VIO voltage. Is it safe to increase?

[Xaeryan]

Have any of you guys tried increasing the VIO voltage of your board? I'd like to increase it from 3.4v to 3.6v (there is no 3.5) and was wondering how safe that is. Thanks.

 

[Yodums]

Its perfectly safe to 3.6 (Mines @ like 3.7), just make sure your airflow is good.

 

[funnyperson1]

yes its safe...just dont put it much higher than that

 

[deez]

is there any possible performance increase by increasing VIO

 

[manny calavera]

its more for stability than increased performnace.

 

[LiGhTBoY]

I read that you can increase your v upto 10% of the default.

 

[outhouse]

3.6 is just fine but remember VIO is unforgiving compaired to CV more people have fried MB components then with CV some parts just cant take the extra volts the way a CPU does.

VIO increases your agp, pci and memory voltage if after you raise VIO and you feel around the different ic chips memory ect well if anything is hot you either need to turn it back up or do some better cooling or you'll soon be making toast out of something.

 

[Xaeryan]

outhouse: I think my case can provide sufficient cooling to handle the heat increase... as for parts, most are new pieces that I am pretty confident can handle the extra voltage... I just want to up the voltage and see if I can get my RAM and PCI cards a bit more stable at high (166+ FSB) overclock speeds. I was hoping maybe some of you would have success/failure stories of VIO voltage adventures. Thanks guys.

 

[JaY_III]

read about people running HIGH FSB speeds. (get your stories thier)
they often have to incress the VIO to become stable at HIGH FSB's... I find it helps the RAM out alot....

3.3V Spec
upto 3.5 Safe
3.6V-3.7V boarderline
3.8V+ asking for trouble

 

[deez]

3.45 for me right now...might increase to 3.6 later on this week and see if it helps RAM stability any at higher FSB

I'm positive PCI and AGP cards can handle it