How high can I reach with this I7 2600?
How high can I reach with this I7 2600?
Two different cpus. I5 is 4c4t, i7 is 4c8t. That tends to have consequences on thermals and voltages. Apart from the fact it's an unknown cpu.
I had an i5-3570k. Would OC to 4.3GHz all day long at 1.08v. Couldn't get 4.4GHz even with 1.55v, every tinker on every setting, nothing. Totally unstable. My I7 3770k had no issues with 5.0GHz at 1.38v and still retained full c-states usage. Everyone else I talked to got 4.5GHz or better.
Chances are good you'll be ok on thermals, but it's OC, there's absolutely no guarantee you'll get anything higher than stock turbo ratios. It's totally dependent on the individual cpu. So anyone else's story, even other cpus you've got/had and their individual settings mean absolutely nothing. The 2600 will do what it does, regardless of what you want it to do at whatever voltage you plan.
Some cpus respond with low voltages but high temps due to current usage, some cpus run high voltages but lower temps from lower current use, some cpus run higher voltages incrementally with higher clocks etc. All are different.