will too high a vcore make cpu unstable?

[Timmybighands]

I was wondering if having your vcore set too high cause your cpu to be unstable.

I have a barton 2500 that wont clock to 2.0 stabily. I'm disappointed, and have tried numerous combos. The best fsb I could get was 203, but the multi was only 8.0, and my benchmarks were LOWER than stock. If I leave the FSB stock and raise the multi, I get nothing.

Vcore is usually about 1.7. Maybe I need a better power supply? I use ThermalRight slk800 cooling.

Any suggestions? Also want to know about the Vcore being too high! Thanks

Shane

[Aihyah]

http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=187887

[c627627]

That's a good question. I always thought you're not supposed to go higher than 1.8x V for permanent overclocks but people go 2.x and still say: "So what, instead of 7 years my CPU will last 4 years and it will be time to upgrade by then anyway."

I don't know... I still play arcade versions of Donkey Kong and Pacman on my 386 from mid 1990's.

[Timmybighands]

Another Q - I set my vcore to 1.8 and on CPU-Z it shows only 1.74. What's that all about?

[Brunt]

It CAN..if it makes the CPU so hot, and you cant cool down the chip because of the voltage, then its unstable due to it being to HOT!!

[c627627]

Originally posted by Timmybighands
Another Q - I set my vcore to 1.8 and on CPU-Z it shows only 1.74. What's that all about?
BIOS and software V may not correspond.
When we talk V, we usually mean BIOS.

[Timmybighands]

I see... thanks for your responses! I wonder if 51 C is too hot?

[c627627]

No.