Quote Originally Posted by Cracker View Post
I would say that since Intel's engineering folks consider 1.55v as a drop-dead maximum that 1.6v would be considered unsafe.
thats pure speculation.



I have been running my E6600 off/on S5 B1 engineering sample w/ 1.6vcore for 10 months now on a p5b-dlx on air w/ a tuniq tower or scythe infinity. Can i say what i am running my CPU at is safe? No! But you cant say that it isnt safe either.


Anything over 1.6vcore doesnt really help with overclocking, hence why i am at 1.6vcore.


It is rather funny listening to people say what they "feel" is a good voltage. NOBODY HERE CAN SAY WHAT IS SAFE/NOT SAFE.


Do whatever you think is right. There has not been a strong link between voltage of c2d and sudden CPU death. Me personally, I have no problems taking the voltage up on the c2d's. Hell I would run on 1.7vcore 24/7 if it gave me a higher overclock. I think that type of vcore puts a lot of strain on other components, such as PSU and mobo, and thats what is more likely to cause CPU death vs the CPU itself.