Would overclocking the maximum out of a cpu at a specific voltage be bad for it?

[Unkno]

My current setup is X2 3800+ running at 258x10 at 1.375 voltage. If I add even 1 fsb (making it 259), the system would not be stable. Would running this at the limit of the CPU (on this voltage) be bad for it?


About my overclock:
The temps are 29 at idle and 45 at load. I kinda hit a wall at 2580Mhz and it would take like 0.01V increase to get just 20Mhz. I could run the CPU at 2500Mhz stock voltage... See anything wrong or something I should try/change in this setup?




Thanks for the help

 

[morrisbj]

Originally posted by: Unkno
My current setup is X2 3800+ running at 258x10 at 1.375 voltage. If I add even 1 fsb (making it 259), the system would not be stable. Would running this at the limit of the CPU (on this voltage) be bad for it?

About my overclock:
The temps are 29 at idle and 45 at load. I kinda hit a wall at 2580Mhz and it would take like 0.01V increase to get just 20Mhz. I could run the CPU at 2500Mhz stock voltage... See anything wrong or something I should try/change in this setup?

Thanks for the help

I assume that is the stock voltage (don't feel like looking it up and don't have it memorized). If that is stock, it shouldn't be an issue. It is overvolting where you can begin to reduce the life of a processor.

 

[Ready]

The answer I would guess yes. Higher frequency at the same voltage still produces higher current which generates more heat.
If you can keep ur cpu cool might not be a problem

 

[Hyperlite]

The decrease in lifespan at stock vcore but a higher frequency is negligable at best...

that speed at stock vcore is a darn good OC. i'd just be happy with that. Even if you did raise the vcore, its probable that you wouldn't have the processor long enough for it to burn out. it would take several years at anything less than 1.5v, Or more likely it will never burn out at all. you really only risk damaging X2's if you start playing around above 1.6v.

 

[Unkno]

1.375 isn't really stock voltage, 1.35 is stock. I'm only able to run at 2.58Ghz if i run it at 1.375, i can run it at 2.5Ghz using stock voltage (1.35).

 

[sodcha0s]

You can safely bumb that voltage up to at least 1.45. Yes, overvolting will shorten the life of the chip, but you'll still get 5-6 years out of it AT THE LEAST, probably a lot more. I'm sure in 5-6 years that chip will be collecting dust anyway, so crank it up...

 

[Insidious]

Your temperature looks great (45C loaded) You shouldn't begin reducing the life of that core (to any significant degree) as long as your temperature remains below 60 (AMD says 63 for a manchester, but you probably wouldn't be able to maintain stbility that hot) AND you keep your voltage below 1.35V +10% (amd recommended)

-Sid

That temperature sounds mighty low for a manchester fully loaded.... are you sure about that?

Your reported idle temperature is the temperature of the air inside most cases. Hard to imagine your CPU temperature is really that cool.

 

[Unkno]

i'm using a sonata II case with a front panaflo fan....and a Zalman CNPS9500, the load temp was taken with two instances of Prime95 low-ftt priority 10 for 16 hours. Anything wrong? The as5 hasn't really "burned-in" yet...