P4 2GHz (Northwood) - max voltage

[Unleashed]

I have a question about P4 2GHz.

Have locked multiplyer on 20x. I'm stuck at 140 FSB and 1.625V, ram set to asynchronous, voltage 2.7 (highest possible), timings 3-4-4-7 (highest possible) at 201MHz (402MHz) - divider 6:4 (DDR:FSB).
CPU temperatures are from 28C-35C.

I have some space with vcore voltage till 1.7V (offset 100mV).
141 FSB goes with 1.675V.

Should I go beyond 1.7V (offset 200mV)? :)

[tkpenalty]

I have a question about P4 2GHz.

Have locked multiplyer on 20x. I'm stuck at 140 FSB and 1.625V, ram set to asynchronous, voltage 2.7 (highest possible), timings 3-4-4-7 (highest possible) at 201MHz (402MHz) - divider 6:4 (DDR:FSB).
CPU temperatures are from 28C-35C.

I have some space with vcore voltage till 1.7V (offset 100mV).
141 FSB goes with 1.675V.

Should I go beyond 1.7V (offset 200mV)? :)

After 1.7v your CPU will die.

Northwoods cant take more than 1.7v.

Honestly, get a new PC O_o....

[Unleashed]

thanks for answering...

which sensors are more precise - the ones in bios or in CPUID? because in bios it's under 1.7V in CPUID is 1.68V-1.715...

Enjoy!

[tkpenalty]

thanks for answering...

which sensors are more precise - the ones in bios or in CPUID? because in bios it's under 1.7V in CPUID is 1.68V-1.715...

Enjoy!

I'd keep away from 1.7v anyway, @ 1.7v your CPU will begin to have problems eventually...

I'd forget about OCing the northwood, and grab something like a E1200 and a G31 board and some cheap DDR800. All that wont cost much, and it will blow your current setup away... well maybe not graphics, but thats easily solved.

[DanTheBanjoman]

I would lower the RAM settings first.

[Morgoth]

first of all use external sensors
i have mine at 1,7volt at 3600mhz maxium temps of 50-60c
you can clock higher with lower ram mhz

[Oliver_FF]

If I remember correctly, the Northwoods were pretty infamous for being very dangerous when it came to increasing the core voltage. One step too far and you won't just get a BSOD/crash but it'll die right there and then...

There was some semi-comical name for it, but it's evaded me.

[Oliver_FF]

Northwood Sudden Death Syndrome - NSDS

Google it ;)

[spootity]

it even happens with stock cpu's !! had it happen on two of them at just 1.8 ghz pos cpus they where amd switch i did.