I also just got a barton 2500m chip and im running at 12.5x200 2.49 gigs and my voltage is 1.75 on air with a tornado fan. These chips are great I can go alot higher but im scared to..
*EDIT:* Not all CPUs are created equal. I guess you lucked out and got a really great chip as you can hit such a high speed at such a low voltage. Not all chips can handle these speeds at these voltages.
whats to be afraid of? usually people dont hurt AMD chips much by going over max ratings on speed... only on volts, and thats usually not bad if you only do it once or twice.
as long as your temps are ok and you arent going over 2 volts you shouldnt be worried. just dont push it too far past 2v since you are on air. even so... 1.85 should be another good jump in speed for ya. in only get scared when i smell that smell...
then its wayyyy too late for fear... its time for paying out the butt.
I wouldn't worry about it, but there is always a risk i oc'ing...
I've had 5 amd cpus (duron 1200, palomino 1600+, 1700+ xp, 2600+ xp and now 2500+ barton), all pushed to their max, with volts over 2V - they are all alive today
As long as you proceed with caution, I belive the risk is close to nothing
My temps seem to be good, around 35 c at 1.750 volts, 12.5x200 im going to try 13x200 and see what happins. The max voltage for my motherboard is 1.825.
I've run my 2500+ at 2.1v for a few days, I really don't think you have anything to worry about. Personally I'd have started out at 12x215 but that's just me.
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