e6600 or go e8400 or quad?

[pastymuncher]

It will handle a lot and ive had mine up to 1.7v but i would keep it below 1.5 MAX because mine is now weak from overvolting

But even after having this chip at 4.625 @ 1.7v for benching , it still holds fast in my games at 4.0ghz @ 1.425v.

Even 1.5v is too much. My E8500 degraded after only running at 1.52v. I really would'nt go past 1.4v.

 

[GunRunner]

Even 1.5v is too much. My E8500 degraded after only running at 1.52v. I really would'nt go past 1.4v.

I have seen this statement several times recently! Not being picky, but what symptons are you getting that makes you sure it is "degraded"?

I run mine continually at 1.38v in the BIOS and this shows up as 1.34v in CPUID Harware monitor, to achieve a stable 4.1 ghz.

 

[mathwat]

the max intel says is 1.45v.. like on my old e6600 was 1.55v..

ps my super pi when down from 14.88 to 12.94 at the same clock speed 3.6. at 4.2 its at 11.12

 

[ZoomZ]

I have seen this statement several times recently! Not being picky, but what symptons are you getting that makes you sure it is "degraded"?

It ran fine and benched out at 4.5ghz/1.625v for probley 60-70 crysis/3dmark benchs but now it will not hold stable at 4.5 or even 4.4 , so i pretty much locked it in at [email protected] and thats where it will live from now on .

Weither its the mother board or the chip , it will not boot to 4.5 or 4.4 ,, thats why i say its degrading from over volting .

 

[JoeDredd]

when i bought it i paid about £160. for it.. might get £50-£60? for it problem is its lapped..

If you wish to sell it, I am interested due to son needing a new PC.