C2D: are they really degrading with >1.55-1.6V?

[nealh]

anything over max rated vcore is risky...now...if you have the money to replace it then don't worry about it.

i paid $890 for Q6600...i hate to burn it up just trying to hold 400 FSb with 1.55+ vcore when i can do 380 FSB with 1.48 vcore...tiny drop in performance is 'ok' with me...there is always someone out there to beat your overclock!

I am not suggesting the the 20mhz is worth killing a cpu...certainly not for me

My point of this thread, is there have been multiple reports of failing cpus(not a complete death but a degradation with "high vcore" but it has not been clear to me from the reports as to what people used to confirm stablility to start with

My sense is 1.65v is a NO-NO and people have seen issues with use for as little as a week


1.55v..seems pretty safe from most accounts and usage..although I have no idea if this is the bios setting or DMM measurement

1.6v...just not sure