4670K Max Safe Voltage???

[Firestorm]

Hello,

Quick question. I have just overclocked my i5 4670K to 4.7GHz @ 1.33vCore.

Is this a safe voltage to run 24/7 and if so what would the max safe voltage for 24/7 operation?

thanks

 

[MadShadow]

That voltage is barely safe, though it is indeed safe. I wouldn't go any higher than 1.35 and even that is very high. Is it really running 24/7, because if it is, that chip wont live very long

 

[Firestorm]

haha no it's not running all the time just most of the time. When you say it's barely safe is that due to temps?? or just the fact its > 1.3?

 

[MadShadow]

Well I don't know your temps, so I'm basing this off of your high voltage (over 1.3). What are your temps, by the way?

 

[Firestorm]

under full load from p95 i get 70 on the hottest core

 

[MadShadow]

70 degrees is just fine. I see no problems here

 

[Firestorm]

sweet

should i push for 4.8? or leave it at 4.7?

 

[MadShadow]

If it were my system, I wouldn't push the volts any further, but that's just me being carefull. Its your call, but remember that more volts means less lifetime.

 

[Firestorm]

Ahh ok.

Thanks for the help, Much appreciated

 

[Master&Puppet]

70C under stress testing? I take it this is delidded then? Yea I wouldn't push any higher if I were you for an everyday CPU if you are planning on keeping it for an extended period of time

 

[Firestorm]

nope still has the IHS on not using air cooling though, completely custom water cooling loop

 

[MadShadow]

nope still has the IHS on not using air cooling though, completely custom water cooling loop

Then those are very nice temps considering the overclock

 

[Firestorm]

thanks the processor isn't running at 4.7 all the time too, i still have C-State, Speedstep etc enabled so it clocks back down and dials the vCore back when it's not doing anything intensive. so should still have a nice long life

 

[RamboOC]

its the voltage that degrades the cpu, temps much less

 

[vorticalbox]

that chip has a tcase of 72.72, so really you are right on the thermal limit of the chip.

I would personally call that efficient like turn up for class just as it starts ^_^

From what i can tell on the net 1.3 V is what most people are calling the upper safe limit.