Quote Originally Posted by dejanh View Post
Just because your temps are under control does not mean you will be able to get higher clocks. After a certain point more voltage to your components will not gain you anything in OC ability. I cap out at 4.2GHz on air (good for bench, not for 24/7).
I notice that at 4.2 GHz @ 1.400v I am 100% stable, but after that it does not take small voltage incrementes to stabilize it, it takes a lot meaning that the chip is maxing out. This is where extreme cooling comes into play