**POLL**which CPU setting would you prefer?

Corsairpro

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1700+@2300 Mhz @ 1.8V

Most people say "You'll shorten the life of the CPU at that voltage"

I say, you'll be using an Athlon 64 / Pentium 4 this time next year and whomever you sell it to will most likely be running it at default voltage. So overclock that baby!
 
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Originally posted by: KillaBong
Exactly, 1.8 doesn't matter when they cost less than $50 for a new one.

normally i would agree but i'm sooooooooo broke right now that if it were to burn out, i wouldnt be able to get another one for a while
 

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IMO the extra 100mhz just isn't worth the extra heat and voltage required for it, that's why I run my 2500+@2.3ghz 1.632v instead of 2.4ghz 1.775v
 

Jeff7181

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Originally posted by: KillaBong
Exactly, 1.8 doesn't matter when they cost less than $50 for a new one.

Since it's only $50, will you buy me one?
 

soja

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It's would be nice to know you could do 2.3 @ 1.8 but I'd rather run it at low vcore, besides it's only 100mhz...
 

BmXStuD

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1st what is a extra 100mhz going to do for you haha and 1.8 is too high i run mine @ 1.6
 

NYHoustonman

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The first one...There is ABSOLUTELY no point to run it much faster than that today, save for the fact that you could "show it off" to people.
 

Shimmishim

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go with the 1.8 volts :)

i'm using about 1.8 volts +.01-.02 (fluctuates) to get 2.5 ghz and amazingly i haven't had a hiccup yet...

and yeah.. if i kill it... i got 3 other tbreds sitting in my room :)
 

bgeh

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Originally posted by: Shimmishim
go with the 1.8 volts :)

i'm using about 1.8 volts +.01-.02 (fluctuates) to get 2.5 ghz and amazingly i haven't had a hiccup yet...

and yeah.. if i kill it... i got 3 other tbreds sitting in my room :)

is that the chipped 0310XPMW at 2.5GHz@1.8v?
if then, wow!!!:Q:D
 

McCarthy

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Since it's the summer, it's hot outside and even with AC gets too warm in my computer room....

Lower voltage and speed for lower max output. So I voted A. Took off my own overclock completely for now, might even underclock and see what min voltage I can get to.
 

xDeLiRiOuSx

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Heck I run my Pentium 4 2.53Ghz at 3.04ghz at 1.28voltage :) and it's 10C cooler than at the same clock at 1.525 volts :p
 

BG4533

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Run it at 1.65V. Less to worry about mainly. 1.65V will also run a lot cooler than 1.8v, so you should be able to turn your fans down a bit and not go deaf. I have settled on 2GHz @1.65v for my 1700 because it takes 1.75 to get to 2.1GHz.