manowar
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Hi guys,
A couple of quick questions for you OC gurus.
I've overclocked my E6600 to 3.1ghz thus far.
In core temp, I've getting idle readings of about 44c.
Now, when I've been into the BIOS (Nvidia 680i board) - I've so far set the CPU Core voltage to 1.35v and the FSB voltage to 1.3v. I've been testing to see how low I can OC on the lowest voltage, so far this is an low as I've taken my system.
After a reboot, things seem to still be running stable on the above settings. This leads me to two questions...
1. With overclocking, is it better to OC at the lowest possible voltages? The way I see it, with high voltages, the hotter the CPU can get, thus straining the component and decreasing its lifespan.
2. Also, do lower voltages decrease the actual overall performance of an OC?
A couple of quick questions for you OC gurus.
I've overclocked my E6600 to 3.1ghz thus far.
In core temp, I've getting idle readings of about 44c.
Now, when I've been into the BIOS (Nvidia 680i board) - I've so far set the CPU Core voltage to 1.35v and the FSB voltage to 1.3v. I've been testing to see how low I can OC on the lowest voltage, so far this is an low as I've taken my system.
After a reboot, things seem to still be running stable on the above settings. This leads me to two questions...
1. With overclocking, is it better to OC at the lowest possible voltages? The way I see it, with high voltages, the hotter the CPU can get, thus straining the component and decreasing its lifespan.
2. Also, do lower voltages decrease the actual overall performance of an OC?