So as not to hijack this thread, I thought I'd start a new one... sort of a poll only without the multiple choice.
In short, have you ever significantly degraded or killed a CPU by overclocking and, if so, what were the circumstances?* I'm not really looking for examples of flagrant idiocy but go ahead and share those too (for comic relief if nothing else).
I'm more interested in how common it is for a stable, 24/7 overclock to have issues down the road, say past the 3 year mark. Back in the day, I ran a OC'd Celeron 300A for nearly 8 years and it never missed a beat. Just wonder how feasible that is today or if anyone even keeps a rig that long (other than me)?
*By circumstances, we'll take as a given that temps were under control. I'm curious about things like C-states, Speedstep, esoteric voltage parameters and timings, load line calibration, etc. and how you think they may or may not have contributed to diminishing your processor and bringing an end to your fun.
In short, have you ever significantly degraded or killed a CPU by overclocking and, if so, what were the circumstances?* I'm not really looking for examples of flagrant idiocy but go ahead and share those too (for comic relief if nothing else).
I'm more interested in how common it is for a stable, 24/7 overclock to have issues down the road, say past the 3 year mark. Back in the day, I ran a OC'd Celeron 300A for nearly 8 years and it never missed a beat. Just wonder how feasible that is today or if anyone even keeps a rig that long (other than me)?
*By circumstances, we'll take as a given that temps were under control. I'm curious about things like C-states, Speedstep, esoteric voltage parameters and timings, load line calibration, etc. and how you think they may or may not have contributed to diminishing your processor and bringing an end to your fun.
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