voltage

[Impr3ssiv3]

right now i have my CPU OC'd to 2420(11 X 220) at its regular voltage


if i change it to 2440(8 X 305) will i have to increase to voltage since its a higher FSB or not

 

[ETSA]

You should only have to increase it if for some reason it doesn't work.

Normally when you OC you increase the voltage and than when you max out for fsb you lower voltages as much as possible to reduce wear and tear.

Otherwise if you change the settings and it boots up just fine run some stress tests and see if she's stable.

 

[Impr3ssiv3]

You should only have to increase it if for some reason it doesn't work.

Normally when you OC you increase the voltage and than when you max out for fsb you lower voltages as much as possible to reduce wear and tear.

Otherwise if you change the settings and it boots up just fine run some stress tests and see if she's stable.

well i haven't tried it yet but i might when i get home. Is it the FSB that determines the power needed or is it the overall speed with the multiplier added in

 

[ETSA]

Continue to increase either until it either becomes unstable or resorts to a previous amount. Otherwise you may not have to increase the voltage at all. Which is ideal.

 

[mrjack]

Try to keep the multiplier as high as possible in order to keep down the FSB (if you can't lock the memory to run at the default value) thus to keep your memory from coming in the way of getting a better OC and so that the northbridge isn't stopping you either.

Raise the voltage only if the CPU is getting unstable. But don't raise it too much, cause raising it will cause more heat and that's not something you want.