I7 4790k after delidding!

[solidair]

First I set decided I wasn't going over 1.45v and temps of 80 degrees!
I pushed the core speeds up then chased up the voltage when crashing.
I managed three cores running at 5.2 ghz one at 5.1 voltage 1.43.
I could not get all cores to be stable with 5.2ghz even at 1.45v and temps peaking at just 72 degrees on one core.
So on the whole happy with the delid and wondering why intel don't make all k chips with liquid metal!

 

[psychas]

i wouldn't use such high voltage for 24/7 overclock , around or bellow 1.35v kinda max recommended i think .

i'm running mine at 4.6ghz 1.192v

 

[solidair]

Yea l wanted to push it as far as I could.
Back to lower temps and slightly lower clocks

 

[Danny75]

So on the whole happy with the delid and wondering why intel don't make all k chips with liquid metal!

Intel say the processors won't last as long, due to expansion/contraction. And that better thermal conductivity = worse flexibility with expansion/contraction. It's difficult to gauge just how much it would shorten lifespans, obviously. Anyway, that's what they say, I don't believe or disbelieve it. I can see why they'd do it for good reasons but also for bad.

It's the usual scenario of "We are the experts, we are Mi5 etc, so we are the authority on the subject." Which doesn't mean they are going to tell you the truth, even if they do have access to more data. Their agendas trump any individual concern for truth they may have and they will only use truth when it suits their agendas.