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Safe Voltages, Load vs Idle?

Strawberry

Strawberry

Strawberry

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Hey.

If I'm running on a board with a fair amount of Vdroop (drops of 0.06 V during load are not uncommon), is the maximum safe voltage dictated by load voltage or idle voltage?

If my idle voltages are higher than 1.36 but it drops down to that during load, is it still safe for 24/7 use or are idle voltages dangerous as well?
 
I saw that post about frying the 32nm, but that was during a Virus Scan Benchmark, and not an actual Virus Scan. I guess that's still quite a bit of load.

Either way though, my chip is 45nm quad. So if I set my bios settings to 1.4v, and under load it drops to 1.36 (max safe 24/7 voltage by intel), it should be fine for 24/7?
 
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