I just got an Arctic Freezer 64 (dropped temps 10+ degrees) and now run stable at 250*11 for 8 hours plus running prime95. I had to up the vcore to 1.55 (1.35 stk. I may be able to get it stable at 1.53ish, but I haven't had a chance to try. (and I want to let the compound set in a bit) Is this a safe voltage as long as my temps are good? When I run prime95 at level 8 priority, I max out at 55C core/ 46C CPU. The temps seem fine to me, but I have read many different things regarding voltages. So, not counting temps, whats the voltage limit for this chip? "So I have that going for me....Which is nice" AMD 3700+ San Diego, OC 2.6ghz MSI K8N Neo4 Ultra-F 1.0 Corsair Value Ram 5122 BFG 7600GT OC WD 80GB, 8MB 7200rpm SATA HDD Ultra 500W V-

My suggestion is not to go over 10% from stock... I would watch out for idle and loading voltages. Some boards tend to over-volt/under-volt at idle/full load. My asus p5p800-se board is a one good example. Voltage = 1.3625v in BIOS idle = 1.38v load = 1.28v TMP-Man Asus P5P800-SE PAT P4 506 @ 4009Mhz 1.3625v Thermaltake CLP0024 w/ 1700RPM 92MM + AS5 2GB OCZ 2-3-2-5 DDR400 120GB/300GB 7200RPM HD Leadtek 7600 AGP 590/1600 VF700 ALCU AS5

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Overheating & overvolting are related, but overvolting should be treated separately. Overheating can *usually* be controlled thru various cooling techniques, but overvolting can cause "electromigration". Electromigration is thought to be the main reason for the sudden failure of overclocked P4 Northwood CPUs (nicknamed "Sudden Northwood Death Syndrome" aka SNDS). Here's an article about it: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/di... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electr... You should always strive for the lowest possible voltage that will allow your system to run stable. And the ability to run prime95 for 8 hrs doesn't guarantee overall stability, all it really means is that it's "prime95 stable". You may find otherwise once you multitask or do any hard gaming.

I haven't noticed any issues when gaming or multitasking. I am going to slowly lower the vcore until I become unstable. I am pulling 33s superpi times and am very happy with the performance. I am shooting for 1.48-9. That would put it lower than the max listed by AMD and also keep in within tmpman's suggestion od 10%. Thanks for the replies. "So I have that going for me....Which is nice"