Safe Vcore on i7 for 24/7 use

TerryS · 3 Dec 2008 at 10:17

I have an i7 965 currently overclocked to 4Ghz by raising the multi to 30 and the Vcore to 1.3v. Using Thermalright Ultra, temps are around 35C idle and 63C Prime95 8 hours. I use this PC for running FSX flight sim which is still CPU limited, hence the overclock. Do you reckon 1.3V is OK for 24/7 use and not just for benching?

MooMoo444 · 3 Dec 2008 at 10:46

As the i7's are a 45nm process, anything upto around 1.4v is fine for 24/7.

So therefore 1.3 is lovely

gurusan · 3 Dec 2008 at 10:51

1.3 is perfectly fine. In fact if temps are good I'd push her more!

TerryS · 3 Dec 2008 at 11:05

Thanks for that, my mind is eased as I'll not be able to afford a new chip for about 20 years after this.

MooMoo444 · 3 Dec 2008 at 11:19

TerryS said:
Thanks for that, my mind is eased as I'll not be able to afford a new chip for about 20 years after this.

20 years o.o

did you just upgrade from some 0.5mhz ancient one?

TerryS · 3 Dec 2008 at 11:49

No, but the price of this CPU, MB and RAM cost a few years of upgrades! I kept my last PC, an E8600 @ 4.33 Ghz, all I needed was a graphics card, connected it up to a 40" HDTV and hid it behind the TV cabinet where the wife can't see it. I've got away with it so far and have great sport with my son playeing LAN matches.

PaulyD · 3 Dec 2008 at 12:04

Nice work

I'm also guilty of the white lies with the missus though she doesn't complain if it means she gets something out of an upgrade!

Devil_Spawn · 3 Dec 2008 at 16:48

how to people know what safe long term voltages are allready?