spikoman69
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You really think thats too high? they say safe voltage is 1.55v and i'm at 1.4875v before vdroop.
Mike I've been looking for a solid answer to this for a while, whats the max temp for Phenoms?
Think I read 63c somewhere, but AMD doesn't post it on spec sheets, at least that I could find.
spiko if you're running it that hot 24/7 I'm with Mike, too close to what may be max temp (Mike's reply inc.)
I'd say leave it as is and run your comp per usual, gaming/browsing/etc, then check the max you get after a day of that.
Normal computer use shouldn't get you up that high, unless you regularly hit and run your CPU @ 100%.
No offense to Mike, but thinking like that is complete nonsense. The amount it shortens life spam goes into the period of where your CPU will be completely obsolete before it dies given if you have decent cooling, have no surges/browns, and the motherboard can handle the volts with minimal ripple. As long as your load on ALL cores isn't exceeding 70c you are good to go. I have ran my i5 750 around the 55-60 mark all its life and it is still going that way heading to the 4 year mark. My 955 ran 4.1ghz at 65c load all its life and it is still running at that speed in a different rig.
IIRC, AMD doesn't have vdroop like Intel does.
Typical life span of any CPU is between 10 and 15 years or longer, OCing of which only slightly shortens the span. I have a S939 3000+ that has been at 2.8ghz (1ghz OC) since 2005 and a 3800+ X2 that has been at 2.7ghz since 2006, both of which have had 1.55v coursing through them. As you go down in nM the 24/7 maximum safe OC voltage decreases. I wont put anything past 1.45v in a 45nm CPU and I wont go past 1.4v 24/7 with a 32nm CPU whether it be Intel or AMD. My old 940BE is still rocking at 1.55v at 3.8ghz under a TRUE 120 Black in the low 50c mark load. Been that way since late 2008 which according to your theoretical limits should be dead by now. Silicon degradation is highly over rated with OCing as a "scare" tactic for noobs. Hell, I have a P1 133mhz that still lives after a 2.2v 166mhz OC since 1999No, you may need to look at amd again, keeping it at a high OC will shorten the life span of it over time, doesn't matter if you have a low voltage.
Most cpu's these days have a life span between 5-7 years.
If you OC for too long you can say good bye to your cpu alot more quickly then you expected it.
I'm surprised you didn't kill your i5 alot more quicker than you had it.
You got away with murder on that one and you had some close calls for almost 2 years right ?
Also roark the highest temp I hit on my 6 core and 4 cores was about 97c before the alarm went off and the system shut it down to prevent damage.
Like Ghost said you can manage pretty good 65c-70c, but anything pushing it pass that your asking for problems soon.