Is 1.85V and lower OK for Athlon XP barton?

[slag]

I'm running a barton 2500+ @ 2.315 ghz, 1.825 volts, slk900a cooling

No problems whatsoever.

I would think 1.9 volts or lower is perfectly acceptable. I've only killed one processor, a p4 1.6a by voltage and that only killed the L2 cache. Disable the cache in the bios and it worked fine, although super slow.

 

[Soulkeeper]

also the more you reboot with high voltages the faster the chip will die in my experience

the on and off of the voltage wears down the transistors much more than just leaving it on
just how a light bulb usually goes out when you turn it on, but not while it is already on

this effect is compounded at higher voltages

 

[Jeff7181]

I prefer to keep voltage under 1.75

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
I prefer to keep voltage under 1.75

While i think many would prefer to keep it at that level or stock for that matter, does not mean death like Nebor believes...

It took awhile to convert him to buy and Ati card, with some time we can convince him about this..



PLus the AXP Core can handle a good bit more voltage than a P4. SNDS can be a serious problem, most don't experience this with AXP's...

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: mamisano
Another here running at 1.85v on Air (SLK-800). Temps are ususally in the low 50's at full load....haven't had any issues. Instead of stating that we are an exception to the rule, show me all the people who have fried their chips "in weeks" at 1.85v...

I killed a Barton in two days @ 1.85v. Ran like a champ the first day, started acting flakey the next, reported no CPU by end of second day.

sounds like you f*cked up somewhere or got a horrid chip. most people that do extreme o/c do 1.95 to get the highest possible o/c..,.and thats where psu matters because of currentl leakage etc. and most people who do normal tbred 2.2+ghz overclocks use 1.8v-1.85v wtihout a hitch. 1.8 is nothing, unless your psu or other componenets just suck. u got severely unlucky or severely incompetent, thats all. i've never heard of someone frying a cpu at 1.85v until now.

mines been dandy for about 5 months so far. on a sh*tty mb to boot.

 

[Soulkeeper]

i've killed a few 1700+'s, a 1ghz t-bird, a 2400+, and a 1800+ from using too much voltage
i've fryed them between 1.76v and 2.2v (actual voltage) on subzero cooling and good air cooling

it happens

 

[Richdog]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: Doh!

Originally posted by: NeborRunning a processor for any period of time @ 1.8v or higher will destroy it in a matter of months, maybe weeks. No matter how cool your processor is, you can still do damage.

My XP 1800+ has been at 1.8v for about a year, 24/7 (except few hours for upgrades). The actual voltage by Aida32 is actually higher (1.82~1.86) probably due to overvolting by my motherboard. I wouldn't go over 1.8 but 1.8 has been A-OK for me.

Nope, you're wrong. Your chip is dead, and you don't even know it. Yeesh. So if someone was on here wondering if he could survive a head on collision at 90mph, and I said, "No, you'll die." And you came on here, and said, "No, I miraculously survived that very type of accident!" Would that make it a good idea?

BWAHAHAHA where do people come up with this stuff? 1.95v - 2.0v and higher will fry your chip in weeks or months, but 1.85v is fine for extended use if you've got a half-decent heatsink and fan. It always makes me laugh when people like you get rude and uppity, thinking that they know it all and are beyond reproach, when all they are doing is making themselves look stupid in front of the people that really do know their stuff.:beer:

 

[BaboonGuy]

i wouldn't go above 1.8 personally.

 

[AkumaX]

i wouldn't go above 1.95v personally

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