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I agree that it depends on the graphics card - but also how far the system is pushed. CPU-Z screenshots only tells how far the system will boot, but for all we know it may suddenly reboot/BSOD as soon as you run 3DMarks.
Max for these chips without risk of damage is 1.3625V from the spec sheet. People have been experiencing degradation after using greater than 1.4v for a length of time. These chips do not behave in the same way that 65nm do.
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i personally think that running a 65nm at 1.6v is insane.. nevermind even booting a 45nm at that voltage!
what's wrong with upping the voltage a little bit and geting 3.6 - 3.8 from the chip?
absolutely insane!
That's suicide for 45nm; probably even for 65nm. being a conservative OCer, I wouldn't even go above stock volts on a Wolfie... Just leave the puppy at stock, and hopefully boost her to 3.6 (avg for stock) and pass a powerful cooler on her.
Though a Quad hits the same speeds. Does that explain why i prefer a quad? i think so.
1.6 is way too high but if hes running that then he probably can afford to lose the chip aswell.Not sure why it needs that much voltage to run that speed.I have an e8400 at 4.4 with 4.24 volts and i have it 8+ hours orthos stable.If he needs 1.6volts then its mostly because hes other voltages are way off.Mostly the cpu and mch references are probably off.I am using the gigabyte ud3p v1.6
Wow! Thread resurrection
Lol. Lazarus thread indeed
Having been resurrected - does anyone have any stories of 45nm chips dying after you ran them high voltage - or was it all FUD?
I'm happy with my Q9550 @ 3.6Ghz 1.23V
When you get to the point that you need crazy voltage, get an extra machine, or upgrade to a quad if you need more processing power.
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I while ago when I had my e7500 on order (cheap on ebay ) I read a MASSIVE topic on overclocking Wolfdales. They theorised that Wolfdales suffer some degradation when first over volted and OC'd, and then once they have degraded to a certain level, do not degrade any further.
But the general word was, be careful with your Wolfdales or toast them. Mine's at 3.5ghz at around 1.18volts or so. Plenty fast enough for more or less anything
FWIW
I've had a 2nd hand E7200 at 4ghz / 1.39v for 18mths, with no ill results... Only cost me £50
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