Overvolting

[Guest Storm10]

Do I need to overvolt when I overclock. If yes why do I need to overvolt?

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Storm10 said:

Do I need to overvolt when I overclock. If yes why do I need to overvolt?

If you want to go further yes, if not you are fine w/o overvolt. That's what I do with my 480. Keeping it at stock boltage as it already a hot piece of crap 

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

1 minute ago, Storm10 said:

Do I need to overvolt when I overclock. If yes why do I need to overvolt?

Sometimes, if your overclock is over .2 or .3 ghz. If electricity if water, then voltage is the pressure. You can have a lot of electricity, but if it isnt moving fast enough it wont supply your cpu with enough power. NEVER go over 1.45 volts.

[Guest Storm10]

@deXxterlab97 So, there is no benefit from overvolting?

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

If you want to go further yes, if not you are fine w/o overvolt. That's what I do with my 480. Keeping it at stock boltage as it already a hot piece of crap 

this is in cpus. and i keep my rx 480 (reference) at +100mv and 1400mhz on the core.

[Guest]

Just now, Storm10 said:

@deXxterlab97 So, there is no benefit from overvolting?

You get higher clocks if you overvolt it but also higher temps

[Guest]

Just now, Nickathom said:

this is in cpus. and i keep my rx 480 (reference) at +100mv and 1400mhz on the core.

Sorry I am mobile and the subforum is at the bottom. OP should specify it 

[DildorTheDecent]

2 minutes ago, Nickathom said:

NEVER go over 1.45 volts.

This is entirely dependant on architecture and cooling solution. 

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

Just now, DildorTheDecent said:

This is entirely dependant on architecture and cooling solution. 

with intel, you never want to go past 1.45 and with amd the highest recommended is 1.45. So no, not really. and if the voltage goes high enough it will fry the chip, regardless of cooler.

[DildorTheDecent]

Just now, Nickathom said:

with intel, you never want to go past 1.45 and with amd the highest recommended is 1.45. So no, not really. and if the voltage goes high enough it will fry the chip, regardless of cooler.

Highest recommended is 1.52V. Has been since the Sandy Bridge era IIRC.

 

Also the chip will not fry at that volts. I've ran a 3570K, 2700K and even my 5820K at and higher than 1.45V. They are all still kicking around. You're talking balls. 

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

4 minutes ago, DildorTheDecent said:

Highest recommended is 1.52V. Has been since the Sandy Bridge era IIRC.

 

Also the chip will not fry at that volts. I've ran a 3570K, 2700K and even my 5820K at and higher than 1.45V. They are all still kicking around. You're talking balls. 

 

Ok, i guess i was thinking about other processors. But if you do go too high, regardless of cooler, your chip will die

[dexT]

Just now, Nickathom said:

Ok, i guess i was thinking about other processors. But if you do go too high, regardless of cooler, your chip will die

I've ran modern intel at over 1.7v.

[DildorTheDecent]

Just now, Nickathom said:

Ok, i guess i was thinking about other processors. But if you do go too high, regardless of cooler, your chip will die

No it won't. It'll degrade but it won't flat out die. Death volts is around 1.8V+ unless you're sitting on an extreme cooling solution. 

 

There's CPUs that have been benched on LN2, had up to 2V pumped through them and they are still kicking around. The colder a processors is, the better.