maximum voltage for e8700

[doctorfate]

my e8700 eo stepping runs at 3.5 & at 1.250v stock,if i overclock in bios of my ga-x38dq6 to anything above 3.7,3,8,3.9,4.0 or more than 353 fsb,the cpu voltage jumps to 1.390,cpu temp then hits 42c,am i putting to much stress on the cpu with the above voltage hike,its very fast & responsive at 4 which it hits with ease but i do not want to wreck this new core 2 duo e8700

 

[blaineoliver]

1.45 absolute max, after that electromigration is quick to damage them.

1.36 reccomended.

 

[JonJ678]

I would want below 1.4V, below 70 centigrade, and stop if either of these limits is exceeded.

However as you haven't told us what cooling you're using, or whether you're going to set cpu pll, fsb term etc to dangerous levels, we can't really give you a useful answer.

 

[doctorfate]

am using freezer pro 7,left at 3.6 in bios which keeps cpu voltage at 1.250 stock,overclocked another 200 for time being to make 3.8 in easy tune pro 5 which still leaves everything at stock voltages,cpu idles at 30c,have found in the past with gigabyte boards that a mixture of bios & easy tune software overclock quite well.

 

[JonJ678]

There's a big difference between "stock voltages" and "auto voltage" set in the bios. Be aware of this.

Like many others I flatly refuse to overclock in software, so I can't help with easy tune.

 

[pastymuncher]

If you can't get that E8700 to 5Ghz then you have wasted your money. A E8400 at half the price will easily do 3.6Ghz and then go further to 4Ghz+.

 

[gurusan]

Agreed. I have my E8400 Linpack stable at 4.51Ghz 1.344V....and have had a few E8500s with 4.6-4.7GHz stable clocks. Unless you have that E8700 at 5GHz or got it for free I would just sell it to get your money back