Do I need more?

Ferax · 26 May 2011 at 23:29

I have a 2500k @ 4.5 GHz, 4GB RAM and a 2GB MSI 6950. I can push that 2500k to 5GHz, but am happy atm with 4.5 1.25v (showing a little lower for some reason).

I have pushed this to 5GHz, and a little more speed doesn't give much more heat. But, 4.5 seems fast enough for me. Can anyone give me a good reason to push this chip further? 5GHz is very doable

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Plec · 26 May 2011 at 23:33

Ferax said:
I have pushed this to 5GHz, and a little more speed doesn't give much more heat.

What are the voltages like @ 5GHz?

And how long did you stress test for?

Ferax · 26 May 2011 at 23:40

At 5GHz it was hitting 1.44v and 80 degrees (worst case scenario). Not that much more heat considering voltage and clock speed.

4.5 Seems more than enough to be honest, just want to know I can get 5GHz stable if I want to.

Plec · 26 May 2011 at 23:42

Ferax said:
. Can anyone give me a good reason to push this chip further? 5GHz is very doable

Ferax said:
At 5GHz it was hitting 1.44v and 80 degrees (worst case scenario). Not that much more heat considering voltage and clock speed.

OcUK said:
Processor - Basically we recommend customers not to exceed 1.35v to play it safe, all our bundles are set at 1.3250v or lower, any competitors offering bundles above 4.6GHz you should be enquiring as to what voltage they are using as we believe anything over 1.38v will limit CPU lifespan and anything over 1.42v will likely kill the CPU or severely limit its lifespan.

That would be reason enough for me not to push it - you're way past safe voltages at 1.44V.

4.5GHz is a respectable clock - and you wont miss 0.5GHz

Ferax · 27 May 2011 at 00:00

Thanks, that's what I wanted to hear

4.5GHz at way under 1.35v seems like a great clock to me, but you always want to see what you can get

Plec · 27 May 2011 at 00:03

NP - enjoy the 1.2GHz free - for a minutes work in the BIOS.

Ferax · 27 May 2011 at 00:14

Exactly, such a simple process it's a crime not to do it. Chip is set at 4.5GHz, 1.235 volts, and I cant see that there's anything wrong with hat for regular use.