e2160 vcore

[Raketta]

Hi all

My question is simple:

I have an e2160 at 3.0 vcore 1.5!!!

Would it be safe to increase the vcore to 1.6 to get 3.2-3.3 ???

I tried all things but this is just a lemon oc-er CPU so,the high voltage problem can't be solved!So my question how far can i go(in the safe zone,for 3.2 ????)

I have 9700 NT cooling,so heat is not a problem!

 

[Evilonigiri]

Wow, 1.5V for only 3.0GHz? Are you sure it's not the RAM that's holding you back?

 

[Raketta]

I allready sad, i tried everything, not my first OC, i know what i'm saying.... with an other e2160 it goes 3.4 with 1.4vcore with the same settings... so my cpu is just a lemon overclocker. Please answer relating to the question!!!

 

[Evilonigiri]

1.5V is already the limit. If you want to do 1.6V, expect your cpu to last around only 2years.

 

[Silverion77]

yeah....its a lemon

 

[Raketta]

would it last 2 years? really?

 

[Silverion77]

o god....you had to tell him Evil...

Who knows what he'll do know

 

[Evilonigiri]

Well it's a lemon cpu, might as well kill it.

 

[Raketta]

Have you really ever heard about c2d killed by high voltage(over time,not 2.1 to the vcore and bang....)
If you find some material about killed c2d over the course of one year or two,by the high voltage... please post it

 

[Silverion77]

I dont have actual link....but yes it does

 

[Raketta]

what vcore do you use for 3.0ghz?

 

[Silverion77]

1.39 ...but that hit my 65C limit with stock

For now its 2.8 at stock

 

[Raketta]

Mine at 1.5vcore hits the 65 with zalman 9700 NT, is it normal? e2160

 

[Silverion77]

Im sure....higher voltage raises heat exponentially, not linear so at 1.5v it will create a lot more heat than 1.39v

 

[Raketta]

I'd thought it isn't fitted well. idle temps around 28C

 

[Evilonigiri]

Have you really ever heard about c2d killed by high voltage(over time,not 2.1 to the vcore and bang....)
If you find some material about killed c2d over the course of one year or two,by the high voltage... please post it

It's called electro-migration. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromigration

Higher voltage speeds this process up, so yeah your cpu will die much faster.

 

[Raketta]

thanks a lot, great post!!!

 

[sex_monkey]

i agree this is a good post, i feel 1.5v is the most i would put through my e2160. currently mine can do 3Ghz at 1.35v 47c max heat but over that it becomes voltage hungry so i think im going to feed it a bit see how far it will go

 

[Raketta]

Nice Vcore, good OC!!! you have got a great CPU

 

[dsb1829]

My e2160 is running at:

334x9 (3006MHz)
Vcore: 1.425
Vdimm: 1.9v (G.Skill 4x1gb PC6400, 5-5-5-15 @802MHz)
mobo: IP35 Pro

Tidle: 27/27C
Tload: 65-66C
Tambient: 72-75F

 

[Raketta]

What kind of cooler do you have?

 

[dsb1829]

Stock Intel at full fan speed, but I have a Thermalright Ultra 120 on order. Should be able to drop those temps by the weekend. For now they aren't giving me problems, but I would like to reduce the Vcore a bit more.