My overclock! advice

[jack]

Hi peeps

Anyway Rig in the sig

Currently running @ 2.508Ghz

228fsb x 11
vcore @ 2v

temps are idle 39oC played UT2003 for around 10mins and it increased to 41oC -of course watercooled-

Now are them temps resonable considering the overclock!

And the barton didn't like it over 2.5Ghz jumped from around 1.80vcore @ 2.45Ghz to 2.0vcore @ 2.508Ghz how far should i go with the vcore considering the temps! or do you think the chip is at its limits? I have posted @ 2.588Ghz but didn't get into windows shuting down while loading?

What do you think

[Spritzup]

It sounds like you've hit the wall with your chip, and your temps seem reasonable, but what do I know

[SilentDeath]

i woudlnt use higher vcore without better temps... my watercooling plan (not got much of it yet) is to have a cheap freezer (second hand, shouldnt cost me much if i can find one) to chill the water (which ill control with temp sensor type stuff) so that the water is always around ambient (no condensation). did i mention my waterblocks are made from silver? (ive still got to solder them together so will-be-made from silver is maybe better)

if its not stable in p95 for long and more vcore dont help, thne uve hit the wall, at that temp anyway.

[Tom]

with vcore difference there id back it down to 2.45ghz as 2v is a hell of a lot to put through ur chip for 50mhz more than 1.8v

[Austin]

Originally posted by Tom
with vcore difference there id back it down to 2.45ghz as 2v is a hell of a lot to put through ur chip for 50mhz more than 1.8v

Precisely my thoughts, even 1.8v is a little high for my tastes ... water cooling will keep things cool but pushing an extra 10% (1.8v) or 20% (2.0v) voltage through that CPU is still going to dramatically damage the CPU no matter how cool you keep it. I forget the technical term but you basically erode the pathways ... it's much like parking a tank on your drive.