should you increase the max cpu current limmit(A)?

Stan_Rog

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i'm trying to overclock my cpu to 4.9 ghz, and my cache to 3.9 ghz. But when i do that it reaches the max current, (120 A) at a voltage of 1,300v (for some reasen intel says it is on 1,330v), so I tought maby i could increase the current limmit, but when i search for it, I can't find anybody that has done it or asked for it before. Is it save to do or is it something that you need to keep away from?

specs;
cpu; I5 7600K
cpu cooler; BeQuiet! Dark Rock Advanced C1
motherboard; MSI Z270M Mortar
gpu; MSI gaming x 6gb gtx 1060
ram; Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 16gb 2133MHz(2x8gb)
psu; BeQuiet! pure power 10 (600W)
 
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should you increase it is up to you and how much you want to risk cpu dmg to get your speed. increasing the voltage/current has to be done for higher and higher overclocks but it lowers the cpu life

currently at 120amps @1.3 volts is 156watts for a cpu originally running at 91 watts. i am not an intel expert but that is a large increase in power usage already.

i know on my amd fx i had to increase my current limit 10% on my cpu to get it to run 5ghz but i am still not running but 30% over its factory wattage. your at 73% increased power usage right now.

so in my personal view i would not push it and just leave it alone.
should you increase it is up to you and how much you want to risk cpu dmg to get your speed. increasing the voltage/current has to be done for higher and higher overclocks but it lowers the cpu life

currently at 120amps @1.3 volts is 156watts for a cpu originally running at 91 watts. i am not an intel expert but that is a large increase in power usage already.

i know on my amd fx i had to increase my current limit 10% on my cpu to get it to run 5ghz but i am still not running but 30% over its factory wattage. your at 73% increased power usage right now.

so in my personal view i would not push it and just leave it alone.
 
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