safe voltage for i7 950

chaos · 03-04-11, 11:36 PM

Well I got my new i7 950 a couple of weeks ago and have been playing around with overclocking it. I just got it to 4.2Ghz(200x21) at 1.36V.. How high can you go safely voltagewise on a cpu without a global meltdown? I believe my memory is holding me back some too, but I'll deal with that later..

onefstsnake · 03-05-11, 01:18 AM

Temps will be your limiting factor.
The H50 is good to around 4.0-4.2 with a push pull setup.
You will want to run prime95 or the like for a few hours or more not only to check stability but also temps. I personally try to keep my i7's under 70c.

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chaos Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: INDY	safe voltage for i7 950 Well I got my new i7 950 a couple of weeks ago and have been playing around with overclocking it. I just got it to 4.2Ghz(200x21) at 1.36V.. How high can you go safely voltagewise on a cpu without a global meltdown? I believe my memory is holding me back some too, but I'll deal with that later.. __________________ Alter-Ego Intel i5-2550k@4.0Ghz, Fractal design Arc midi case, ASRock P67 Extreme4 mobo, 4Gb Cosiar Vegeance memory, Kama Cross cooler with Xigmatek 120mm white LED fan, HD6870 video card, blurayburner and player, NZXT 850W power supply,AverTV HD DVR card, 300gb raptor white label harddrive, Samsung 1Tb harddrive, Windows7 Ultimate Chaos X6--Amd FX-6100 3.3ghz 6 core cpu OC'ed to 4Ghz, Asus M5A88-M micro atx mobo, Apevia micro Atx case, 550w power supply, 4Gb ram, Seagate 1.5Tb harddrive, Lg Blu ray Burner, Windows7 Ultimate
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03-05-11, 01:18 AM	#2
onefstsnake Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fburg, VA	Temps will be your limiting factor. The H50 is good to around 4.0-4.2 with a push pull setup. You will want to run prime95 or the like for a few hours or more not only to check stability but also temps. I personally try to keep my i7's under 70c. __________________ "there was a puddle of water around the socket when I started." -I.M.O.G. Join the Benching Team Gaming/Benching/Folding Rig Asus Rampage III Formulai7 950 @ 4.2ghz6GB G.Skill Pi GTX4702x1TB WD Black256GB Samsung 830 SSDAntec 1200w Wifes Gaming/Folding Rig Gigabyte GA-EX58A-UD3Ri7 920 @ 3.8ghz6GB G.Skill Pi GTX2602x1TB WD Black640GB WD BlackAntec 750w MY HEAT
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