safe voltage? e4400? @ 3.4ghz

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2wiced

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what is a good safe voltage for a E4400?

i have it at around 1.44


is that ok? i have a xigmatek cooler on it, just dont nkow what is too much
 
what motherboard? I have my e6600 at 1.5v @ 3.0. [but both my chip & board suck.]

runs cool and stable.
 
1.5-1.55v is generally the max people will use. I would personally stay at 1.5v or less just to stay on the safe side, so at 1.44v you're definitely in the clear. As long as your temps are within acceptable range, you've got nothing to worry about.
 
oh really?
dang i didnt know, i was scared pushing it upto 1.45


Well in that case lets see if i can reach 3.5ghz with 1.5 volts lol
 
2wiced said:
i have it at around 1.44

is that ok? i have a xigmatek cooler on it, just dont nkow what is too much
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I'm running my e4300 @ 1.425 daily since it's getting a little warmer (20c ambient) but ran it all winter @ 1.45.

If your temps are ok, say 30-35 idle, 50-60 loaded, you should be fine. Just watch your temps while you run it doing whatever you normally do, and if it's running a little high try backing off the volts/overclock a little.
 
Realtemp. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=179044

Great thread. A bit of a long read, but it's worth the effort. free program as well. Coretemp is also free, but will read about 10c higher than Realtemp, as will most of the other temp programs.

give Realtemp a try, and if you're staying under 50-60c during the times you're really running your system hard (turn on logging in Realtemp) then you're in great shape....

Have fun... If you're ever in doubt that you're "stressing" your system too much, just back off the OC and voltages a little.
 
when i run my e4400 at 2.9, i use 1.325v actual and it idles at 22c and loads at 42c. i thought that was a bit high. knowing i can go to 1.4, im going to see if 3.2 is possible. i used to stop at 3ghz.
 
viper650 said:
when i run my e4400 at 2.9, i use 1.325v actual and it idles at 22c and loads at 42c. i thought that was a bit high. knowing i can go to 1.4, im going to see if 3.2 is possible. i used to stop at 3ghz.
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I got 3.0 @ 1.325v. 3.204 push it to 1.375v. At 3.222 I needed to bump it to 1.425v which is my daily driver speed/volts. Once I get to 3.25 it goes to 1.45 to be stable, and I got on the e4300 list http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1138241
at 3315 with a bump to 1.5v.

I'm happy at 3.2 daily and am comfortable with 1.425 for normal use. Decent cheap chip, but needs progressively more vcore above 3.2 to be stable. I don't want to run over 1.45 daily, but I'd do that if I felt the need.

Your temps are decent, so give it a go.
 
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