G glennxx1 Member Jun 6, 2008 #1 when you overclock your cpu, what exactly are you doing? what effects a cpu's life? with proper cooling would one cpu that runs at 2.6 ghz normally get more life opposed to one OC'd to 3 ghz?
when you overclock your cpu, what exactly are you doing? what effects a cpu's life? with proper cooling would one cpu that runs at 2.6 ghz normally get more life opposed to one OC'd to 3 ghz?
Geoff VIP Member Jun 6, 2008 #2 It's really the increased voltage that shortens the life span, but in all honestly if it's just a mild overclock I doubt you will have that CPU still when it does eventually die, non-mechanical devices take a long time to stop functioning.
It's really the increased voltage that shortens the life span, but in all honestly if it's just a mild overclock I doubt you will have that CPU still when it does eventually die, non-mechanical devices take a long time to stop functioning.
Shane Super Moderator Staff member Jun 6, 2008 #3 alot of the C2D cpus can overclock quite far on stock voltage and that what i love about them,even some people undervolt them
alot of the C2D cpus can overclock quite far on stock voltage and that what i love about them,even some people undervolt them
