conroe 6600 voltage thoughts

[MXtra]

i got a conroe 6600 on an asus p5w dh board. i was wondering why everyone is using so much voltage when overclocking. i first oc'ed the cpu up to 2.88 @1.3375 vcore and it passed orthos for 10 hours. no other stability tests done. then i bumped up the voltage another step up to 1.350 and oc'ed the cpu to 3.2. i'm in the middle of running orhos now for two hours without a problem and i've been browsing the net while doing it. is my computer likely unstable and i just don't realize it yet or am i just the lucky one? i will do orthos for 12 hours and probably memtest for another 12 to be sure it's ok. if it does turn out alright, i might have a cpu like the one anand reviewed.

 

[myocardia]

Most of them are giving their processors so much voltage, because that's what's required for their processors to hit whatever speed they're trying to hit, and still be stable. I personally think that anything much over 3 Ghz is a waste, with a C2D. They're fast to begin with.

 

[MXtra]

orthos failed after 6 hours. guess i'm not the lucky one.

 

[myocardia]

Whenever I finally build a C2D system, I'll run it at whatever it will run on stock voltage. But, feel free to give yours more voltage; it's your processor.

 

[Krazyjack1000]

Originally posted by: MXtra
orthos failed after 6 hours. guess i'm not the lucky one.

I got mine stable at 3.2ghz with only 1.3625 volts via bios. So if your failing at 1.35 i suggest you just up it one notch to 1.3625 and you will find it stable.

Good luck