is it worth it

[kdfresh09]

hey fellas,...so this whole time i have been running my q6600 at 3.4Ghz w/ a 1700 fsb (425). i noticed my temps would get up to 80c when using intel burn test on a masscool cooler. so, i went out and bought the corsair h50, and it dropped my temps to 61c when using intel burn test. great. i opened cpuz and noticed that my voltage was at 1.48. i never changed my voltage to get this overclock, so i was confused. i went into the bios and noticed a setting for motherboard v control and it list everything from vcore, north/south bridge, and ram voltages. it was set to auto. i changed each one to normal, then tried rebooting but it wouldnt boot. so i dropped my fsb down to 1600 (400), cpu running at 3.2Ghz (400x8) as before it was (425x8). it boots and can run intel burn test and it tops out at 55c and my voltage is now at 1.28. ive tried clocking higher with this voltage but it seems no matter which way i try to overclock, this is the limit at stock voltages (1.28). now this is where i need your advice.

1) is it worth the extra heat and voltage for 200mhz more on the core and 100mhz more on the fsb, and ram at 850mhz instead of 800mhz?

2) should i just return the corsair h50 and go back to my masscool since the voltage is now at 1.28 and will probably run at 68c-72c when running intel burn test.

3) am i pushing the north bridge to hard when the fsb is at 1700. the specs arre all in my sig, and i only have stock cooling on my chipset

thank you for your help guys. ive only had this setup for about 3 weeks, and im still learning bios features

 

[Cams]

I cant answer most of your questions but I would keep the H50 if it cools better. The diff. between 45 and 50C is not woth the extra coin to me but I wouldnt feel comfortable over 70c. Good luck.

 

[87dtna]

What all do you use your PC for? A quad at 3.2ghz is pretty much enough for anything.


But I would keep the better cooler and see what ~1.35 Vcore will get you to.

 

[kdfresh09]

i use this pc for primarily gaming. the highest i can get it is 3.2Ghz with the the 1.28v. it needs at least .15v more to go any higher, but thats ok. ive settled with the speed and fsb as more than good enough, 3.2Ghz, 1600mhz fsb. i decided i am keepoing the corsair h50 cooler. i like it, but im a little leary about it. i dont know what im supposed to do when the liquid evaporates inside. and what are the chances od it springing a leak. im wondering if i can add a resivour to it somehow....any thoughts would be great