voltage to high?

eggybob · 9 Jul 2011 at 13:11

so for what i current play and do i think prime maybe a little higher. i should be ok with the stock cooler for most things i run other than prime95

paradisiac · 9 Jul 2011 at 13:13

eggybob said:
so for what i current play and do i think prime maybe a little higher. i should be ok with the stock cooler for most things i run other than prime95

with that sort of OC yeh for the short term. but long term i would save for a decent cooler so you can be sure that gaming will be in the 40-50s. but dont waste your time/money with a cheap one, they just dont seem to be worth it at this point in time.

bulldog147 · 9 Jul 2011 at 13:22

You can ask everyones here "How many users on this forum had a Intel Stock cooler for overclocking?" They all will tell you this "NONE! - USING A HIGH END COOLER OR CUSTOM WATERCOOLING"

paradisiac · 9 Jul 2011 at 13:25

bulldog147 said:
You can ask everyones here "How many users on this forum had a Intel Stock cooler for overclocking?" They all will tell you this "NONE! - USING A HIGH END COOLER OR CUSTOM WATERCOOLING"

it is possible to oc with a stock cooler :confused:

but for long term overclocking then it is recommended that you purchase a decent cooler. his temps and voltages are within the guidelines, so will cause no more damage than someone running a 4.8GHz oc with an aftermarket cooler at the same temps.

eggybob · 9 Jul 2011 at 18:33

paradisiac said:
it is possible to oc with a stock cooler but for long term overclocking then it is recommended that you purchase a decent cooler. his temps and voltages are within the guidelines, so will cause no more damage than someone running a 4.8GHz oc with an aftermarket cooler at the same temps.

thanks for that reassurance paradisiac, i will in the future get an aftermarket cooler. then maybe oc to 4.8ghz see how that is but atm i think ill be fine.