LOW voltage .86V on 2600k

[ArchAngel777]

Yes.

Without knowing how long the chip will last under stock settings, how could one give a definite answer of yes? Not saying you are wrong, and I am guessing the yes response you gave errors on the side of caution.

 

[Dufus]

Going back to the light-bulb example, think of your xtor's switching as being akin to you standing at the power-switch to the lights in your room and you rapidly flip them on and off. Eventually you'll kill the light bulb doing this, flip the switch faster (clock your CPU higher) and the inevitable just comes sooner.

IMO that's a terrible analogy. Your basically destroying the incandescent via the inrush current due to the much lower cold resistance and not by increasing frequency.