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| Just Started Join Date: 23 Aug 2005 Location: CT, USA
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Reputation: 66 ![]() Rep Power: 0 | Whare are the limits to which you can push the voltages with this chip. Whats safe, whats not so safe.
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| Hyperactive Join Date: 14 Jul 2004 Location: Singapore!
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Reputation: 2428 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rep Power: 33 | From what I've read, up to 1.55V should be fairly safe and beyond that is pushing it a little bit.
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| More Than Meets The Eye Join Date: 22 Jan 2003 Location: KL/PJ Malaysia
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Reputation: 539 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rep Power: 18 | i'm using 1.65vcore. temps are still below 50c despite load. i'll have to monitor it when the ambient is hotter (it's 6am+ now) current speed 2.6ghz. |
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| Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello
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| Getting there Join Date: 5 Sep 2005
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Reputation: 59 ![]() Rep Power: 4 | watch ur voltages carfully, i set my board to 1.65v(tring to get my cpu highest OC) and under load the sensor reported that it was going over 1.7v??!!! then again i have a clawhammer core, i think these suckers love voltage(btw the best i could get was around 2.55 ghz, stupid chip....)
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| More Than Meets The Eye Join Date: 22 Jan 2003 Location: KL/PJ Malaysia
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(and yeah, i admire Chai's 2.7ghz @ 1.5vcore........) | |
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| Getting there Join Date: 27 Jun 2004 Location: Selangor, Malaysia
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my Venice E3 could oni reach 2.5ghz wif that voltage But i suppose i can't complain about overclocking
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| Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello
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| Warming up Join Date: 26 Jul 2004 Location: Perth, WA
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Reputation: 18 ![]() Rep Power: 5 | My venice hits 2.58 on stock voltage stable, anything more than that and it needs more volts... but i'm happy with a 500mhz oc
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