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A quick question

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I'm pretty new to this community and have been lurking in these forums for about a month now.
I just recently built a new computer and had a couple of questions. I have a Q6600 B stepping G0 revision. I haven't done anything to it yet but am a little concerned about my core voltage which is at 1.360 according to CPU-Z version 1.44.1. Is this normal? Also, I understand that some chips have a greater overclocking potential. Is the stock core voltage a good indicator of this?
I don't know if this is relevant but here are some other things about my rig.
Vista 32 bit
8800gt (512mb)
Dual Monitor
Abit ix38
Corsair xms2 (pc6400)
If anybody can help me out that would be great.
Thanks in advance.
 
That is pretty high for a stock voltage, I would check your VID, using CoreTemp. The stock voltage is somewhat of an indicator of OC potential, but there's no hard rule about it. Of course, it's better to have a lower stock voltage. However, you may be able to OC pretty far without upping the voltage, or you may need a lot of volts to make any progress.
 
Check the VID according to CoreTemp.

You probably have the vcore set to Auto in your BIOS and most mobo's just apply a generic voltage for a series of chips. IE: the BIOS didn't look at your VID, which is what your voltage should actually be set to.

Your VID might only be 1.250v + or -, if so you could manually set it to that in the BIOS for your stock clocks and your chip will run a lot cooler.

Or you could just leave it on Auto & start overclocking.
 
Thanks guys. Exactly what you said. When I checked core temp my VID is at 1.2500, although at times I've seen it at 1.165.
A follow up to this is....
if there's a discrepancy between the two (VID and Core Voltage) is there any long term effects on the chip itself?

Once again thanks in advance.
 
Only if it the vcore is "too" high.

General consensus is like 1.40v+ for 45nm will shorten its life, and stability at higher clocks.

That said, the lower the vcore the better, as your chip will run cooler and last longer.

Your chip will change voltage from idle to load. You should manually set your vcore to 1.25v in the BIOS if your VID says that. Then run Orthos to test it, to make sure it is 100% stable at that vcore, you might be able to lower it even more. It can make a HUGE difference in temps, tweaking the vcore down for my in my Shuttle SFF case saved like 5C.
 
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