Is this overclock safe for everyday use? (7700K @5.0GHz)

[Dmor]

i7 7700K @ 5.0GHz @ 1.392V (Despite me putting 1.380V in bios)

 

Temps at 100% load is around 85-88c

 

Don't ever hit those temps during games but not sure if that matters...

 

Or should I just settle for the 4.8GHz @ 1.30V and call it a day?

 

1.392 is the absolute lowest that i've seen it stable @ 5.0GHz.

 

Even at 1.37V I blue screen randomly after days of gaming out of no where.

 

Any advice?

[Noah0302]

Voltage seems high for 5GHz. It could degrade over time with that.

 

Have you thought about delidding it? Not only will it improve thermals by a lot, but you will probably be able to lower the voltages.

[Niklos]

The good question is : how much perf do I gain going from 4.8ghz to 5.0ghz ? and is it worth it ?

How about 4.9ghz ?

[Stu_Bear]

I say yes...cause by the time you fry it somewhere down the road...you'll be itching for a new rig anyhow.  I run my 8700k @ 5ghz on all cores all the time...sees +1.4v a lot!  I'm going to squeeze every drop of performance out of it while I have it.  This saves me money in the present cause I don't feel the need to replace it with a 9900k nor 3900x.  When it sh!ts the bed...I'll buy the latest and greatest whiz-bang cpu which will hopefully have far more performance...instead of just incremental improvements.

[Dmor]

1 minute ago, Noah0302 said:

Voltage seems high for 5GHz. It could degrade over time with that.

 

Have you thought about delidding it? Not only will it improve thermals by a lot, but you will probably be able to lower the voltages.

Ah yes, I have thought about this and honestly speaking am a bit scared of and error on my end trying to delid. But will def be an option in the future once I feel confident.

1 minute ago, Niklos said:

The good question is : how much perf do I gain going from 4.8ghz to 5.0ghz ? and is it worth it ?

How about 4.9ghz ?

For 4.9 GHz I was able to get it to 1.345 with temps of 74-77

5 minutes ago, Stu_Bear said:

I say yes...cause by the time you fry it somewhere down the road...you'll be itching for a new rig anyhow.  I run my 8700k @ 5ghz on all cores all the time...sees +1.4v a lot!  I'm going to squeeze every drop of performance out of it while I have it.  This saves me money in the present cause I don't feel the need to replace it with a 9900k nor 3900x.  When it sh!ts the bed...I'll buy the latest and greatest whiz-bang cpu which will hopefully have far more performance...instead of just incremental improvements.

LOL, Just curious, how long have you had the rig?

 

Thanks for the replies btw

[Stu_Bear]

1 minute ago, Dmor said:

Ah yes, I have thought about this and honestly speaking am a bit scared of and error on my end trying to delid. But will def be an option in the future once I feel confident.

For 4.9 GHz I was able to get it to 1.345 with temps of 74-77

LOL, Just curious, how long have you had the rig?

 

Thanks for the replies btw

The rig itself for 2 years.  The 8700k only 6 months...before that it was a i5-8500...which is a fine chip, but wanted more threads for smoother frames.  If I didn't game I'd never have upgraded to the 8700k.  

[Niklos]

Well, again :

12 minutes ago, Niklos said:

The good question is : how much perf do I gain going from 4.8ghz to 5.0ghz ? and is it worth it ?

 

[Stu_Bear]

4 minutes ago, Niklos said:

Well, again :

In gaming...nothing you would notice.  If you are using fancy software to track fps and the standard deviation there of...not enough to start a thread that anyone would read.  Honestly I could put my 8700k back to stock settings...and in game I would notice no difference between stock and 5ghz.

[Niklos]

I definitly agree. While having +200 mhz @Dmor, you are also going to have your CPU running much hotter +15°C, maybe even +20°C. So, I think the best you can do is to push it to 4.8Ghz, have a little bit less power, and also having a lot less temp.