VCore settings

**greenbrucelee** · 06-09-2009, 02:54 PM

I have my E8400 @ 4GHz and want to try and get my temps dowm although they are not that high anyway, I have my vcore set to 1.218 in the bios and cpu-z at the moment is reading 1.18v could I go lower to resduce the temp or wil;l it be pointless?

HD_Monkey · 06-09-2009, 04:30 PM

From my own experience the E8400 doesn't like much voltage. I have not tried under volting mine, but doesn't seem like a good idea. What cooling solution are you using? Cpu cooler, case, fans? 4Ghz is a pretty steep oc on air. You can always try lowering the vcore and running stability tests if you like.

**greenbrucelee** · 06-10-2009, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by HD_Monkey

From my own experience the E8400 doesn't like much voltage. I have not tried under volting mine, but doesn't seem like a good idea. What cooling solution are you using? Cpu cooler, case, fans? 4Ghz is a pretty steep oc on air. You can always try lowering the vcore and running stability tests if you like.

I'm running asus rampage formula, 2x2GB Geil black dragon @ 1040 (should be 1066) Tuniq tower 120 and antec 1200. My temps have never got above 56 degress on full load I ran prime for 7 hours and memtest for 2 and OCCT for 1

I have knocked the GHz down to 3.91 at the moment because of the summer weather because ambient temps are high

HD_Monkey · 06-10-2009, 09:10 AM

Yeah, I saw your system specs. under your name. 56C on full load is great! I wouldn't change a thing.

**greenbrucelee** · 06-10-2009, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by HD_Monkey

Yeah, I saw your system specs. under your name. 56C on full load is great! I wouldn't change a thing.

I have one of those cpus that will overclock a lot, I had it at 4.2 at one stage and my temps never went above 60 but 60 is a little too high for me.

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HD_Monkey Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 367 OS: XP x64 SP2 My System	Re: VCore settings From my own experience the E8400 doesn't like much voltage. I have not tried under volting mine, but doesn't seem like a good idea. What cooling solution are you using? Cpu cooler, case, fans? 4Ghz is a pretty steep oc on air. You can always try lowering the vcore and running stability tests if you like. __________________

06-10-2009, 09:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
HD_Monkey Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 367 OS: XP x64 SP2 My System	Re: VCore settings Yeah, I saw your system specs. under your name. 56C on full load is great! I wouldn't change a thing. __________________