voltage Voltages on OC CPU

[Flippii]

Can you put the voltages on you cpu unlimited if your system is cool enough or is there a limit?

[Skipple]

No. 

[Fasauceome]

voltage is an expression of kinetic energy on an atomic level. there is a point where heat does not matter at all.

 

you can make a wall really cold, but a car smashing into it will still go right through. electrons through the valence shells of atoms is the same way.

[xg32]

the ceiling where temps don't matter is lower than you think, for intel it's around 1.4v for zen 2 it's around 1.32v, maybe lower. 1.7-1.8v is right around where the chip just dies

[Windows7ge]

No. The input voltage has to be at a set value. Even if you super-cooled the CPU with LN2 there would be a point where "unlimited voltage" would kill the chip.

[GDRRiley]

there is a limit that gets hit pretty quick.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Flippii said:

Can you put the voltages on you cpu unlimited if your system is cool enough or is there a limit?

With LN2 there's no limit in cooling capacity, so this enables use of high voltage.

 

The motherboard Bios will be limited. If where able to increase the limitation of bios (hard mods) you are then at the limit of the hardware.