What voltage can a 3K+ venice safely go to?

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bupkus

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I can't get my cpu to go past 2.3ghz(9x256@1.485v) with mem at default.
Mem is pc3200 or 2700, some pny that seems to do 3200 at cas 2.5.

I just tried 2.4 and it froze running ut2004. Speedfan says the cpu is at 26C.
 
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fbrdphreak

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Depends what you mean by safely. You can run it at 1.55V with adequate cooling, but any voltage above stock reduces lifetime of the processor. By how long, who knows?
 
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bupkus

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I never had a cpu fail me in all my computers. I guess I never really pushed the voltage. I don't think going from 2.3 to 2.4 is much anyway so it hardly seems worth the effort. I think my ep-9npa+ultra is defaulting the vcore to 1.485 whereas it's supposed to default to 1.4, so I'm over the stock anyway. I just wish I could get the 2.5-2.7 that some are reporting to get.
 
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fbrdphreak

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That will help you determine whether your mobo is limiting you or not. Which I doubt it is, the Epox is a great OCer. Probly just stuck on your chip :(
 
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bupkus

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Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
That will help you determine whether your mobo is limiting you or not. Which I doubt it is, the Epox is a great OCer. Probly just stuck on your chip :(
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Well, I did go for price, not overclockability. I suppose 2.3 isn't so bad for the $$. Fact is, my pc currently plays ut2004 just fine with my x800 vid and that is my most demanding usage. Maybe in a year or more I'll get a 2x but I guess I'm good for now.
 
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