Athlon64 Voltage question.

[TrueWisdom]

Exactly what constitutes a "safe" voltage? I've got a Venice A64 3000+ rig that's very stably overclocked to 2.4 GHz, but I had to bump up my voltage to 1.58v. (That's what Smart Guardian tells me I'm running at, in the BIOS the value is 1.6v, but DFI is known to undervolt.) I've also got my LDT voltage up to 1.37v. I know that these voltages aren't frying my chip currently, but will they reduce the life of my chip and/or mobo at all? Would I be better off just settling for the highest overclock I can get on stock voltage? Any help would be appreciated; while I love how much faster I am overclocked, I don't know that I'm willing to shave a year or two off of the life of the machine just for a few extra FPS.

 

[Lord Banshee]

10% should be good.


Are you going to be useing this same computer in 10 years? 20? CPUs last that long you know. so a 1-2 even 5 years off life isn't too bad.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: Lord Banshee
10% should be good.


Are you going to be useing this same computer in 10 years? 20? CPUs last that long you know. so a 1-2 even 5 years off life isn't too bad.

ROFL