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i5 6600K Safe Voltage

i5 6600K Safe Voltage

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RDog
Junior Member
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05-23-2016, 05:01 AM
#1
Check if 1.300 volts is suitable for your CPU at 4.4GHz under stress conditions. Your tests showed 30 at idle and 60 during load, so assess if this voltage range aligns with those results.
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RDog
05-23-2016, 05:01 AM #1

Check if 1.300 volts is suitable for your CPU at 4.4GHz under stress conditions. Your tests showed 30 at idle and 60 during load, so assess if this voltage range aligns with those results.

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PringLP
Junior Member
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05-24-2016, 10:01 PM
#2
The maximum voltage suggested for long-term operation is 1.30-1.35V, which is safe. Exceeding this can cause your CPU's transistors to deteriorate over time. EDIT: higher voltages may speed up degradation even if they occur sooner.
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PringLP
05-24-2016, 10:01 PM #2

The maximum voltage suggested for long-term operation is 1.30-1.35V, which is safe. Exceeding this can cause your CPU's transistors to deteriorate over time. EDIT: higher voltages may speed up degradation even if they occur sooner.

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SPACE_HEAD_43
Member
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05-27-2016, 07:17 PM
#3
The maximum voltage suggested for long-term operation is 1.30-1.35V, which is safe. Exceeding this can cause your CPU's transistors to deteriorate over time. Faster degradation occurs even without reaching that level, but higher voltages speed up the process.
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SPACE_HEAD_43
05-27-2016, 07:17 PM #3

The maximum voltage suggested for long-term operation is 1.30-1.35V, which is safe. Exceeding this can cause your CPU's transistors to deteriorate over time. Faster degradation occurs even without reaching that level, but higher voltages speed up the process.

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jynini
Member
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05-27-2016, 08:47 PM
#4
you could reach up to 1.4v easily as long as you stay cool and it would last for years.
i’ve got a Phenom II running at 1.5V and 4.0ghz since I bought it a long time ago.
your voltage and temperatures are all good.
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jynini
05-27-2016, 08:47 PM #4

you could reach up to 1.4v easily as long as you stay cool and it would last for years.
i’ve got a Phenom II running at 1.5V and 4.0ghz since I bought it a long time ago.
your voltage and temperatures are all good.

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Smurfs102
Member
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05-28-2016, 05:35 AM
#5
That's an AMD chip built on a completely different architecture. Newer chips use much smaller processes and don't handle high voltage as well because the transistor gates are so tiny. I wouldn't run a 14nm chip at 1.5V for any long time—that would cause problems.
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Smurfs102
05-28-2016, 05:35 AM #5

That's an AMD chip built on a completely different architecture. Newer chips use much smaller processes and don't handle high voltage as well because the transistor gates are so tiny. I wouldn't run a 14nm chip at 1.5V for any long time—that would cause problems.

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Ellie_12
Member
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05-28-2016, 06:03 AM
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I wouldn't either, though many people run them at 1.4v to 1.45v as long as the cooling is sufficient. Intel also mentions a maximum voltage of 1.52v for Skylake, and I don't think they'd say that if the chip couldn't handle it reliably for at least three years (the warranty covers that). Still, I agree I wouldn't attempt running it at 1.5v, but all these claims about 1.3v to 135v seem unreasonable to me.
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Ellie_12
05-28-2016, 06:03 AM #6

I wouldn't either, though many people run them at 1.4v to 1.45v as long as the cooling is sufficient. Intel also mentions a maximum voltage of 1.52v for Skylake, and I don't think they'd say that if the chip couldn't handle it reliably for at least three years (the warranty covers that). Still, I agree I wouldn't attempt running it at 1.5v, but all these claims about 1.3v to 135v seem unreasonable to me.