Quote Originally Posted by cadaveca View Post
From a wee bit less than 1.35v. That's a .075v+ increase in needed voltage over the space of about 1 week.

Don't get me wrong tho..I think only a few chips will degrade like mine has...I've got the largest loaded temp difference reported between cores than anyone else so far...15c-17c...as well as the highest "stuck" temp.


But in the last month or so I've heard of more QX9650's dying than I have EVER heard of QX6700, or QX6850 dying. Coincidence? Maybe, but this is coming from guys that know how to properly treat hardware...I bet almsot every single guy in top 10 has killed at least 1 QX9650, while maby 3 killed 65nm chips.
Did you record you minimum booting voltage before and after degration?
I am interesting to see that is the same difference with voltage needed to get stable.

Example:
3.6GHz@1.1 Volts minimum voltage to boot
After degradation:
3.6GHz@1.175 Volts minimum voltage to boot