Overclocking CPU. need help

zqa20

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Hi, I'm overclocking my CPU and i have a small question...

When my CPU is being stress tested via prime 95 the max voltage i see is 1.184 (sometimes dropping to 1.176) and after stress testing for 5+ hours it remains stable at that voltage. If i go onto a game it starts to consume 1.2-1.23v.

The main question i have is should i just make a fixed voltage of 1.185 and be done with it? or is it using those extra volts while playing games for a reason?
 
Solution
Dop soemreading - http://rog.asus.com/184142012/maximus-motherboards/guide-overclocking-the-core-i5-3570k-to-4-5ghz-on-the-maximus-v-gene/2/

zqa20

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Derp.

The CPU is 3570k
asrock extreme 6 mobo