Shortened Lifespan for Overclocked CPUs?

[JaydenChris]

How much will I be shortening the lifespan of my CPU if...

I'm overclocking a P4 2.6C from 2.6 to 2.83??

 

[Megatomic]

Probably none if you don't raise your Vcore any. It's the voltage that kills the chips not the speed.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: Megatomic
Probably none if you don't raise your Vcore any. It's the voltage that kills the chips not the speed.

Unless you're one of those weirdo's who thinks CPU's are built with a certain number of clock cycles in them, and if you run it faster you use them up faster, lol.

 

[JaydenChris]

So if I'm using the Overclocking option from my Asus P4C800-Deluxe (10% OC), my CPU will survive the same amount of time as not overclocking at all?

 

[JaydenChris]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: Megatomic
Probably none if you don't raise your Vcore any. It's the voltage that kills the chips not the speed.

Unless you're one of those weirdo's who thinks CPU's are built with a certain number of clock cycles in them, and if you run it faster you use them up faster, lol.

No I think I'm a little more experience than that.

 

[Verdant]

its gonna last a good number of years no matter what... i wouldn't worry about it..

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: JaydenChris
So if I'm using the Overclocking option from my Asus P4C800-Deluxe (10% OC), my CPU will survive the same amount of time as not overclocking at all?

Does this built in overclocking option raise your Vcore or does it raise the FSB all by itself? If the Vcore stays at default then your chip will not "age" due to the overclock.

 

[JaydenChris]

Originally posted by: Megatomic

Originally posted by: JaydenChris
So if I'm using the Overclocking option from my Asus P4C800-Deluxe (10% OC), my CPU will survive the same amount of time as not overclocking at all?

Does this built in overclocking option raise your Vcore or does it raise the FSB all by itself? If the Vcore stays at default then your chip will not "age" due to the overclock.

I'll have to check. But the MB just has this option built into the Bios. And you can choose different perecentages of OC'ing. Asus calls it the AI Bios. *shrugs*

 

[Optimummind]

I think you'll fine. Even if the CPU were to die in 5 years instead of 7-10 years, you would probably upgrade your CPU and motherboard by then, right? As for me, the shortened lifespan doesn't make me worry too much since I upgrade my CPU & mobo parts about every 1 & 1/2 years anyways.