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Today I finally got my Athlon XP 2600+ to remain stable @ 2.4GHz with a 400MHz FSB. Had to push the voltage to 1.85, but since I reapplied Ceramique it has been staying cooler. Hope my Thermaltake Ducting Mod comes soon, because that will help keep down the temp. Full load - 49C, will be lower once I lap my Volcano 11+.

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Higher then 1.85 on a Thouroghbred B or barton core? That is freaking nuts, and stupid. You won't get much life out of a well air cooled chip at 1.85 or above. If it was okay to run higher then that, we would all be running our 2500+ @2.5V at 3000mhz. The higher the Vcore the less life you get exponetialy. A chip at 1.85 Vcore will last 1/4 the time of one at 1.65 At some point the 50 mhz for .05V isn't worth it.

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lol 1.85 is common. ive seen people running 2500+@2500mhz 2.1 volts on a slk900. some peoples theroy are these chips are so good at overclocking and cheap .so what if they fry one every 3 months lol . me im a temp nut and try to keep my cpu under 55c and will use as much voltage untill my temps hit 55c.

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There are very few overclockers running a Barton 2500 @ less than 1.85 Vcore at 2400+ mhz. To go beyond, then liquid or vapour cooling is the norm. Besides it's a well known fact that heat will kill a barton before voltage will. 1.85 is the norm for most serious overclockers. ;)

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Today I finally got my Athlon XP 2600+ to remain stable @ 2.4GHz with a 400MHz FSB. Had to push the voltage to 1.85, but since I reapplied Ceramique it has been staying cooler. Hope my Thermaltake Ducting Mod comes soon, because that will help keep down the temp. Full load - 49C, will be lower once I lap my Volcano 11+.

Man I hate you, the most I could go (well i havent tried any higher) was 2.3gigz. I played for hours and didnt get hours. I did get a random reboot and a explorer.exe error. But check my sig to see my current settings. :D

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