Does higher Vcore Voltage mean more heat?

[Crandle]

Hi
I overclocked my Q6600 to 3.0Ghz and everything seems to work fine. I have not ran any stress-tests but i have played games and the computer is working great. The temps is between 35 and 50 depending on what I'm doing. But there is one thing I need to know, can I get it cooler by lowering the Vcore Voltage? I just left it on auto in the BIOS and maybe it's better to set it to something like 1.2625? Cause CPU-Z says that the Voltage is 1.328. Is it safe to just put it down a bit?

 

[Buzz247]

voltage= heat Yes

Lowering voltage can improve heat as well as lowering PLL voltage. However, you risk instability. If you want to attempt this, lower vcore in steps, boot, test, if successful, lower to next step and repeat. Upon failure, raise back up one step and retest. after stable lower vcore is found, you can attempt same process with PLL (not all motherboards have this option unlocked).

If you followed normal step up OC procedure, you should already be at lowest voltage possible for your OC. But seeing as you have noted that it is on auto, this is very unlikely. OCing is recommended under locked voltage, not dynamic in most cases. Turning off power saving features and manually lowering voltage is best option. You may even want to go full stock, and start from square one to ensure proper OC technique and process for minimum voltage with maximum gain achieved

 

[Crandle]

Thanks! In the guide I followed they used 1.2625V and they said that it was stable at 3.0Ghz, but they told me to start with auto, and later turn it down. I don't no what my stock Voltage is

 

[Buzz247]

http://ark.intel.com/products/29765/Intel-Core2-Quad-Processor-Q6600-8M-Cache-2_40-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB

Processor Number Q6600
# of Cores 4
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz
L2 Cache 8 MB
FSB Speed 1066 MHz
FSB Parity No
Instruction Set 64-bit
Embedded Options Available No
Lithography 65 nm
Max TDP 105 W
VID Voltage Range 0.8500V-1.5V

Set at 2.4Ghz for stock value, drop volts to .85, step up in increment until successful boot n test to find stock value. Best I can tell ya atm lol

edit: Everything I am seeing suggests up to 2.8Ghz is nominal at 1.2v, and above that volts need to be adjusted up. so maybe start there.

 

[Crandle]

I got it stable at something around 1.25V now Thanks!