can I drop my voltage to 1.2 from 1.28 on my e6400?

[Xarick]

I've got my e6400 running stable at 2.8ghz 350fsb, everything but pcie on autco (pcie 100mhz). So I am wondering.. the vcore is at 1.28 according to cpu_Z. I am wondering if I should try dropping that to 1.20. Is that even realistic? Also. Northbridge is in auto. Should I mess with it? Right now running p5q se.

 

[OCGuy]

What do you have to gain from it?

 

[cubeless]

save $.03 a month on power bills!!!

 

[Xarick]

reduce load temps. Which aren't bad, but still my tjunction temps are 43 idle and nearly 60 normal load 70 prime95 small tff.

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Go test it out!

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: BlueAcolyte
Go test it out!

+1 the only way you can tell if your underclock/overclock can hold is by testing it.

No one can tell you if its okey, or if you can, unless someone had your chip b4 you on your same motherboard with same ram.

So drop the voltage, see if she will boot up into windows, if she hangs b4, wipe cmos and roll it back, if it boots into windows stress test.

If it passes stress test, be happy for you got a undervolt overclock!

 

[scruffypup]

Originally posted by: aigomorla

Originally posted by: BlueAcolyte
Go test it out!

+1 the only way you can tell if your underclock/overclock can hold is by testing it.

No one can tell you if its okey, or if you can, unless someone had your chip b4 you on your same motherboard with same ram.

So drop the voltage, see if she will boot up into windows, if she hangs b4, wipe cmos and roll it back, if it boots into windows stress test.

If it passes stress test, be happy for you got a undervolt overclock!

Absolutely with even one more caveat, even if "someone had your chip b4 you on your same motherboard with same ram." you would not be guaranteed the same results, it would only give you an idea if it was possible.

Try lowering the vcore a little (.01 - maybe .02 for the first try) at a time and stress test,.. that will let you know where you lower limit at that setting is. ABSOLUTELY only way to know for sure on your system is to do it and see. Though lowering temps and even electric bill are both good reasons to try, so you do have a reason.