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Hey OCN.
During my hard-fought quest for more speed I've learned so much from these awesome forums. Last night supaspoon really shed some light on something I'd been grappling with for a while now..."How much voltage is too much for those of us who prefer to stay on the shallow side of the pool?"
Here's what he shared with me:
"1.3625v is the maximum vid (being the max vid you could possibly get on a new chip), which is not the same as the max vcore rating.......being 1.45v. This is a common misconception and many people stick to or near the 1.36v number anyway, but technically it's not a big deal so long as your temps are good."
After reading up on the Intel Data for E7XX & E8XX Chips he was comepletely right.
THE WARNING FOR UPPING VCORES
I just wanted to share this with you guys so, if you get a hard-headed chip like mine, don't be afraid to give it a little extra juice to get where you want to be.
I also wanted to thank everyone who has ever chimed in and helped me as I go learning and oc'ing. I always try and REP you all.
During my hard-fought quest for more speed I've learned so much from these awesome forums. Last night supaspoon really shed some light on something I'd been grappling with for a while now..."How much voltage is too much for those of us who prefer to stay on the shallow side of the pool?"
Here's what he shared with me:
"1.3625v is the maximum vid (being the max vid you could possibly get on a new chip), which is not the same as the max vcore rating.......being 1.45v. This is a common misconception and many people stick to or near the 1.36v number anyway, but technically it's not a big deal so long as your temps are good."
After reading up on the Intel Data for E7XX & E8XX Chips he was comepletely right.


THE WARNING FOR UPPING VCORES

I just wanted to share this with you guys so, if you get a hard-headed chip like mine, don't be afraid to give it a little extra juice to get where you want to be.
I also wanted to thank everyone who has ever chimed in and helped me as I go learning and oc'ing. I always try and REP you all.