safe voltages for i5 6600K

[Sarofendor]

So I have an i5 6600k which I have gotten up to 4.7 GHz at 1.42 volts and my temps are good at under 70 after 15 minutes of AIDA 64 stability test. I wanted to know whether having a high voltage in itself is dangerous, or whether it is the temperature that often accompanies it which is the danger? Also, should I reduce the overclock despite my seemingly safe temperatures? Help is greatly appreciated.

 

[mdd1963]

It's your $250 processor....

Might last for years, might be gone tomorrow...

Let you 'wallet conscience' be your guide!

My own take: Unless you actually need that extra 5% gaming performance, why risk it?

 

[urbancamper]

It is recommended not to go over 1.4v, but like the guy above me said, it's your wallet.

Oh ya my overclock is current is stable 4.5@1.344vcore. My temps never break 64. Though they did hit 74 on prime95 which ran stable for the hour I tested it.

I know I can go higher but why put more stress on something that is really not needed.

 

[Leaps-from-Shadows]

So I have an i5 6600k which I have gotten up to 4.7 GHz at 1.42 volts and my temps are good at under 70 after 15 minutes of AIDA 64 stability test. I wanted to know whether having a high voltage in itself is dangerous, or whether it is the temperature that often accompanies it which is the danger? Also, should I reduce the overclock despite my seemingly safe temperatures? Help is greatly appreciated.

Anything running out of specification is going to affect the lifetime of your components. Yes, the increased voltage is going to shorten the lifespan of your CPU. Like mdd said, no one knows when your CPU is going to fail.

My system has a custom water cooling setup so the temps are low, yet I still run the CPU and GPU at a lower clock speed than their maximum possible overclocks.

The maximum I would run for an everyday setup would be 1.395v. I'd find what top speed I could get out of it with that voltage.