Apparently I got the crappiest e6750.

[UnrealAlex]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/alex0989/3-1.jpg

It came stock like that, at 1.35v. And thats bad apparently. My friend said I got really unlucky :( Is this true? I'm not planning to do heavy overclocking but this saddens me. However it seems most e6750 have their vcore higher than that.

[aaronjb]

It came stock like that, at 1.35v. And thats bad apparently. My friend said I got really unlucky :( Is this true? I'm not planning to do heavy overclocking but this saddens me. However it seems most e6750 have their vcore higher than that.

VCore and VID are different things. VID is the default boot voltage for a chip; this is set at the factory. VCore is the voltage that is being fed to the processor - you can always go higher or lower than the VID (though usually higher is better when you're overclocking :) ).

Use SpeedFan (or the latest beta version of CPU-Z) to read the VCore in real-time.

[jason4207]

Set it to 1.35v manually in the BIOS and see how far she'll go on stock volts!

[ares350]

isnt 1.35 the correct default voltage?

people running it higher set it in their bios.

[bing]

Set the CPU at "stock speed", then start decrease the VCore at the bios to see how low it could go while stable.

Also if you don't mind, post your result in the UVOC thread here (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=520284) please ? :)

[UnrealAlex]

VCore and VID are different things. VID is the default boot voltage for a chip; this is set at the factory. VCore is the voltage that is being fed to the processor - you can always go higher or lower than the VID (though usually higher is better when you're overclocking :) ).

Use SpeedFan (or the latest beta version of CPU-Z) to read the VCore in real-time.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/alex0989/4.jpg

It currently is at stock speed. I didn't fiddle with any cpu settings since first boot at all (except stuff like EIST). I think I'm going to see if I can hit 3 Ghz without changing the vcore.

[MadMan007]

A high VID isn't ideal but it isn't the end of the world either. Each CPU and setup is different, some people get farther with numerically 'worse' CPUs because once you're pushing the edge it's luck of the draw. If you're not in to crazy max-out oc'ing don't worry about it you will probably get an easy ~3GHz and more with better than stock cooling which is still a very powerful CPU.

[OnDborder]

What is the batch #?

[UnrealAlex]

batch # L722A424 pack date 07/17/07

[Tyranos]

My quad is an older b3 that has a 1.35vid just like your e6750. VID doesn't always predict the potential o/c.

[OnDborder]

Same batch as the one 6850 I have..
These 22's need quite a bit of voltage..
I ran this(without the tweakin), before I had to switch out to the 6420, for the bench war..
This was at 1.6 vcore.

[jason4207]

I think I'm going to see if I can hit 3 Ghz without changing the vcore.

That's fine, but don't leave the voltages on AUTO when you start OCing. If you do the voltages will be automatically raised more than is needed as you raise the FSB, and you will get too hot before you get a decent OC.

[nightelph]

My e6750 reads 1.32v in cpu-z, so theres two. I'm waiting for a couple cooling products to come in the mail monday, then I will OC.

[jason4207]

Well the VID is still 1.35v according to coretemp. That is what your system sets your CPU Vcore to when it is set to AUTO assuming your running stock.

You could always see how low you can set the Vcore while at stock and stay stable. Then try Ocing at that low voltage. You shouldn't have to worry as much about having an aftermarket HS to do this. Then you can contribute to Bing's thread as well!