good for around 1.55v on air as long as temps are under 60c

Thanks. I am at about 1.5 on air right now and I can't get past 241 base clock without it having errors in prime95. It will boot into windows at 250mhz base clock but its unstable.

Try increasing the NB voltage a notch or two. You can also try lowering your CPU's multiplier down to see if it just doesn't like the 11x multi.
    
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I took a 89w Windsor 6000+ to 1.65v on air to get 3.65Ghz.

I guess it just depends on how good your air cooler is.
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Try increasing the NB voltage a notch or two. You can also try lowering your CPU's multiplier down to see if it just doesn't like the 11x multi.

I might lower the multiplier and give it a 280mhz base clock.
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Hey,

Lower your multiplier to 10x or 9x, and increase the base clock. Also, give the NB a little more voltage. Underclock your RAM a bit, or give that also some more voltage. See how that goes.
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90nm? Pft 1.65/1.7v
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