Breath_of_the_Dying
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Hi guys, I was wondering if it would be bad to have too low voltages. I'm new to OC and did some tinkering with settings, and they seem to be low compared to what I've been reading online.
Here's what I have
Asus P6T SE
Core i7 920 (D0 stepping)
Corsair XMS3 6gb (3x2gb) DDR3-1600
Zalman 9900 CNPS cooling
AS5 thermal paste
Win7 Pro
CoolerMaster HAF922 (with 2 more 120mm fans on the side).
Using the ASUS corevoltage program, here's what I've set things to.
CPU voltage: 1.187
DRAM Voltage: 1.56
QPI/DRAM Voltage: 1.2 (as low as it can go)
BCLK Freq: 190
Multiplier: x20 (so 3.8)
I haven't done extensive testing, but Prime95 ran at least 15 min without issues. In that short time, the temps seem to hover around 70c on the hottest core.
Another thing, I'm noticing my core0 and core1 temps are around 4-6 degrees hotter than core2 and core3. Is that normal? I'm thinking there's a bubble in the thermal paste, but want to know if thats normal before applying paste.
Here's what I have
Asus P6T SE
Core i7 920 (D0 stepping)
Corsair XMS3 6gb (3x2gb) DDR3-1600
Zalman 9900 CNPS cooling
AS5 thermal paste
Win7 Pro
CoolerMaster HAF922 (with 2 more 120mm fans on the side).
Using the ASUS corevoltage program, here's what I've set things to.
CPU voltage: 1.187
DRAM Voltage: 1.56
QPI/DRAM Voltage: 1.2 (as low as it can go)
BCLK Freq: 190
Multiplier: x20 (so 3.8)
I haven't done extensive testing, but Prime95 ran at least 15 min without issues. In that short time, the temps seem to hover around 70c on the hottest core.
Another thing, I'm noticing my core0 and core1 temps are around 4-6 degrees hotter than core2 and core3. Is that normal? I'm thinking there's a bubble in the thermal paste, but want to know if thats normal before applying paste.