running high OC on 2600k 24/7

[stickydesign]

Hi guys, I have not yet heard of anyone smoking or degrading their 2600k due to high overclocks due to it being fairly new. Running it at 4800mhz 24/7 anyone think this will degrade the cpu along with the high voltage you have to feed it to get there? Thank you much for some input!

[RyninDaCleM]

Originally Posted by stickydesign

Hi guys, I have not yet heard of anyone smoking or degrading their 2600k due to high overclocks due to it being fairly new. Running it at 4800mhz 24/7 anyone think this will degrade the cpu along with the high voltage you have to feed it to get there? Thank you much for some input!

If you are surpassing the intel recommended voltage, then yes! You will be degrading it. But, cutting the processor life from 10yrs to 5-7yrs may not be a big deal. If you're going with extreme excessive volts, you may kill it in weeks.

This all assuming you have proper cooling in place!

[stickydesign]

Originally Posted by RyninDaCleM

If you are surpassing the intel recommended voltage, then yes! You will be degrading it. But, cutting the processor life from 10yrs to 5-7yrs may not be a big deal. If you're going with extreme excessive volts, you may kill it in weeks.

This all assuming you have proper cooling in place!

Sorry I should have put more I am running 1.475v @ 4800mhz with corsair H-70 water cooling I am not going over 60c intel has max temp at 72.6 so I am good there just concerned about the voltage. Hopefully it will not put a burn mark on it since warranty is 3 yrs. If I got 5-7yrs that would be good but I am concerned about less than a yr. Funny thing Intel does not have a min or max voltage on their website.

[RyninDaCleM]

Originally Posted by stickydesign

Sorry I should have put more I am running 1.475v @ 4800mhz with corsair H-70 water cooling I am not going over 60c intel has max temp at 72.6 so I am good there just concerned about the voltage. Hopefully it will not put a burn mark on it since warranty is 3 yrs. If I got 5-7yrs that would be good but I am concerned about less than a yr. Funny thing Intel does not have a min or max voltage on their website.

What I have found is max recommended VCore is 1.38. And, anything over 1.42v will severely limit lifespan and potentially damage CPU.
That's just with a min of googlin'. Look around for threads about the 2600k, and see what others are running at.

Additional Comment:

Not ALL CPUs are going to be that fragile. Some run up to 1.5v, but not 24/7

[stickydesign]

Originally Posted by RyninDaCleM

What I have found is max recommended VCore is 1.38. And, anything over 1.42v will severely limit lifespan and potentially damage CPU.
That's just with a min of googlin'. Look around for threads about the 2600k, and see what others are running at.

Additional Comment:

Not ALL CPUs are going to be that fragile. Some run up to 1.5v, but not 24/7

ya ok thank you I came here from another forum I cannot seem to find anyone running their cpu over 4.5 all the time. Maybe someone can chime in here that has for a long time been running 4.7 plus all the time.
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[Dholby5150]

Well I am running mine at 4.4 24/7 at 1.275. I don't see a real need for pushing it over 1.3v. I have run it at 1.425 for a couple hours. But it's not going to be a realistic 24/7 overclock for me. So I kicked it back down.


I think it is still too early to gauge what voltages are too much for 24/7 use. I say give it 6 months at an around stock voltage then see what is happening with the chips.

To me 600mhz isn't worth $300 just yet.

[louder]

I can run it 4.8ghz on 1.35/6 (Intel say its the limit) and get 68-70C but after that I need like 1.42 to get it to 5ghz and the heat is a massive issue then. I think its really a waiting game. No one yet knows the voltages the CPU can take long term. Chances are if Intel say 1.35 is the limit, there is a reason. The only thing I have picked up on so far is that there are people who have run it (on clunk.org) that have had 1.7v through it and 5.7ghz out of it, Intel are really pushing the OC side of the product. They have a youtube video that says its so easy your grandma can do it! So the CPU must be made to withstand some abuse of people who dont really know what they are doing (like myself)

Just out of interest. I know it has a 3 year warranty but does it cover overclocking? I have never really bothered to overclock before and I just wonder. Its an unlocked CPU so its like they are inviting you OC it? How much coverage do you get with it?

