i5 7600K OC Voltage?
i5 7600K OC Voltage?
I achieved OC stability at 4.6ghz with 1.28vcore on my I5 7600K. Exceeding that needs a significant voltage increase. Currently, I maintain 4.8ghz at 1.38v stable using the OCCT Large Data Set. Temperature remains acceptable even on my Evo212 and De-lid, reaching about 68°C during Prime95 tests. Some users have reported 4.8ghz at lower voltages—am I missing something? Is this considered achieving the desired performance or simply luck?
I’m aiming for 5ghz but are cautious due to the voltage limit. According to Intel specs, 1.5v is the maximum.
This is my setup:
Asrock 270 Extreme 4 motherboard
i5 7600k CPU
16GB Gskill Trident DDR-3600 RAM
EVGA GTX960 video card
You've already achieved an 800MHz boost, which isn't a big deal. Those who reached 5GHz are just lucky. Keep the voltage under 1.35v and don't exceed 1.4v at most. Going above 1.35 could harm your CPU over time because higher voltage leads to faster degradation.
You've already achieved an 800MHz boost, which isn't a big deal. Those who reached 5GHz are just very lucky. Keep the voltage under 1.35v and stay no more than 1.4v at most. Going above 1.35 could harm your CPU over time because higher voltage leads to faster degradation.
I upgraded my i5 7600k to 5ghz at 1.26 volts, and it handles temperatures well—30°C when idle and 50°C under load.
packersfan036 :
I upgraded my i5 7600k to 5ghz at 1.26 volts, with temperatures staying stable at 30c idle and 50c load.
Bs. Consider trying Prime95... It should help confirm the stability you expect. Just because your system boots and runs AIDA64 for an hour doesn't mean it's reliable.