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Originally Posted by FairDoos Arr thanks for the reply
And thats what im aiming for! I currently have a Tuniq 120 but im swapping it soon for a megahalem
+1 Rep for giving me geat advice! |
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Originally Posted by youra6 oooh that megahalem sounds down right nasty |
Originally Posted by Melcar A good rule of thumb is no more than 0.2V above the stock value if on air, 0.3V (maybe even 0.4V if you're brave) above stock if on water. The lower the better of course, and you should aim at achieving the highest frequency with the lowest possible voltages. |
Originally Posted by Rewindlabs Mhmmm If you can safely cool everything then going up to 1.6V for your gaming/benching use isn't that dangerous Thats just to say if your CPU out right sucks and you have to use that kind of voltage....you should have a decent clocking 955 there so under the 1.55v range for a nice overclock is within grasp |
Originally Posted by youra6 cool temps does not make it ok to go 1.6V for daily usage. thats the kind of voltages that can affect the lifespan of the CPU |
Originally Posted by youra6 can your computer run @ 3.8 with lower voltages? if it can why not lower it a smudge? |
Originally Posted by youra6 cool temps does not make it ok to go 1.6V for daily usage. thats the kind of voltages that can affect the lifespan of the CPU |
Originally Posted by Mastiffman Understandable and Correct! But, if you think about it, what's the oporating life of a CPU at Stock volts and speed? Running higher volts like that will shorten the life span by what, Maybe 3-4 years... IF that. Most of us will be upgrading again in a couple to four years depending on what's offerred. Maybe sooner. Just a fact. IMO |
Originally Posted by FairDoos Tbh i got to 4GHz and it was using 1.52V on 'Auto' i did try and lover it manually but then it became unstable and i got quite alot of blue screens. The temps at 4GHz were 38C at its lowest, load was something like 48C. |
Originally Posted by Rewindlabs That's a very fair voltage for the OC so stick with it if it is in fact stable What kind of stability testing have you lined up? |
Originally Posted by youra6 cool temps does not make it ok to go 1.6V for daily usage. thats the kind of voltages that can affect the lifespan of the CPU |
A common misconception is that these 45nm Phenom II's are using dangerous amounts of voltage for anything past 1.4Vcore. Comon people, these aren't 45nm Core 2's or Core i7 CPUs. AMD's 45nm process is completely different, and can maintain higher voltages without any traces of degradation. |
