What voltage Opteron 170?

[aelfwyne]

I never noticed how high the voltage options on my A8V went!!!!

So..... I don't want to fry the opty.... what's the suggested maximum voltage on air?

 

[Zap]

+10% is usually safe.

 

[Ayah]

I wouldn't exceed 1.55v

 

[aka1nas]

1.35 volts is stock and the 1.55v number given previously is a good max for high-end air-cooling. With my dual-core K8 systems, I have usually found that you get better results closer to 1.45v and 1.5v and going past that number just makes the chip run hotter with little added OC'ing capability.

 

[the Chase]

What he ^ said.

 

[tersome]

I've been running 1.62v on a scythe ninja for a year. I don't think it starts to fry until the 1.7v range.

Opterons are generally better silicon and can take higher voltages.

 

[ericeash]

all depends on the processor. mine stays at 2.6 from 1.45v all the way to 1.5v. but i'm bringing in a big dog TEC to try at break the wall down. we'll see. water cooling i've seen lots of people at 1.6v and even 1.65v. i plan to take the ihs off which should help the temps. stock amd heatpipe, i wouldn't go above 1.5v.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

My Opty 165 does 2.6GHz on 1.45. It maxes out at around 2.7 or so, so I just leave it it 1.45

- JaAG

 

[aelfwyne]

Well so far I've hit 2.7 on 1.40 volts on the stock cooler. The memory becomes more unstable as CPU speed increases, even when I keep adding dividers. At 2.0 ghz the memory is stable at 200mhz, but at 2.7ghz, my memory becomes unstable unless I knock it down below 200... Currently the memory speed is at 180 mhz. So until I get better memory (not soon) I don't think I'm getting much more out of this. However, I am switching motherboards next week, and maybe the memory will be more stable on a new board.

I think with more voltage and a good cooler, there might be 2.9 in this chip.