isn't it funny?

[buzzlightweight]

i have an i7 2600k @4.8ghz oc at 1.34/5volts which turns out to be not as stable as i first thought!

3hrs into another prime and it bsod'd me 101 = more vcore! i upped the volts to 1.36 and i have done the four hour mark fine! i acually got to 6 hrs before i thought enough is enough and my temps were 53-56-53-53 just before i stopped

i decided to see what 4.7ghz would produce in contrast and i run 4 hours prime stable @1.328volts as i type, temps 53-58-56-56???????

the only way i can get 5ghz stable is by going to 1.44volts! the jumps are huge?!?

i doubt i will see any difference if i juiced up my chip for .1ghz!

i have done a lot of reading on many forums and it seems a lot of people have been running 1.4volts+ 24/7 with good cooling but when i tested crysis for fps using my 5ghz set up and my 4.7ghz setup there were 6fps difference.

i dont think its worth it imo

 

[Tekgun]

I wouldn't push for 5GHz for 6FPS either, I guess it's just the luck of the draw some CPU's overclock better than others. Still 4.7 is not too shabby at all imo.

 

[RiseAgainst]

I7 at 4.8 will give you great performance , coming from a guy who still has a phenom 9550. For the extra 200mhz I personally wouldn't risk it just in case as those chips aren't exactly cheap

 

[Justintime]

Temps depend heavily on ambient temperature, humidity etc..

 

[buzzlightweight]

Well at 1.44volts 5ghz 4 hrs prime I only hit peak 63 degrees with my h100, as for price of the chip £240 isnt a great deal if money, I'm toying with the idea of running 5ghz to see what if any degradation occurs and post my findings!