unsafe P4 3.0C voltage?

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I'm about to teach my P4 3.0C how to get overclocked on an EXOS, what is an unsafe voltage?
 
I say its all safe as long as you can handle the heat I would go above 1.85 though I was at 1.75 for 2 years on my 1.6a it still works
 
With watercooling especially, i would give it 1.7-1.75v but i would be warry of giving it more then that for long prolonged periods of time. If you want to give it more to just overclock and take a screenshot it will be fine. But i would run it like 6 months with 1.85v shooting through it.
 
extreme amounts of voltage without keeping the core at the exact temp it's supposed to be could cause the cpu to literally be eaten away by the voltage. So yes, it is better to play it a bit safe because i screenshots isn't all you'll be doing.
 
rgr that billy boy, thanks for the help guys, I'll see how high I can get at or before 1.7V :D
 
don't shove 1.9v to it. My P4P800-D did that and smoked it for me (Bios was set to 1.52v). Wasn't even stable at 2.8Ghz after that. Luckily Newegg let me RMA the chip AND the board since I bought both of them there.
 
EDITED: NewEgg does have great customer service either way and that's the second case of extreme stray voltages on the P4P800 deluxe. My old board used to go 1.55 to 1.68 no matter what I set it to, but 1.9 is rediculous.
 
Originally posted by mayakindaguy
they let u RMA after u burned out the cpu? Wow. that is truly great customer service to the extreme. I assume they just let u do an exchange and a quick shame on u for RMAing a product u broke. lol. bad example. shakes head and laughs. 1.9v!!!!!!
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get off your high horse and re-read the post. I didn't break it. The Asus board was at fault. I wasn't overclocking that setup and I'd only had it less than a week. However, I was planning on overclocking after a 2week burnin.
 
lol Whatever you say NST at least I dont lie about it
I dont have any shame in returning anything even if I broke it the worst they could say is no which hasnt happened to me because I keep the receipt and I am always within "warranty" time :p
Its all defective if it didnt do what I wanted it to
 
lol:p alright already. it was just a joke.
I get it. I must have inserted a "made me" between P4P800-D and did.

"don't shove 1.9v to it. My P4P800-D did that and smoked it for me" :D

By the way I don't have a horse...come to think of it I don't think I've ever even owned a pet.
 
Joke or not, it just pisses me off when people just assume you're lying about something just b/c they do (ahem...kennyc28....).

If I purposely fed 1.9v to my cpu, then I would save up and buy a new one (better chance of getting a 30-cap SL6WU that way). RMA'ing something you busted helps keep the prices high, and will essentially make RMA'ing something harder in the future for the people who have to RMA.
 
Originally posted by Zeke
rgr that billy boy, thanks for the help guys, I'll see how high I can get at or before 1.7V :D
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....I think that's a safe Vcore, as long as your temps don't go crazy.

Good Luck - B.B.S.
 
I haven't seen or heard of a case of SNDS with a "C" processor. Safe voltage depends on your specific core and somewhat on your temps.
 
Originally posted by nst6563
don't shove 1.9v to it. My P4P800-D did that and smoked it for me (Bios was set to 1.52v). Wasn't even stable at 2.8Ghz after that. Luckily Newegg let me RMA the chip AND the board since I bought both of them there.
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I'm running a slightly overvolted 1.8 Williamette in my P4P800 and I've seen it at over 2V in spikes.
 
Originally posted by MemoryInAGarden
I'm running a slightly overvolted 1.8 Williamette in my P4P800 and I've seen it at over 2V in spikes.
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I like Asus and all...but that's just rediculous. the voltages shouldn't jump all over like that. It shouldn't sway too far from what's set in bios IMO.

so far this Abit is pretty much right on the money as far as voltage stability. it slightly undervolts (by about .03v)...but it's solid...no fluctuations even when gaming.
 
2 monitors. If your vid card doesn't support dual output, slap in a pci card and it can act as your second monitor. Open MBM5, or whatever monitoring software you use and drag it to the second monitor and start the game.

OR

attach a couple leads to the mosfet legs and watch your voltmeter while playing. Personally, this is easier IMO unless you've already got 2 monitors....but I think it's more accurate and definately uses less resources as it's not actively polling the SMBUS every 5 seconds for readings.
 
oooh i see too bad no room on my desk for another monitor.
and don't wanna connect anything to the board that is loose wiring i might short something out
 
u gotta use gator clips or whatever they're called. very small hook like clips that pinch around the mosfet legs. since they hook on, and all but the piece around the leg retracts back into the plastic case, there is very little chance of shorting something.
 
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