Overlocking E6600, using "auto" voltage?

[Devastator]

Hey guys, I have overlocked my E6600 from the stock speed 2.4 up to 3.150. In the bios I have left all the voltage settings set at "auto". The system runs fine, is stable. Is there any reason I should manually set the voltages to higher? I have tried using some manual set voltages and all it seems to do is make my system run hotter. Thoughts?

 

[orion23]

Well, when you are in windows, check the Asus Probe or the Asus AI Booster utility to see your current voltage.

If auto mans 1.375 or less, then you are fine.

The problem is that sometimes AUTO will overvolt the CPU to keep the system stable.

Make sure AUTO is not feeding 1.5V or so!

 

[Tazman2]

Well, when you are in windows, check the Asus Probe or the Asus AI Booster utility to see your current voltage.

If auto mans 1.375 or less, then you are fine.

The problem is that sometimes AUTO will overvolt the CPU to keep the system stable.

Make sure AUTO is not feeding 1.5V or so!

Unless theres a engineer that is a idiot who designed the bios, auto means to run the cpu at its regular voltage that it reads from the type of cpu it is NOTHING else especially running at dangerous voltages!

 

[orion23]

There was a thread on this over @ Xtremesystems.org and some board(s) were upping the Vcore when set to AUTO.

Even some DATABASE here @ Hardocp requested the specific voltage used while overclocking since AUTO meant different things under different boards!

 

[Arcygenical]

The "Auto" setting on my X2's vcore jumped from 1.35 - 1.6v depending on the clock speed (1.6 - 2.9ghz. Even though 2.9 was only boot-stable).

A8N-SLI...

Take that as you will.