Long term overclock for 6700K

[TheEnginerd]

I just got an i7-6700K and I have it clocked to 4.7GHz at 1.370V stable in P95. The temps in P95 are high 50s to mid 70s for most of the Blend test, nudging 80 occasionally. During normal use I don't think I have seen the temps break 65.

Is this a safe overclock for long term use?

 

[Ne0Wolf7]

Which motherboard?

 

[TheEnginerd]

Which motherboard?

Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 5

 

[Ne0Wolf7]

You want to stay under or at 1.25 core voltage on skylake CPU, unless you're going to get another one real soon.

 

[TheEnginerd]

You want to stay under or at 1.25 core voltage on skylake CPU, unless you're going to get another one real soon.

Ok. Why does the motherboard matter? I have seen 1.35v-1.4v as a safe long term voltage in most other places that the 6700k has been discussed, and there was no mention of the motherboards used.

 

[Tradesman1]

I tend to stick with 1.35 or less myself, but yes it's safe for long term use.

 

[Ne0Wolf7]

I guess hes right, but motherboard matters for the quality and amounts of MOFSETs, which are responsible for taking 12v of the 12v rail and converting it to however mutch your CPU needs. Low quality = fire in a worst case senario, high temps and low life in a best case, high quality (what you have) = you're dine.