[Solved] Safe Vcore for AMD X2 6000+ 89W Windsor

Hi all,

I have a AMD X2 6000+ 3000GHz 89w Windsor on a MSI K9N Ultra.
I have been overclocking a bit and am currently running 3.3GHz @ 1.45V

Is this voltage safe for the CPU for everyday usage? My temps are below 60 C at the moment and I am getting a new cooler soon which will take them down to about 45 C.

Also what is the maximum safe voltage to run everyday?
As a reminder this is the 89w windsor version http://products.amd.com/en-us/Desk [...] f11=&f12=], not the 125w.

Also when I started the pc up and had the vcore set to auto in the bios is was set to 1.35V

Thanks for any advice

I think your there. I can't remember if max was 1.4 or 1.5. I think it was 1.5, so as long as your temps are ok you should be good. (I'm assuming those are load temps.) As long as you don't mind the chip burning out after 5-10 years you should be good with 1.45.

Actually for that chip an ambient of 34 is just dandy. Pretty nice actually.

Remember, more voltage doesn't necessarily make for a better overclock. Windsor's can handle 1.45 volts, anything higher is not really recommended but I've seen people go higher for a one shot. I would say for everyday, max 1.45 V vcore. Take it up to 1.5V for a one shot, but bring it back down for everyday use.

My FX-62 (Windsor) was running at 3.15Ghz @ 1.45V everyday and ran for two years that way.

The biggest problem you'll have is K8 was only good for about 3.4GHz on air. (and even under water not much more then that.) 3.3-3.4 is probably the best your going to be able to do. With work you can probably get 3.5, but 3.6+ isn't going to happen unless you get lucky. There is a reason why AMD developed K10.

Haha, ya I am in South Africa. Its pretty hot here at the moment.
Ok well when my new cooling arrives I will try bump up the vcore a bit and see what speeds I can get.

Thanks for the help guys

yeah I think I will stick to 1.475 to 1.5. Overclocking is very time consuming, only going to have time to play around next week again

hard to find, AMD never documented it on their site

http://www.bcchardware.com/index.p [...] mitstart=1

(i know you guys won't trust a wiki entry but here it is anyways)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_ [...] C_90_nm.29

funny about the wiki is that i had one of these 6000+ 89w Windsor's, the voltage is normally lower

and newegg's now deactivated 6000+ Windsor 89w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103233

cpuworld:
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/A [...] OX%29.html

yeah it was weird when i was OC'ing it and i was looking up the normal voltage on AMD's site and mine wasn't matching the auto setting until i found out it was an 89w part

@ OP: as above have said, this won't affect the max voltage, only having the brisbane one will

Hey guys,

Here are some of the results thus far:

The cpu voltage is actually set to 1.45 but it tends to read a bit lower than I set it.

System specs:

MSI K9N Ultra
AMD X2 6000+ 89w
MSI 8800gt OC
2x2gb ddr2 800 Apacer
2x1gb ddr2 800 Apacer



It seems stable at those speeds, I am running prime95 at the moment to make sure.
Temps are around 55 on the cores at full load.

I tried to overclock my 8800gt but I have had no luck, even if I change the core clock by as little as 5-10 mhz then it artifacts and freezes.
The gpu temps I recorded were a maximum of 73, which is high but I am still using the stock cooler
Time to fiddle with memory timings...time consuming...

How long do you game for? I'd want more then ~4hrs of stable operation. I'd shoot for 8-12. I've already said all I'm going to say about Vcore and OCing for this thread.