I recently decided to strap one of these bad boys onto my cpu. My specs are:
Abit IC7 m/board (with latest bios)
P4 2.4C Cpu
Antec 480W True power PSU
512 DDR400 Kingston Hyper X
With the default HSF I could only overclock my 2.4C to 3ghz on default voltages. Temps were 59c at idle and around 70c at load. I didnt increase cpu voltages out of fear that it would fry the cpu.
With the XP-120 I have managed to get my cpu to run stably at 3.45ghz with 1.75 cpu voltage. My idle temp is 48c and load temp is 58c.
Im pretty happy with this result but was wondering how much more I would be able to push the cpu by upping voltages. Given that my temps with increased voltages are way lower than my old temps with default voltages, can i keep pushing cpu voltage until my current temps are in line with my old temps or is there a limit to cpu voltages that I should just not go over? In other words, even though my temps are still very low is there the risk that I will kill my cpu if I apply too much cpu voltage?
Any advice is appreciated
Abit IC7 m/board (with latest bios)
P4 2.4C Cpu
Antec 480W True power PSU
512 DDR400 Kingston Hyper X
With the default HSF I could only overclock my 2.4C to 3ghz on default voltages. Temps were 59c at idle and around 70c at load. I didnt increase cpu voltages out of fear that it would fry the cpu.
With the XP-120 I have managed to get my cpu to run stably at 3.45ghz with 1.75 cpu voltage. My idle temp is 48c and load temp is 58c.
Im pretty happy with this result but was wondering how much more I would be able to push the cpu by upping voltages. Given that my temps with increased voltages are way lower than my old temps with default voltages, can i keep pushing cpu voltage until my current temps are in line with my old temps or is there a limit to cpu voltages that I should just not go over? In other words, even though my temps are still very low is there the risk that I will kill my cpu if I apply too much cpu voltage?
Any advice is appreciated