Hi everybody!
This is my first post on Toms, so be nice!
About two months ago I got my first rig put together, and have been overclocking it for the last week or so. I've got it stable now at the specs in my Signature (Just realised I've left my HS out, it's a Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme /w 12cm Fan), but am feeling a little greedy.
I want to get it to 400 x 9 (currently 390 x 9), in order to get a true 1:1 sync with all 800Mhz of my DDR2's. The only problem is that I need 1.5V or so to keep it stable for prolonged periods of testing. Even though the load temps for each core only reach between 55-61*C (depending on core), I'm still hesitant.
So, my question is:
If my temperatures aren't too bad, should it damage my chip if it can "handle" (for want of a better word) the extra Vcore?
I've searched through post after post, but I can't seem to find any definitive answer in terms of something like...
"RAISING YOUR VOLTAGE IS ONLY DAMAGING DUE TO THE HEAT PRODUCED WITHIN YOUR CHIP, THE CHIP ITSELF CAN HANDLE AS MUCH VOLTAGE BEING FED TO IT AS IT LIKES"
I hope you all understood what I mean by this statement as at the moment I think it to be true within reason. If anyone can confirm it I would be most grateful.
Either way, I basically want to know if going over a Vcore 1.5, provided temps are below 65*C per core all is well in CPU world.
Great forum guys, keep up the good work!
This is my first post on Toms, so be nice!
About two months ago I got my first rig put together, and have been overclocking it for the last week or so. I've got it stable now at the specs in my Signature (Just realised I've left my HS out, it's a Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme /w 12cm Fan), but am feeling a little greedy.
I want to get it to 400 x 9 (currently 390 x 9), in order to get a true 1:1 sync with all 800Mhz of my DDR2's. The only problem is that I need 1.5V or so to keep it stable for prolonged periods of testing. Even though the load temps for each core only reach between 55-61*C (depending on core), I'm still hesitant.
So, my question is:
If my temperatures aren't too bad, should it damage my chip if it can "handle" (for want of a better word) the extra Vcore?
I've searched through post after post, but I can't seem to find any definitive answer in terms of something like...
"RAISING YOUR VOLTAGE IS ONLY DAMAGING DUE TO THE HEAT PRODUCED WITHIN YOUR CHIP, THE CHIP ITSELF CAN HANDLE AS MUCH VOLTAGE BEING FED TO IT AS IT LIKES"
I hope you all understood what I mean by this statement as at the moment I think it to be true within reason. If anyone can confirm it I would be most grateful.
Either way, I basically want to know if going over a Vcore 1.5, provided temps are below 65*C per core all is well in CPU world.
Great forum guys, keep up the good work!
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