i7-6700k looking for max safe voltage

[the75bag]

I just built a PC and got the i7-6700k as my CPU. I was wondering what the highest safe voltage is for this bad boy. I have it running stable @ 1.45 volts, but wanted to know if and what people are running to achieve the 4.7GHZ+ mark.

Current System

i7-6700k @ 1.45v Getting 4.7GHz

280mm Corsair water cooler

Gigabyte Gaming 6 motherboard

850 Watt Corsair PSU

4GB R9 270x

32GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM running at 2800MHz

480 PNY SSD

2TB HDD

I will also be reading through the forums, but want to see what people are still running safely as a daily driver.

[the75bag]

Yes, I know my PSU sucks, and will be replacing when I update GPU.

[Dr_Pleeper]

1.3v is safe for daily use. I have my 4790k running at 4.6ghz on 1.235v

[Moonzy]

for temporarily, 1.4V would be my personal max

for everyday use, 1.3~1.35v

 

though i dont overclock anyway `-`

 

also, i would keep my temps well below 75 celcius, 75c is my absolute max

though you should have no issues with that beefy cooler

[Bigheart]

im running 1.37v and im fine at 4.6

[the75bag]

I have never seen above 71C and that is with Aida 64 running for over a hour.

 

[Nacho Marco Segui]

@Lays is a resourceful man, he may help you

[the75bag]

I kicked it down to 4.6 @ 1.3v 

here are my idle temps. I'll post it under load in a few.

 

 

Under Load No higher than 60 something.

 

CPU-z for proof.

[jjohnthedon1]

I read in a few places that skylake was safe up to 1.45

@Lays might be able to assist u further as he is very knolegeable with overclocking 

[the75bag]

That's what I have read and heard too, but I want to actually hear what people are doing and is working for them longer than a bench they posted up on youtube, ya know. 

[the75bag]

I can get 4.8 @ 1.5V, but have no clue if it's safe. My temps are, but I heard temps won't matter if too much power goes to it, so I'm kinda bumming ATM.

[Lays]

1 hour ago, the75bag said:

I can get 4.8 @ 1.5V, but have no clue if it's safe. My temps are, but I heard temps won't matter if too much power goes to it, so I'm kinda bumming ATM.

Try and stick below 1.45, it's the highest I'd recommend for 24/7.

[the75bag]

So being that my 4.6GHz is stable at 1.3v going to 1.45v to make stable at 4.7GHz would just be kind-of a stupid move, considering the gain of .1GHz for that much power.

 

[the75bag]

@Lays I'll just leave this here. TY. Should I push for 4.9 and see if it will crash or stay with the 4.8GHz?

[Lays]

1 hour ago, the75bag said:

@Lays I'll just leave this here. TY. Should I push for 4.9 and see if it will crash or stay with the 4.8GHz?

What are you testing with for stability? 

 

[BrightCandle]

The only safe voltage is the one Intel shipped it with because if it fails you still have warranty support to replace it. I haven't yet heard of instanta pops at 1.35V but we really have no idea what safe voltage is, its unlikely to be above 1.35V because Intel said for Sandy Bridge this was the safe limit and as the transistors get smaller so does the voltage needed to make them switch and the safe maximum voltage.

[the75bag]

So, @BrightCandle you just want to keep the stock voltage the same? I can understand that, but I want to get the most out of my chip. If I pop it I will have to buy a new MoBo and CPU, but that's my problem. I'll just stick to the 4.8GHz because that is what I had in my head that I wanted. I can set one button OC for 4.6GHz, but that doesn't give me any bragging rights to say I went and did a one click OC. I can say I have a manual OC now and my Cinibench went fro 865 to 1007, so super happy camper here ATM, until the PoP!

 

[the75bag]

Besides a 980ti or a Fury X I don't have much else to buy, maybe another 2x16 sticks or RAM to max out the RAM @ 64 instead of my 32 I have now.

 

[BrightCandle]

1 minute ago, the75bag said:

So, @BrightCandle you just want to keep the stock voltage the same? I can understand that, but I want to get the most out of my chip. If I pop it I will have to buy a new MoBo and CPU, but that's my problem. I'll just stick to the 4.8GHz because that is what I had in my head that I wanted. I can set one button OC for 4.6GHz, but that doesn't give me any bragging rights to say I went and did a one click OC. I can say I have a manual OC now and my Cinibench went fro 865 to 1007, so super happy camper here ATM, until the PoP!

 

I didn't say that, I defined safe as still having warranty which is no change in voltage. I also gave you an idea of what Intel might consider safe.