i7 2600k overclock

[cosworth]

ive seen adverts for them stating only 1 in 50 can be overclocked to 5ghz and state they are tested and garuntee to hit this speed.

reading through the forum here most say they get 4.5 out of the box , so is the 5 ghz just a con to inflate the price.

thanks.

 

[Cookeh]

4.6GHz is easy as pie overclock.

Generally the voltages needed for 25/7 5GHz are over the safe limits of the chip and hence can lead to spontaneous death. However, they will get there.

I would say the safest 24/7 overclock for a SB chip is around 4.8GHz tops

 

[cosworth]

thank you i would rather play safe then , sounds like a bit of a con , it also came in a sealed retail box that sort of does not sound right ,

 

[SeeknDestroy]

for a stable 4.8GHz you'll need around 1.41V on a decent board. For 5GHz stable the figure increases to around 1.5V.
The apparent maximum voltage for the chip is, however, 1.52V so in theory you should be fine running these voltages 24/7 if you can control your temps

 

[WingZero30]

for a stable 4.8GHz you'll need around 1.41V on a decent board. For 5GHz stable the figure increases to around 1.5V.
The apparent maximum voltage for the chip is, however, 1.52V so in theory you should be fine running these voltages 24/7 if you can control your temps

I thought the safety limit was between 1.3-1.35v.

 

[Michaeljcox24]

i thought that too

 

[SeeknDestroy]

Yeah that's what was said here. However, I happened to find this on another forum and I've read the same somewhere else I can't recall right now. Whether it is exact or not, I have no idea. That's why I said those are the apparent maximum voltage