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HELP: Safe Temps for i5-6600k

HELP: Safe Temps for i5-6600k

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Roronoa55
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08-01-2016, 10:40 PM
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4.6GHz at 1.350V — about 72°C during stress tests (x264 from Overclockers.net)
4.7GHz at 1.405V — around 77°C on stress tests
All using an H50 Quiet Edition running on 7v
I’m curious if those temperatures were safe and whether the extra 5°C for an additional 100MHz was worth it. Also, these VCore readings are from the BIOS (not the settings), and my Gigabyte motherboard shows 1.840V VCore to HWMonitor, which matches the correct value reported by VID.
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08-01-2016, 10:40 PM #1

4.6GHz at 1.350V — about 72°C during stress tests (x264 from Overclockers.net)
4.7GHz at 1.405V — around 77°C on stress tests
All using an H50 Quiet Edition running on 7v
I’m curious if those temperatures were safe and whether the extra 5°C for an additional 100MHz was worth it. Also, these VCore readings are from the BIOS (not the settings), and my Gigabyte motherboard shows 1.840V VCore to HWMonitor, which matches the correct value reported by VID.

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RozbonePvP
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08-05-2016, 01:37 AM
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ASUS suggested voltage limits for Skylake:
With effective air cooling: 1.35v
With standard 240A AIO liquid cooling: 1.42v
With solid 360 liquid cooling: 1.45v
As long as the temperature stays under control, these values should not damage the CPU. You'll need to replace the whole setup before the processor fails.
Maintaining the CPU at 4.6GHz and 1.35v is advisable if stability is maintained.
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08-05-2016, 01:37 AM #2

ASUS suggested voltage limits for Skylake:
With effective air cooling: 1.35v
With standard 240A AIO liquid cooling: 1.42v
With solid 360 liquid cooling: 1.45v
As long as the temperature stays under control, these values should not damage the CPU. You'll need to replace the whole setup before the processor fails.
Maintaining the CPU at 4.6GHz and 1.35v is advisable if stability is maintained.

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08-20-2016, 07:15 AM
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The temperature is acceptable, but the core voltage isn't. On Skylake, anything above 1.3V will reduce your CPU's lifespan, which isn't worth the small speed gain. Consider running at 4.5Ghz at 1.3V or even better, 4.4Ghz at 1.25V.
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PikaGhost
08-20-2016, 07:15 AM #3

The temperature is acceptable, but the core voltage isn't. On Skylake, anything above 1.3V will reduce your CPU's lifespan, which isn't worth the small speed gain. Consider running at 4.5Ghz at 1.3V or even better, 4.4Ghz at 1.25V.

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08-20-2016, 02:03 PM
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ASUS suggested voltage limits for Skylake:
With effective air cooling: 1.35v
With standard 240A AIO liquid cooling: 1.42v
With solid 360 liquid cooling: 1.45v
As long as the temperature stays under control, these values should not damage the CPU. You'll need to replace the whole setup before the processor fails.
Maintaining the CPU at 4.6GHz and 1.35v is advisable if stability is maintained.
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RoseJr
08-20-2016, 02:03 PM #4

ASUS suggested voltage limits for Skylake:
With effective air cooling: 1.35v
With standard 240A AIO liquid cooling: 1.42v
With solid 360 liquid cooling: 1.45v
As long as the temperature stays under control, these values should not damage the CPU. You'll need to replace the whole setup before the processor fails.
Maintaining the CPU at 4.6GHz and 1.35v is advisable if stability is maintained.

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08-20-2016, 07:34 PM
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Maybe I'm being too cautious... but you do encounter users on this forum who damaged their motherboards or CPUs while overclocking, and others who previously boosted their PCs and now face sudden BSODs because of CPU issues.

In my opinion, pushing your CPU to 95% of its maximum speed is usually sufficient—you can only notice the difference between 4.4Ghz and 4.6Ghz when using your computer for everyday tasks, provided you measure it with a stopwatch!
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A_Piggy
08-20-2016, 07:34 PM #5

Maybe I'm being too cautious... but you do encounter users on this forum who damaged their motherboards or CPUs while overclocking, and others who previously boosted their PCs and now face sudden BSODs because of CPU issues.

In my opinion, pushing your CPU to 95% of its maximum speed is usually sufficient—you can only notice the difference between 4.4Ghz and 4.6Ghz when using your computer for everyday tasks, provided you measure it with a stopwatch!

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