Solved is this pushing it?

[scrooge]

can someone please tell me what the max safe (24/7) voltage on a i7 870 should be?
i have it running at 1.32 overclocked to 4.300 gh. seems to be real stable and highest temp at 100% is 69c low is 36c.
is this pushing it to much or is it safe?
thanks for your input / help
scrooge

 

[smarteyeball]

That's fine.

 

[scrooge]

thanks for your help ...
do you think i should stop there or push it some more?
i no it will do more but i don't want to burn up the chip...

thank's again for your help

scrooge

 

[Clinkz]

Anything below 80c is fine for the i7 870, if you plan to go high just be mindful of your cooling setup.

 

[A Guy]

If it's stable, and cooling is sufficient, whether you are willing to push it depends on your ability to replace it if you push too far. I truly believe that the performance gain beyond that will be negligible, it's more about crowing rights with a high overclock. A Guy

 

[smarteyeball]

I truly believe that the performance gain beyond that will be negligible

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While you do have a bit more headroom for more volts, there really wouldn't be any noticeable real world improvement.

 

[scrooge]

thank's for all the input guys,
the reason i wanted to push it a little more is to get a 50% overclock out of it.
i'm almost there at 46.9% but maybe i'll just leave it at that.
anyway thank's again

scrooge