safe northbridge voltage + fsb voltage?

[the_dope_chaud]

title says it all, got some good air flow but not extreme, im looking for long term quietness, not 3d mark runs, I wanna look for my max OC without frying sh*t up ! ( on 650i chipstet )

[Bio-Hazard]

1.5v if you have good cooling and airflow.......;) Personally I run mine at 1.4-1.45 99.9% of the time...........;)

['Amp!']

Max voltage + quietness often don't go hand in hand.

Bio is right with the 1.5V though Just go for max OC without voltage increase if noice is a concern.

[Raptorfury]

just dont go nutso on it as other said dont use more then its needed also make sure it stays cool ...

[the_dope_chaud]

summer in Quebec is not forgiving, so now im running 3.2 on 1.25 volts (bios) 1.22 showing in cpu-Z, all stock volts. My board made 425 fsb, but nothing is stable when I try 3.4, even played with all voltages, temps no great....im gonna wait till it cools down around here...

[slugbug]

Or you get could an air conditioner for your room :smile:
Reno Depot had a 5200btu for $89 in their last flyer.

[westy87]

Air cons = major drain on the power grids + electricity bill doubling ;)

[the_dope_chaud]

Or you get could an air conditioner for your room :smile:
Reno Depot had a 5200btu for $89 in their last flyer.
I actually have an A/C, thanx for the deal slugbug, If I see some nice quebec prices, I will share with you.
But I use the AC to keep myself cool, not my computer, with 6 hours of work and 6h of school, Im never there too long so the AC for my computer is out of the question....:coocoo:

im also gonna lap this sucker soon, temps are ridiculous, i suspect concave ihs

[Bio-Hazard]

Quads are simply hot, a lot hotter than most people think. Lapping will help, but you'll never get a OC'd Quad really cool.

[tyle6]

ahh lapping. where in the world should i take my cooler to get lapped? what sort of shops my best bet to hit up? metal fab. shop do it for a small fee i figure or would i be best to harass my mechanic uncle to take it home? i grow trees. not bend and polish metal. LOL any advice?>

[Bio-Hazard]

Lapping is done by "YOU" the user, it takes a lot of time to do it correctly and you can distroy your CPU if not done correctly. I haven't done a Intel before, but I've lapped all my A64's at one time or another...........;) It helps some if your IHS isn't flat, but nothing I would call earth shattering.

I think Legit Reviews has a how to on Quad lapping in the CPU forums if you want to take a look at what's involved in lapping a CPU.

http://forums.legitreviews.com/about10788.html

The [H] also has a guide or 2 on IHS lapping, I'll look for the links next time I'm over that way............;)

[Bio-Hazard]

Here's another guide on lapping your IHS, this one seems to be fairly good.

http://forums.legitreviews.com/about10444.html

[the_dope_chaud]

thanks, I actually did it this morning, I had lapped my old A64, and also practiced on old p3 with ihs. I went with 400, 600, and 800 grit paper, because making a mirror dosent make a big diff from 800 grit. I believe a true lfatness is more impportant (a piece of glass) My temps (e6600) load dropped 6 degrees @ 333x9 = 3 Ghz; running 2x orthos is 58 compared to 64 of before, And its been fired up for an hour, no as5 burn in yet. When I lapped it, it became obvious that it was concave, very happy now !!!
Ps, I still have to try to lower the voltage, its at 1.2 volts set in bios, showing 1.7 in idle with .2 vdroop on load in CPUZ :icon_tiphat: