Voltages

[Metalboz]

I understand that it isn't best to take a sandybridge processor over 1.35v but isn't that just a reference figure?

Is it not 10-15% over the processor VID?

On Core Temp, my 2500K has a VID of 1.3611v so am i right in thinking that i will be able to safely run 10-15% over that, as long as my temps are kept below 72C?

 

[fredtrix]

I've seen people go as high as 1.4 on the vcore to get a better clock on the 2500K. But I would personally not run that 24/7.

 

[yassarikhan786]

1.4v is the recommended maximum. If you can keep your temps fairly low whilst pushing over 1.35v on your CPU then it is fine.

 

[fredtrix]

People should really start looking through the topics though. I mean, there already is a ton of posts about 2500K voltages

 

[yassarikhan786]

People should really start looking through the topics though. I mean, there already is a ton of posts about 2500K voltages

Yeah I agree with you there

 

[Metalboz]

People should really start looking through the topics though. I mean, there already is a ton of posts about 2500K voltages

Yes i know there are a lot of topics about voltages and they all say the same thing. This topic is about the VID. I am happily running at 4.5GHz and not asking this as a noob question.

The point I am making is that the VID voltage is the voltage that is guaranteed by intel at stock speeds for the duration of its warranty. Therefore if people have chips with VID voltages of 1.1v then 1.4v is more than 15% above the recommended voltage. The question is also that if you have a higher VID, like mine at 1.3611v; then you should be able to push the chip a lot further than 1.35v or 1.4v, again as long as the temps are kept down.

 

[fredtrix]

The VID doesnt matter, that's just the voltage your CPU uses at default to run stable. For overclocking you should follow Intels charts for max and min CPU voltage.

 

[SieB]

A higher voltage will degrade you CPU over time 1.4v is the recommended highest to go for 24/7 use, above that then you risk your CPU degrading by having a high voltage running through it constantly.

Temps also matter but you still want to keep your voltage at safe levels.

 

[Metalboz]

yeah i know about the temps, just wast sure if a higher VID meant that you could push the vcore a little bit more or not.

 

[fredtrix]

yeah i know about the temps, just wast sure if a higher VID meant that you could push the vcore a little bit more or not.

Usually a high VID means that the chip need more juice to get a high clock, so it's not necessarily a good thing. For example: Your CPU has a VID of 1.36 you say. Which means that a chip with let's say a VID of 1.32 uses less voltage to be stable at stock speed and gives it a larger room for overclocking to be done.

The fact that your chip has a high VID doesn't mean that it can deal with higher voltage then a chip with low VID.

 

[Metalboz]

Usually a high VID means that the chip need more juice to get a high clock, so it's not necessarily a good thing. For example: Your CPU has a VID of 1.36 you say. Which means that a chip with let's say a VID of 1.32 uses less voltage to be stable at stock speed and gives it a larger room for overclocking to be done.

The fact that your chip has a high VID doesn't mean that it can deal with higher voltage then a chip with low VID.

thank you, thats all i was after