Maximum volts for a Sandy 3700+ with the top popped?

[Reznik Akime]

I know there's a topic on this somewhere, but for some reason searching won't work on my computer. *shrug*

First and foremost, I took the plunge yesterday and popped the top off, now running around naked. I also took the liberty of sanding the die down somewhat to give it a more flat surface. Also did the base of my BT to a nice mirror finish.

After toying with it for a few hours, I finally have it making excellent contact. Currently its at 30C idle and under load with Prime 95 it goes no higher than 41c. Much better than the previous 48-50 under load. Now, ive gotten a -slightly- better OC at the same 1.550 volts. 2947 Mhz stable when it wouldnt go no higher than 2915 before BSOD.

Now what im wondering is how high, 24/7, can this be ran at voltage wise on a naked core with my current temps?

[chew*]

well my rule of thumb for a long lasting cpu is this. .10 over stock for air. .15 over stock for water. .20 over stock on phase. Never lost a chip yet using this method.

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

I know there's a topic on this somewhere, but for some reason searching won't work on my computer. *shrug*



:D Yep - and my brother is Captain Kirk..............:stick:

:toast:

[amrgb]

I have a naked winchester tortured with +- 1.7v (1.4x123%) for one year on air and it hasn't missed a beat :horse:

It used to work for about 8 hours/day on average until two months ago. Now it's working 24/7 folding with 38C load.

But I should say that I couldn't care less if it dies. It's a lousy overlocker :p: .

Usually my cpus are lousy overclockers but that can withstand lots of volts.

[CompGeek]

I've got my 165 @ 1.55v... and it's cool. I didnt want to go over 1.5, but 1.5 only gets me around 2.68ghz.

[JasonDTM]

I know there's a topic on this somewhere, but for some reason searching won't work on my computer. *shrug*

First and foremost, I took the plunge yesterday and popped the top off, now running around naked. I also took the liberty of sanding the die down somewhat to give it a more flat surface. Also did the base of my BT to a nice mirror finish.

After toying with it for a few hours, I finally have it making excellent contact. Currently its at 30C idle and under load with Prime 95 it goes no higher than 41c. Much better than the previous 48-50 under load. Now, ive gotten a -slightly- better OC at the same 1.550 volts. 2947 Mhz stable when it wouldnt go no higher than 2915 before BSOD.

Now what im wondering is how high, 24/7, can this be ran at voltage wise on a naked core with my current temps?


My friend, its a matter of how brave you are and what you want ;) I wouldnt suggest anything higher than 1.7v even tho with other forms of cooling vcore is free (Well... depends on how brave you are)

[Reznik Akime]

Well, I tried it with higher voltages but no luck. Seems my core is gonna max out at its current speed. =/

Now to lower the voltage and see what that changes.

[JasonDTM]

do you mind posting stepping? That would help alot, and the rest of the componets you're working with. :)

[WeStSiDePLaYa]

i dont like the idea of over 1.85vcore on 90nm chips.

but i kinda live along the motto that if the temps are fine, its fine. never had a cpu die.

[Reznik Akime]

Used to have it all in my siggy untill I got desprate to recover some data offa hard drive.

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DFI Lanparty Ultra D AD0 Revision, 310x9.5 with the ram set at 3/4 fsb.
Four sticks of 256mb Twinmos Speed Premium with one of them being one of the damn nice sticks, the others crap so low speeds. 2-3-3-7
xFx 6800GS xXx which the gpu overclocks for utter crap even with the volt mod. Sounds like a squeaking choke or something to be the culprit as when its under load, it makes a puffing noise as odd as that sounds.
Thermaltake TR2-430W which seems to be a very nice psu, no issues there.

Cant think of anything else.. sorry for being so incohearant. So damned tired right now. x_x

[dinos22]

i would have no issues running it at 1.6/1.65........here is what mine is on with air cooling and normal Aussie summer temps................it runs cool and with enough juice :) just the way it should be

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2826/31ghz163vprime12hours4hu.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=31ghz163vprime12hours4hu.jpg)

[Vapor]

A very short and 100% accurate answer is:

Give it whatever volts it needs for the highest stable clocks.

If it doesn't respond to volts, then it doesn't. If it loves volts, then keep giving volts as long as the OC doesn't begin to decline.

[Reznik Akime]

A very short and 100% accurate answer is:

Give it whatever volts it needs for the highest stable clocks.

If it doesn't respond to volts, then it doesn't. If it loves volts, then keep giving volts as long as the OC doesn't begin to decline.

Good philosophy.. I may just stick with that.

[Reznik Akime]

Well after a bit of testing ive discovered that this chip is not meant to go beyond its current speed. 2946 is as close as I can get it to its maximum and any higher and it wont even boot into windows with more voltage.

Seems like this is the end of the line. Now to just see how much voltage it needs to sustain this speed.

[RafaDel]

i would have no issues running it at 1.6/1.65........here is what mine is on with air cooling and normal Aussie summer temps................it runs cool and with enough juice :) just the way it should be

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2826/31ghz163vprime12hours4hu.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=31ghz163vprime12hours4hu.jpg)

39 degrees with 1.63V... This is unbelievable!

[Ferry82]

Its al about the temps every procesor is different