i7-6700K Voltages

[r1Ns3]

Hey everyone, just overclocking my i7-6700K, trying to get it to 4.5 Ghz, haven't done any stability tests because I am scared of the voltage I should be using.

 

Can someone tell me what is SUPER safe for 24/7 operation? I am on my computer for like 12 hours a day and like 6 hours during weekdays.

 

I have it set to 1.31 Volts in the UEFI Bios but in CPU-Z the CORE-VID seems to jump around and if I run a game or a stress test it goes up to like 3.325 or 3.225 Volts COMPLETELY ignoring my instructions of 1.31 volts. Why is this?

 

Is my CPU just a really bad over clocker and I will just have to try and get 4.4 Ghz instead?

 

Or is this normal and I should be expecting this? Temperature isn't an issue though (GTX H110i AIO owner )

 

​If any more info is needed to help, I am available please just leave a comment, thanks in advance.

 

PS: My build is in my signature.

 

[Lays]

Don't know if this still applies, but in the past Extreme was more focus towards overclocking, while Formula is catered towards gaming/entertainment. This doesn't mean Formula doesn't have oc features. It still does, just not at much as the Extreme. where is has comes with that oc panel and onboard probe points. I'll go with the Formula.

Cpu Z on z170 is quite buggy.

Try a different software, or try a voltage meter if your board has voltage read points.

If you're setting 1.31 in bios, that's most likely what it's doing.

You can do 1.4v 24/7 no big deal, with good cooling 1.45 no problem.

[r1Ns3]

Cpu Z on z170 is quite buggy.

Try a different software, or try a voltage meter if your board has voltage read points.

If you're setting 1.31 in bios, that's most likely what it's doing.

You can do 1.4v 24/7 no big deal, with good cooling 1.45 no problem.

Ok, do you think it can survive 3-4 years of gaming running 1.31 volts?

 

Also, I just tried doing another software, on Aida x64 EXTREME I did a small benchmark made sure that load on CPU is at 100% and looked at the VID of my CPU in aida 64 and It was doing the same as CPU-Z!! it was going up to 1.35 volts and voltages like that. But as you said if 1.4 volts is safe and it's maxing at 1.35 this shouldn't be a problem I am assuming?

[Guest]

Hey everyone, just overclocking my i7-6700K, trying to get it to 4.5 Ghz, haven't done any stability tests because I am scared of the voltage I should be using.

 

Can someone tell me what is SUPER safe for 24/7 operation? I am on my computer for like 12 hours a day and like 6 hours during weekdays.

 

I have it set to 1.31 Volts in the UEFI Bios but in CPU-Z the CORE-VID seems to jump around and if I run a game or a stress test it goes up to like 3.325 or 3.225 Volts COMPLETELY ignoring my instructions of 1.31 volts. Why is this?

 

Is my CPU just a really bad over clocker and I will just have to try and get 4.4 Ghz instead?

 

Or is this normal and I should be expecting this? Temperature isn't an issue though (GTX H110i AIO owner )

 

​If any more info is needed to help, I am available please just leave a comment, thanks in advance.

 

PS: My build is in my signature.

1.35 is the max 24/7 IMO. 

[r1Ns3]

1.35 is the max 24/7 IMO. 

Thats what I think as well, but the bloody motherboard isn't listening to my instructions, it's ignoring my 1.31 voltage limit! wtf?

[Master Disaster]

@r1Ns3 Dude, you can push 1.4v through it all day long with your H110.

At 1.3 you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

FTR I have my 6700K running at 1.42v for a 4.9Ghz OC, now granted I do have a full custom water loop and I certainly wouldn't recommend anybody else to copy me but as the poster above said, up to 1.4v is not an issue for Skylake.

1.35 is the max 24/7 IMO.

Says who? I've seen people with badly binned chips that need almost 1.3v just to run stock.

Skylake has no FIVR on die so it can take much more V and produce much less heat than Haswell and Devils Canyon.

[r1Ns3]

@r1Ns3 Dude, you can push 1.4v through it all day long with your H110.

At 1.3 you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

FTR I have my 6700K running at 1.42v for a 4.9Ghz OC, now granted I do have a full custom water loop and I certainly wouldn't recommend anybody else to copy me but as the poster above said, up to 1.4v is not an issue for Skylake.

Says who? I've seen people with badly binned chips that need almost 1.3v just to run stock.

Skylake has no FIVR on die so it can take much more V and produce much less heat than Haswell and Devils Canyon.

 

Ok, I dunno why but the max on CPUID HWMonitor just rose up to 1.35 volts but at least it will only run at that voltage when its at like 100% load.

 

This seems good, I will stick with this and temperatures aren't an issue at all as I max out at 65° Celcius so hopefully this will work fine for 3-4 years at least

 

thanks everyone, mark solved