Intel has verified (through their Sandy Bridge technical PDFs and online chats)

that 1.52v is the max 'safe' vcore. As long as you can keep temps under control,
you can go that high. Of course, keeping it lower than that would be a good idea,
just in case...

Oh, and 1.9v PLL is required for stability with some of the higher overclocks.
Don't go too much over that though.

Intel's Datasheet says VCC_MAX is 1.52000 Volts.

Hey guys I contacted Intel Customer Support because I read that 1.52v is the MAX
Safe voltage for 24/7 usage without degrading the chip and I wanted to ask them
what the dela was with it. I currently have an i5 2500K @ 4.7Ghz overclocked at
1.45v stable with c3/c6 enabled. Idles at 30c and under 30c most of the time with a
CM Hyper Master 212+ cpu cooler. I ran P95 for 10 hours last night and the highest
temp I got was 69c on one of the clocks after all that time without any errors. I
contacted Intel and what they said was at 1.52v or under it is safe for 24/7
useage. Here is some of the conversation I had with them. I talked to two different
Intel Representatives:

talked to two representatives via Intel's Onine Chat Support Service. I am going to
do it again now actually lol.

Adolfo: Hello. Thank you for using the Intel Customer Chat Support service. We are
glad to be of service. How may I help you?
Adolfo: Keep in mind that 72.6 degrees Celsius is the maximum recommended
temperature for the CPU, not per core, it is totally normal to see the cores
running a lot higher temperatures
Adolfo: I would recommend using thermal monitoring software that allows you to
check the CPU temperature and not the cores temperature
mf2385@gmail.com: Ok so that is pretty normal then because I idle at pretty good
temperatures, I think atleast, in the high 20c and low 30c.
Adolfo: that is perfect temperature
Adolfo: since 77 degrees Celsius is the temperature per core that you are
reporting, it is OK

Richard: Hello. Thank you for using the Intel Customer Chat Support service. We are
glad to be of service. How may I help you?
mf2385@gmail.com: Just wanted to find out since I do have a 2500K series i5
processor, the max safe voltage for 24/7 use? Is that 1.52v?
Richard: Thank you for the information, just read the short description you
provided us.
Richard: Sounds perfectly fine.
Richard: The memory controller is embedded on the processor and is very sensitive
to high voltage. anything higher that that could dame the processor.

mf2385@gmail.com: But where I'm at now at around 1.45v now is safe for 24/7 usage?
mf2385@gmail.com: I am trying to stay well below that max
mf2385@gmail.com: not touching 1.5v
Richard: Great practice. While you maintain the voltages under those numbers there
should be no problem at all.

I actually recently lowered the vcore to 1.425v level 5 load line calibration and
perfectly stable after 2 around 10 hour tests on the latest Prime95 without any
errors and highest temp on one of the cores was 69c.