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More Important: >50º or >1.6V


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Which one of these should I aim for when OC'ing my CPU? Right now, I am at 268 x 10 with 1.550 x 104.8%, and I'm running at full load around 49º according to MBM. 270 x 10 locks up during SuperPi, but I think if I give it a little more voltage, maybe around 2.65, I might be able to hit that. Is that too much voltage to run to the CPU on a normal basis, even if the temperature holds steady around 50º? Thoughts?

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Many people tend to be a little more conservative with voltages on dual cores. I would not suggest going higher than you are for 24/7. But it's your chip, and your call.

 

I typically find a 50MHz difference between my max SuperPi 32M and my max stable Prime95. If you are interested in prime stability, you may need to back off anyways.

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dude I know was running 1.79v with his watercooling setup, not really sure why, but his temps were ok...my air cooler is about even with his idle and load temps at the same speed etc, but Im never going to put over 1.6 on air...if I decide I want 2.7 the highest im going to go is 1.575v...its not worth it when Im dual prime stable @ 2.6 with 1.425v

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prime failed on one of the cores during test 2 at the settings i listed. highest temp it recorded was 53º. dropped it down to 265 x 10 at 1.525 x 104.8% and it's gone through the first 3 tests at a high of 52º. Going to let that run overnight and see if it remains stable, and if it does, may drop the voltage a bit and run it again while i'm at work tomorrow.

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