Intel core i7 870 at 4.21ghz

[idata]

hi yes im having a problem with the voltage on my computer i was wonderinf if the voltage i to high at 1.43825 because that is what i had to use to get 4.21ghz

also i was wondering can you get 4.4ghz out of this processor and if so what would the propper voltage be for that as i have tried for a long time but have had no luck. i had heared somewhere that the quad cores of the current generation are limited at the 4ghz mark when i got mine to 4.2 and others have gotten their processors to 4.5 even 4.7. so any help would be great. on top of that im looking for a new graphics card to upgrade from my his radeon hd iceq 3 adeon hd 3870's in crossfire but i can only afford up to $220 max for them.

Thank you,

Billy Babin

[idata]

You get as good as you get out of your CPU for overclocking.

[idata]

thats the thing i wanted to overclock it to 4.4ghz but i dont know the correct voltage i have been overclocking since i was 15 i am now almost 18 but still i need the correct voltage for a intel core i7 870 at 4.4ghz?

[DSilv11]

Here is the specifications for the i7 -870 http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=41315 http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=41315

Operation beyond specifications is at your own risk.

Intel publishes these specifications because operation within these values, it will not burn out the CPU and the CPU will run stable.

Overclocker run the risk of burning out their CPU's which does not seem to slow anyone down much.

Check some of the overclocker forums and you should find reports on what risks others have taken and there results.

48% over rated operations sounds high to me, but I am not an overclocker so ....

[idata]

im lookine that know overclocking well so i can ask if that person knows what the correct voltage for a intel core i7 870 at 4.4ghz is! i have it at 4.21ghz at 1.43825v. i want to get it to 4.4ghz. What is the correct voltage for a intel core i7 870 at 4.4ghz?

[DSilv11]

You might try these guys http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=634&type=expert&pid=13 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=634&type=expert&pid=13

as this artical is not bad.

The VID specification is

VID Voltage Range0.6500V-1.4000V

[idata]

There is no correct voltage for an overclocked CPU, there never has been. Each CPU is different even if the are the exact same model and came off the the production line one after another, the same goes for motherboards. Therefore each overclock will be different therefore you will have to test yourself. As it has already been said, the recomended voltage for the CPU is 1.4 if u wanna go over that it is up to you. btw overclocking is not copying other peoples settings. overclocking is doing it your self finding out what part of you setup is holding you back and getting around it.

[idata]

i have this at the only perfect setting that i can get this sets my memory to 1820mhz at 1.7v and my cpu to 4.0ghz with a ratio of 22x at 1.36825v blc frq. 182 and pcie frq. 112. i could get the pcie frq. to 120 but i dont think thats gonna do me good?