Is there a max delta voltage between vcore and vdimm on AM2?

VirtualLarry

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Just wondering if there was an issue with the voltage spread on AM2 series processors, specifically the BE-2400? Was running the CPU at 2.875Ghz (HTT 250), with some Crucial Ballistix Tracer ram, 2x1GB DDR2-1000, 5-5-5-15. Was running it at vdimm +0.2, and briefly at +0.3v. So either 2.0v and 2.1v, or 2.1v and 2.2v, depending on what the default voltage of my board is. Board is Foxconn A7GM-S.

http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Motherboards/detail_overview.aspx?ID=en-us0000371
 

Ben90

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I am sure there is some limit in place, but I have never heard of any problems from the AMD camp regarding memory voltages. I myself had a Windsor (90nm version of your CPU) and ran 2.3V to the memory until the RAM died. The processor was not damage.

I believe AMD has a more robust memory controller compaired to Nehalem+ which is why you don't hear anything about it. If you were running something rediculous like 2.4+ I would start to ask questions if it was safe for your processor, but 2.2V should be a breeze. Your RAM modules are probably at or near the safe limit however.