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1.4 or less?

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6 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

What is the highest voltage I should put on my 6600K?

Ive been told that 1.5V or higher could kill it, which we can't have.

 

So what should the highest voltage be that I go for?

(BTW Im stopping my OC once I hit 80C)

Most people say for 24/7 use up to 1.35-1.45V. Personally I don't like to go over 1.4 for continuous use, but an willing to go up to 1.45V for temporary use.

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8 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

What is the highest voltage I should put on my 6600K?

Ive been told that 1.5V or higher could kill it, which we can't have.

 

So what should the highest voltage be that I go for?

(BTW Im stopping my OC once I hit 80C)

To be "safe", put it under 1.4V maybe like around 1.35V would be ideal. Then see from there, how much you can push it to.

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It seems that 1.45V is the number everyone shoots for, but I'm not one to care for overclocking.

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25 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

Do you know how to check voltages in windows?

You use software like aida64, CPU-z, hardware monitor, etc....

Are you sure you know how to overclock?

You might want to research it a bit more if you don't even know how to see CPU voltage, you don't want to set your house on fire.

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3 minutes ago, Enderman said:

You use software like aida64, CPU-z, hardware monitor, etc....

Are you sure you know how to overclock?

You might want to research it a bit more if you don't even know how to see CPU voltage, you don't want to set your house on fire.

I know how to, just confused as to what im reading.

My BIOS says 1.45V but CPU-Z says .624V

Am I reading this wrong? Im guessing I am

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29 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

Do you know how to check voltages in windows?

 

@Enderman is right.  If you are just getting started out, run your OC on the low end for a while until you learn how your CPU scales when overclocked.  Once you learn how it behaves, then start pushing things.

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1 minute ago, done12many2 said:

 

@Enderman is right.  If you are just getting started out, run your OC on the low end for a while until you learn how your CPU scales when overclocked.  Once you learn how it behaves, then start pushing things.

Well im pretty confident in OCing. Just trying to figure out what means what inside of software

 

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1 minute ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

I know how to, just confused as to what im reading.

My BIOS says 1.45V but CPU-Z says .624V

Am I reading this wrong? Im guessing I am

 

CPUz reports VID, which is the voltage requested by the CPU.  VID differs from VCore, which is the actual voltage delivered to the CPU.

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1 minute ago, Alec M said:

My motherboard has some type of voltage throttling that lowers the voltage when you're not pushing the CPU.
I wonder if there is a similar thing on Intel motherboards.

Well that is while Aida64 is running

 

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6 hours ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

I know how to, just confused as to what im reading.

My BIOS says 1.45V but CPU-Z says .624V

Am I reading this wrong? Im guessing I am

CPU Info.PNG

Some motherboards are "bugged" in CPU-Z, where it shows the voltage in half. Multiply your voltage by 2x and you get the same voltage as you set in bios. See my picture for example: I have set my 2nd computer to 1.250V in bios, and CPU-Z reads 0.624. Multiply by 2x and you will get 1.248 :)

 

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