FX 6350 voltage

[random_matt]

My FX 6350 @ 4.5GHz says default voltage is 1.45. Is that right?
And my load temps are 60c, is that good or great. Using the prolimatech Armageddon.

 

[medseven]

1.45v is an ok voltage for these chips, and if you don't go much further up from 60c then thats fine.

Did the motherboard choose this voltage for you, as in you have it set to auto? Chance's are you might get stable at those speeds with a little less voltage (and lower temps) if you manually set it.

 

[random_matt]

Yes, chosen for me. I am going to try 1.4v

 

[Avenged7Fold]

If it is set on auto, then medseven will be right about motherboard overestimating the voltage, though it isnt all that much for 4.5.

Heat is the enemy of stability for these fx chips, so keep voltage low enough to take temps bellow 60 under load. You can get away with higher temps but it is much harder to get an overclock stable when the fx CPU is hot.