how much voltage is too much for a Tbred B?

[PremiumG]

I have a 2100XP and i hear people pumping 1.8V into them all the time to OC them. I don't have great air cooling, its decent (Volcano 9 or something I think with fan set on low for quietness).. How much voltage would be ok you guys think to put in there? I have 1.675 V right now. i want to go higher to get more OCed speeds

 

[pillage2001]

Many would not go above 1.85v which is what the mobo is capable off without any modding. I personally won't go above 1.85v either.

 

[Boonesmi]

Originally posted by: pillage2001
Many would not go above 1.85v which is what the mobo is capable off without any modding. I personally won't go above 1.85v either.

totally agree

 

[JBT]

1.85 is about as high as I would want to go. Mine personally is only at 1.625 in the bios cause my ram is holding me back.

 

[txxxx]

My MSI wont allow above 1.8v , which is 1.85v in practise as it overvolts. So 1.85v seems a safe bet, although it'll add significantly to the heat the CPU produces.

 

[PremiumG]

my Abit NF7-S reports my chip running at 47C and about 52C at load.

this is with light air cooling, 1.675 Volts.

I dont want to increase my fan speeds, should I go higher voltage? I know this chip can do more.. but i dont want more noise either.. safe to increase Voltage w/ out fan increase you think?

 

[pillage2001]

What speed is it at now?? 52c on load is good. I would increase it more till you get what you want without killing it.

Pushing more than 65C should be your threshold.

 

[PremiumG]

its running at 168 Mhz X 11.

168 is as high as my RAM will go....

65C is what load temp i should stop at?

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: PremiumG
its running at 168 Mhz X 11.

168 is as high as my RAM will go....

65C is what load temp i should stop at?

I would stop at that load temp. Not sure about others. I used to stop at 60c but it was not enough for me.

 

[Corporate Thug]

i'm pretty conservative when it comes to voltage so i dont do anything more the 1.75 ACTUAL Volts

 

[Serp86]

never went higher than 1.8 on my Abit KD7/2600+

 

[peonyu]

Ive been running my 2100+ at 1.8v [OC'd to 2800+] for a full year, with temps being 52c idle and 58-9c load. So far not a single problem.
Id reccomend doing so if you can keep your temps under 60c at load.

 

[0roo0roo]

at high voltage the heat increase is dramatic, which is why most can't do it. power consumption apparently jumps too. depends on good cooling. i'm running at 1.85v though.

 

[0roo0roo]

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