voltage question on r 5 2600x

H3RBSKI · 5 Jul 2019 at 05:33

so finally got around to oc'ing my 2600x using an aio cooler ive get to 4.2ghz at 1.40v testing in cb r 15 i max out around 71.8°, idle it sits around 37-42. I know ryzen master states up to 1.5v is safe for these cpus but wondering if this is safe for long term use? when i was using the precision boost over drive the voltage would hit 1.485 so im still below this limit with a higher clock.
just wanting to make sure I'm not stressing it too much.

an0nym0us · 5 Jul 2019 at 06:15

I personally wouldn't run it any higher than 1.40V for Vcore.

H3RBSKI · 5 Jul 2019 at 13:03

after a bit more messing ive managed to get it stable at 1.3v at 4.2ghz, seems all good

sits at 61° under full load for an hour of prime 95 in a blend test. so will test it longer when i get the chance

an0nym0us · 5 Jul 2019 at 13:34

Looks like you've been quite lucky with the silicon lottery there!

H3RBSKI · 5 Jul 2019 at 13:49

an0nym0us said:
Looks like you've been quite lucky with the silicon lottery there!

always seem to be

i remember my i5 3570k getting to 4.7 quite comfortably but my mates wouldnt get past 4.4

an0nym0us · 5 Jul 2019 at 14:02

H3RBSKI said:
always seem to be i remember my i5 3570k getting to 4.7 quite comfortably but my mates wouldnt get past 4.4

Any chance you're thinking of becoming an AMD distributor? We can all get the lucky 3rd gen Ryzen silicon from you!