Should I keep pushing this 2700K?

[ybriK]

I've had this 2700K at 5GHz 1.46v for around 3 months now, it was previously at 4.5GHz 1.3v ever since I got it back in 2014~. Temperatures are "Ok" when playing games 75C-80C, but stress testing/benchmarking easily maxes out at 90C. No throttling though as the max temperature is 98C.

 

 

 

 

[The Sloth]

too much, unless you plan to kill it i suggest you dial back your voltage. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

too much, unless you plan to kill it i suggest you dial back your voltage. 

but its a 2700k, might as well have some fun before your kill it.

[DarkBlade2117]

sell it to some OCer for a decent price increase and buy a new CPU/Mobo

[The Sloth]

7 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

but its a 2700k, might as well have some fun before your kill it.

still, a 2700k can keep up with a 7700k in gaming most of the time. or a 2600k as shown in the video 

 

[scottyseng]

12 minutes ago, ybriK said:

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I think if you get a better cooler, you should  be fine. Though I'm jealous you got 5.0GHz at 1.46v. I have 4.9GHz at 1.45v.

 

Though I have my temps in the 60-65C range on a H105...and delta fans in push / pull (what heatsoak? I can't hear you...)

 

I upgraded from my 2500K to a 2700K for $100 (Cheaper than going to kaby lake) and I'm quite happy with it. It holds up really well when OC'd. I'll probably upgrade when the 8th gen hits.

[ybriK]

I'm not really that concerned if I kill my chip as I can probably grab a cheap 1155 i7 in the used market. But thanks for the infos, I will probably keep it at this setting and see how things go. I should be able to upgrade to an RX 590/690 or GTX 1080 Ti/1180 Ti without much major bottlenecking/suttering. But who knows...