Warning on BH5 high vdimm

FZ1 · December 21st, 2005

If you run a high (3.2v+) vdimm and a low vcore you're risking killing the CPU. So if you have BH5 memory & not raising the vcore above stock on your CPU you're putting a lot of current into the mem controller and could be causing permanent damage.

EDIT - This is for A64 CPU's.

Anonymous · December 21st, 2005

just asking but what evidence do you have to support this claim, only because i have been runing at 3.4-3.5v for almost a year and have not yet killed a CPU, both my winchester and X2 have been running just fine. The memory is also standing up just fine, good old BH-5 from kingston :)

FZ1 · December 22nd, 2005

This has been a pretty widely circulated bit of info which originated from OCZ Tony (AKA BigToe) here so I would say it's pretty reliable info because he definitely knows his stuff. As with anything YMMV.

Anonymous · December 22nd, 2005

Yeah i would say thats a good source, only wish there was some data to back it up, im interested to see what kind of numbers it is or if its just anicdotal evidence.

December 21st, 2005	#1
FZ1 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cinci OH Posts: 42	Warning on BH5 high vdimm If you run a high (3.2v+) vdimm and a low vcore you're risking killing the CPU. So if you have BH5 memory & not raising the vcore above stock on your CPU you're putting a lot of current into the mem controller and could be causing permanent damage. EDIT - This is for A64 CPU's. Nekkid Opty 170 CCBWE 0550 UPMW\| DFI LP Ultra-D NF4\|Swiftech H20-120 CPU Cooler ~Apogee block\|2GB G.Skill DDR500\|EVGA 7950GX2\| WD Caviar SE16 250MB x3\|SB X-FI Xtrememusic\|Sony DRU810A

December 22nd, 2005	#3
FZ1 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cinci OH Posts: 42	This has been a pretty widely circulated bit of info which originated from OCZ Tony (AKA BigToe) here so I would say it's pretty reliable info because he definitely knows his stuff. As with anything YMMV. Nekkid Opty 170 CCBWE 0550 UPMW\| DFI LP Ultra-D NF4\|Swiftech H20-120 CPU Cooler ~Apogee block\|2GB G.Skill DDR500\|EVGA 7950GX2\| WD Caviar SE16 250MB x3\|SB X-FI Xtrememusic\|Sony DRU810A

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December 21st, 2005	#2
Anonymous Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15	just asking but what evidence do you have to support this claim, only because i have been runing at 3.4-3.5v for almost a year and have not yet killed a CPU, both my winchester and X2 have been running just fine. The memory is also standing up just fine, good old BH-5 from kingston :)