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claylomax · Nov 1, 2010, 11:16 AM

I had my E8400 @4.0Ghz for almost two years with 1.45v, the computer would be on for days sometimes, even in the hottest days of the summer, it ran for a few days with no fan, just my bare Thermolab Baram; all this with no issues. I now have my Phenom II X4 965 with 1.567 in the BIOS (1.537 idle in Windows) with no problems so far, mind you it's been like this only three months, I hope it lasts!

System Name:	Jaspe
Processor:	i7 3820 4.62Ghz 1.36v
Motherboard:	BIOSTAR TPower X79
Cooling:	Thermalright Archon Rev. A
Memory:	16Gb G.Skill Ripjaws 2000mhz
Video Card:	ATI HD7970
Hard Disk:	WD 600Gb Velociraptor
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 2433BW
Case:	Silverstone FT01B-W
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Antec Signature 650w
Software:	Windows 7 64

Nov 1, 2010, 11:16 AM	#11
claylomax Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: London Posts: 1,385 (1.22/day) Thanks: 119 Thanked 251 Times in 217 Posts System Specs	I had my E8400 @4.0Ghz for almost two years with 1.45v, the computer would be on for days sometimes, even in the hottest days of the summer, it ran for a few days with no fan, just my bare Thermolab Baram; all this with no issues. I now have my Phenom II X4 965 with 1.567 in the BIOS (1.537 idle in Windows) with no problems so far, mind you it's been like this only three months, I hope it lasts!