[RyninDaCleM]

Originally Posted by louder

I can run it 4.8ghz on 1.35/6 (Intel say its the limit) and get 68-70C but after that I need like 1.42 to get it to 5ghz and the heat is a massive issue then. I think its really a waiting game. No one yet knows the voltages the CPU can take long term. Chances are if Intel say 1.35 is the limit, there is a reason. The only thing I have picked up on so far is that there are people who have run it (on clunk.org) that have had 1.7v through it and 5.7ghz out of it, Intel are really pushing the OC side of the product. They have a youtube video that says its so easy your grandma can do it! So the CPU must be made to withstand some abuse of people who dont really know what they are doing (like myself)

Just out of interest. I know it has a 3 year warranty but does it cover overclocking? I have never really bothered to overclock before and I just wonder. Its an unlocked CPU so its like they are inviting you OC it? How much coverage do you get with it?

IF, and that's a big if, they can tell you were pushing way too much voltage.
I can't believe they offer 3 years. They must think pretty highly of these chips.

[DarkFox]

IIRC intel doesnt call 1.35 the limit... I'm pretty sure its much higher, I'll try to find it agian.

Additional Comment:

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.co...09&postcount=6

[RyninDaCleM]

I searched for that and couldn't find it! I got all kinds of Intel pages, but none of them had the VID. All I could find were early OC reports, with someone who apparently called Intel to find this out.
Good to know!

Oh! and, THAT is crazy! (1.52v)

[Rudboy]

Originally Posted by RyninDaCleM

If you are surpassing the intel recommended voltage, then yes! You will be degrading it. But, cutting the processor life from 10yrs to 5-7yrs may not be a big deal. If you're going with extreme excessive volts, you may kill it in weeks.

This all assuming you have proper cooling in place!

I like this philosophy, I tend to try to get the max stable overclock while trying to stay within the voltage range specified by Intel. To me even if I am running at the high end of the voltage range, I am still within the design parameters of the chip. Obviously tons of folks use more voltage, sometimes a LOT more and still see very few problems.

On my particular chip I was able to achieve 3.9ghz using the highest specified voltage. I really wanted to get 4ghz, but it wasn't stable unless I went a bit over the recommended voltage . . . so I figured 3.9ghz was good enough. But like some of the responses already said, so I take a chip that has a 10 year lifespan and shorten it to 6 years. Who cares, I don't keep CPU's that long anyway.

[RyninDaCleM]

Originally Posted by Rudboy

I tend to try to get the max stable overclock while trying to stay within the voltage range specified by Intel. To me even if I am running at the high end of the voltage range, I am still within the design parameters of the chip.

I tend to do the same. I can get 4.6 semi, or 4.4 solid, but with 1.4+ VCore.
But, I run 24/7 @4.2, 1.325v because, you don't really even notice a few hundred MHz in real world daily use. I like to OC till the volt limit then lower volts as much as possible, while still stable.In my case, there was nothing to be had in excess of 1.325v 'till about 1.38v I could get 4.3 and 1.425 got 4.4. So I settled for 4.2 permanently. I AM on water though.

[prudhomb]

Any overclocking is probalby going to degrade the cpu faster, but most overclockers upgrade more than every 10 years, so unless you being crazy or stupid, it wont make much diffrence in the 1-5 years you will own it.

[widsss]

I think some of these voltages are way too high for the 2600k. I can get good overclocks without touching the vcore. I know this isn't the most stressful test but I've been folding 24/7 at 4.8ghz. with 1.22v. 65C. Right now it's at 5.05 ghz. with 1.24v. 75 C. Just my opinion, but I think you guys need to work with lower vcores.

[Spartacus]

Originally Posted by widsss

I think some of these voltages are way too high for the 2600k. I can get good overclocks without touching the vcore. I know this isn't the most stressful test but I've been folding 24/7 at 4.8ghz. with 1.22v. 65C. Right now it's at 5.05 ghz. with 1.24v. 75 C. Just my opinion, but I think you guys need to work with lower vcores.

Congrats on the badass chip but, some aren't lucky enough to get one from an awesome batch.

[DarkFox]

umm.... sorry to sound this way, but i have a hard time beliving the guy with one post saying he is running a 2600k with over 5ghz on 1.24v. That would be the fastest overclock I have seen at that low voltage. By a LONG shot... I mean a really long shot. Your stating that you have done better then anyone on this site, anyone that has done any of the reviews, better then Intels internal testing, and better then any of the manufactures of the motherboards have stated doing.