You may find this of use - http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/...perature-guideOriginally Posted by wilson
Ive read that over 1.4v can damage the cpu and most people are at 1.36v max as above this is out of the cpu`s volt range. I hope that this is intel just trying to stop people using high volts to get stable overclocks but im not gonna chance it yet. What settings should i use for GTL as they are now at 0.63x and 0.67x and my fsb is like 1700
1.4v seems to be the rrecommended line its supposedly dangerous to cross on e8400 but hey 1.5 -1.55 is the one for quads and plenty are running 24/7 high overclocks above that. So the CPU may die sooner but what are talking about here -years,months? In all likelyhood you will upgrade your processor before it dies on you unless you absolutly toast it with insane volts and temps.We are overclocking afterall - as long as I can handle the temps I would give mine plenty more to take it higher but it wont go any higher stable whatever I stuff into it. I have tried numerous times cos 4.0 seemed a nice figure -lol! on air I am idling happily at 35c and prime 60c at 3.6.. I keep seeing post from people on the q6600 o/c thread with a 3.6 o/c complaning about volts being too high below 1.4v and with lower temps - maybe the never tried o/c a B3
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