OCing E8500 via Arctic Freezer Pro

[asdftt123]

I was planning on getting the E8500 + Arctic Freezer Pro. Is this a good combination? About how high can I push the CPU with DDR2 1066 RAM? Thanks.

 

[OCGuy]

Yes that will work fine. As long as the HSF is installed properly and you dont live in the Mojave, how far you will be able to push your CPU will only be limited by the Vcore you are comfortable with. The general rule is 1.4V max for 24/7 use.

 

[Cheex]

Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Yes that will work fine. As long as the HSF is installed properly and you dont live in the Mojave, how far you will be able to push your CPU will only be limited by the Vcore you are comfortable with. The general rule is 1.4V max for 24/7 use.

That is 1.4V vCore where:
1) BIOS
2) vDrop
3) vDroop

????

 

[error8]

Originally posted by: Cheex

Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Yes that will work fine. As long as the HSF is installed properly and you dont live in the Mojave, how far you will be able to push your CPU will only be limited by the Vcore you are comfortable with. The general rule is 1.4V max for 24/7 use.

That is 1.4V vCore where:
1) BIOS
2) vDrop
3) vDroop

????

That is usually the full load Vcore reported in windows, so you'll be way over it in bios ( 1,42-1,45 V ). But I guess even that voltage is quite high for 45nm cpus.
Having a maximum of 1,36 V ( Intel said that) under full load is more "safer" for 24/7 use.

 

[Cheex]

Hmm....

I think in that case, seeing as though a computer might be idle more than loaded, 1.4V after vDrop (system @ idle) might be the right decision. It will be lower after vDroop (system @ load) but it will never be higher.