Please remind me about volt limits

paulselhi

paulselhi

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I have my cooler working very well and can keep it at around 70 C on full load stress with an I7 930 at 4.2 Ghz

Thing is i need LLC ( Vdroop off) for this to be stable but am not happy with using vdroop off

If for example i can get a higher overclock at reasonable load temps ( sub 75 C)

what is the limit i can run my voltage at 24x 7 and not damage or lessen the life of the CPU. I appreciate that with vdroop the voltage in cpuz is markedly lower than that set in bios so can someone suggest upper limits for the cpuz reading

If i can control my temps how far can i push the voltage bearing in mind this is a workstation that i want to last O/C bragging rights are irrelevant !!
 
il be blunt - NONE.

changing the voltage will damage the component quicker than at stock unless you lower it and run the comp slower. usually you wont notice a difference with a 5% voltage change as your more likely to buy a new computer before the lifespan of the product ends.
 
keep the CPU under the Intel spec and the CPU "should" last as long as you normal, even under higher voltages as long as your CPU is kept cool it "should" last as long as your next upgrade.
The rule i work to now is if i cant afford to lose it i don't overclock!! for a 4.2 24/7 clock i would want my CPU under water, what voltages are you using now?

and for the comment above changing the voltages doesn't automatically damage your CPU there are tolerances built into them that allow extra voltage, there has to be as no 2 CPUs are identical and no 2 motherboards power circuitry is the same...the figure of 5% seems a bit random to me but having just worked it out (taking 1.2 as stock) gives you 1.26V which is a nice yet rather conservative figure :)
 
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