Opinions on max 24/7 voltage and temps please

[Genesius]

Hi, as the title says i want to know peoples opinions on the max voltage i should run my 3570K at for a 24/7 overclock.

At the moment i can get 4.7 at 1.225

i can get 5ghz at just over 1.4 (i can get it to 5 with 1.39 but with whea errors)

let me know what you think. i dont want to damage my cpu by giving it to many volts all the time. Id like to be able to run 5 ghz 24/7 but not if its going to cause it to degrade.

 

[seumasbeathan]

What kind of temps do you get at 5GHZ? Tbh 1.4v is most likely safe, however I would see what you can get 4.8 at

 

[Genesius]

5ghz I get 69 degrees.

I know the absolute max is 1.5 but I just want to see what people think I should be ok running at 24/7.

My 4.7 at 1.225 is 100% stable with no WHEA errors at all. Just played about for a bit so havent got these 100% stable but im pretty close with these volts


4.8 I think is about 1.3 havent tried 4.8 yet.

4.9 @ 1.365
5Ghz I got it to bench at 1.395 with no BSOD but it did have WHEA errors so I played some more and got it much more stable at 1.42, temps are still nowhere near 90!



With my delid and crazy cooling system temps now aren't the issue. The issue will be how many volts are safe to run 24/7 or do I just push it to 1.4+ and see if I can get 5.2 or something?

Before I was halted by temps but now I'm halted by not wanting to do any damage.

 

[seumasbeathan]

Well the difference between 4.8 and 5.0 isn't really noticeable so I would see how low you can get at 4.8

 

[Genesius]

ok, ill give that a go then

 

[Mgutierrez33]

Eh... I personally don't like climbing that high on voltages, as that was what demolished my 2600K (then again my 2600K was, as it turned out, a piece of trash). Honestly I would stick to your 4.7 Ghz clock, as those voltages combined with the temperatures I imagine you see will ensure that your processor lives a happy, productive, and LONG life. Even with temperatures in check, you have to consider that there will still be silicon degradation occurring with that kind of voltage (for the 5 Ghz clock).

Also what kind of performance difference will you REALLY see at 5 Ghz +? All up to you really, this is just the extra two cents you were looking for ;-)

 

[jamesriley94]

I wouldn't go as high as 1.4v for 24/7...

On Ivybridge, there's a big jump in volts required at a certain point - usually 4.5ghz ish. You seem to have a good chip, so maybe yours is a little higher.

For example, I can get 4.5ghz at 1.205v, yet I need around 1.26v for a stable 4.6ghz.

My advice would be to find where the biggest jump is, and settle for just under that.

If you push too much, you'll quickly start seeing blue screens after a few months and just have to keep upping the volts until you get stable.

 

[Genesius]

Eh... I personally don't like climbing that high on voltages, as that was what demolished my 2600K (then again my 2600K was, as it turned out, a piece of trash). Honestly I would stick to your 4.7 Ghz clock, as those voltages combined with the temperatures I imagine you see will ensure that your processor lives a happy, productive, and LONG life. Even with temperatures in check, you have to consider that there will still be silicon degradation occurring with that kind of voltage (for the 5 Ghz clock).



Also what kind of performance difference will you REALLY see at 5 Ghz +? All up to you really, this is just the extra two cents you were looking for ;-)

Thanks i think your right, getting to 5ghz and beyond is more or a bragging right than a real life performance upgrade.
i dont really want to go 1.4. i do have a 5ghz profile set up but its more for a quick benchtest then back down.

I wouldn't go as high as 1.4v for 24/7...

On Ivybridge, there's a big jump in volts required at a certain point - usually 4.5ghz ish. You seem to have a good chip, so maybe yours is a little higher.

For example, I can get 4.5ghz at 1.205v, yet I need around 1.26v for a stable 4.6ghz.

My advice would be to find where the biggest jump is, and settle for just under that.

If you push too much, you'll quickly start seeing blue screens after a few months and just have to keep upping the volts until you get stable.

Well, im still playing but there seems to be a jump at 4.7-4.8 and then after that the voltages seem to get closer, i need to play about a bit more because its only speculation. i went straight for 5 and then worked backwards (i know its bad) couldnt help myself.


do you think im ok at around 1.35ish?

 

[Mgutierrez33]

1.35 should be alright if you can hit some really good clocks, but tbh I really like that 4.7 overclock... really I got hit a bit by the jelly monster when I saw that one ;-)

 

[Genesius]

Lol, yeah it's a pretty good voltage for that clock and my temps are pretty cool too.

I think I'll stick at 4.7 and work on 4.8, 4.9, 5 and a 5+ if I can keep it under 1.45 and then just use the higher clocks for benchmarking and testing.