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So i took the 6700k rig apart and installed the X370 1700X rig. I decided to just air-bench the 6700k for testing a recently RMA'd 1070. pretty much just split the RAM in half between the two machines, hooked up the H115i and away I went.

 

interestingly enough, when i started stability testing, i noticed an unusual temperature trend... temps were DRASTICALLY cooler at previous OCs! I'm talking 10*C or better. Now if this was an air cooler, i'd shrug it off to just having ample access to cool air all the time... but this is on a liquid cooler. I was running 1.444V VCORE on a 4.7GHz OC and BARELY hitting 70*C on any core.

 

now the only thing i noticed different was how the screws securing the water block felt. there was a point that the screws stopped turning. on every screw. that wasn't the case when it was mounted in the P400S. So i wonder if the water block wasn't making good contact with the IHS... because now my temps are freaking fantastic.

 

So i started to wonder just how far I can push VOLTAGE because it's clear to me that thermals are just fine. Anyone know what would be considered on the brink of electrical destruction for the 6700k? If it doesn't last 5 years, believe me it's not going to break my heart.

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I know for skylake people generally dont push farther than 1.45v, but I've seen people get 1.5v. I would say 1.5v is the max safe voltage

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16 minutes ago, Hero7750 said:

I know for skylake people generally dont push farther than 1.45v, but I've seen people get 1.5v. I would say 1.5v is the max safe voltage

I'm tempted to crank voltage to 1.480v and keep applying multi until i either thermal out or crash.

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20 minutes ago, knightslugger said:

I'm tempted to crank voltage to 1.480v and keep applying multi until i either thermal out or crash.

1.4V is considered the max safe voltage for Skylake. Do not go any further.

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44 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

1.4V is considered the max safe voltage for Skylake. Do not go any further.

well in stock trim it boosts a hell of a lot further than 1.4v...

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Just now, TheRandomness said:

Auto voltage tends to do that. 1.48V will degrade your CPU, noticeably so.

 

you're talking years or weeks?

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