1.4vcore too much on a H20 cooled Q9650?

[Big Lar]

Originally posted by: Dadofamunky
A loud water cooling setup? How'd you manage that?

Too many darn fans!

 

[TidusZ]

I keep mine at 1.392 (cpu-z) 24/7. From my reading at the time there was plenty of people at XS doign 1.4 and above, I got the idea (although not explicitly stated) that 1.4 was the upper limit of reasonable safety before you started to become Xtreme.

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: TidusZ
I keep mine at 1.392 (cpu-z) 24/7. From my reading at the time there was plenty of people at XS doign 1.4 and above, I got the idea (although not explicitly stated) that 1.4 was the upper limit of reasonable safety before you started to become Xtreme.

I personally prefer to keep mine under 1.4v BIOS but have gone as high as 1.6v in testing to see how high I can get. Suprisingly, the jump from 1.4 up through 1.6 gained verry little in the terms of overall speed.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I'd like to try out one of those Gigabyte UD3 boards and see how high I can get the FSB. Also contemplating an Asus Rampage Formula X48 board for 500 fsb. Is 500fsb on an X48 Rampage board a for sure thing?