4790k OC Safety + Replacing Thermal Compound

[TheNaitsyrk]

What temperature should I stay at under load at 4.8Ghz using 4790K? (What is the temp limit for it)?

What voltages are considered to be "Safe"? What voltages should I keep? Currently on 4.6Ghz 1.2V and I tried at 1.25V 4.8Ghz, posted to Windows but kept on getting WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR 'cause of too low voltages when I run stress test or a game. I kept increasing voltage until 1.285 and I was getting it but not as often, and now I'm thinking if it's safe to go beyond that. 

I also bought:

Grizzly Thermal Paste - Kyronaut to improve temperatures.

 

[Vivilacqua1]

It throttles at 99C I think, but I would keep it under 90C and under 1.3V

[TheNaitsyrk]

12 minutes ago, Vivilacqua1 said:

It throttles at 99C I think, but I would keep it under 90C and under 1.3V

I hope that 0.015V increase will solve my problem.

[Vivilacqua1]

7 hours ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

I hope that 0.015V increase will solve my problem.

if not, you will have to lower your over lock a bit.

[TheNaitsyrk]

7 hours ago, Vivilacqua1 said:

if not, you will have to lower your over lock a bit.

Or up voltage! New thermal paste will allow me to do that.

[Vivilacqua1]

5 hours ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

Or up voltage! New thermal paste will allow me to do that.

You don't want to raise the voltage too much either. Other than producing heat it can degrade the processors life span if its too high. That's why most people keep it under 1.3V.

[TheNaitsyrk]

23 minutes ago, Vivilacqua1 said:

You don't want to raise the voltage too much either. Other than producing heat it can degrade the processors life span if its too high. That's why most people keep it under 1.3V.

I know, but in a year or two I'll definitely replace my CPU + Mobo.