How high is to high?

[James_8970]

Anyone have an idea what the voltage would become unsafe for a E6600.
Right now I have my E6600 running at 400x9=3600MHz.
I'm pretty well at the 1.5V area. I'm thinking once I hit 1.5V I shouldn't go any further, am I right to assume this or could I push it even further? I only want this CPU to last me 2 years at the most, more likely 1 year (so I could probably go to upwards of 1.55-1.6V), but at the same time I don't want this thing to die prematurely. I'll be running the chip 24/7 from time to time. What do you guys think?
James

[tzetsin]

Max safe temps and vcore for the e6600 - EXTREME Overclocking Forums should answer your question

[Prof. Dr. Silver]

Yeah....as it reads....don't go above 1.5V, at least not for 24/7 use....and make sure you keep it cool! What are your temps now?

[James_8970]

I have watercooling, idling a little over ambiant (~1*C), load get up to the 40*C range.
So temps are not an issue. That's what I was thinking, don't push it past 1.5V, thanks for the help.
After a intense gaming period, it seems that 1.5V is required for a 3.6GHz overclock on my CPU...CRAP!
O well, I cannot really complain.
James

[Prof. Dr. Silver]

Did you set it to 1.5V yourself? Or is your BIOS on auto? See if you can lower the voltages.....saves you in temps!

[James_8970]

I set it to 1.5V manually, in order for it to be stable it must be set that high.
I have 4 sticks of RAM and I'm thinking it might be stressing the north bridge to much with the additional FSB speed. I think I might increase my Northbridge voltage +.1V and see if I can then push my CPU further, otherwise my CPU like alot of juice. Hopefully with the additional juice to my CPU I'll be able to push my CPU close to the 4.0GHz range.
James