Does overclocking damage a CPU if done properly?

[Collinator24]

Hello, I recently overclocked my 9700k @ 5.0Ghz, and it stays at about 30-40 degrees C idle and usually doesn't go over 80 degrees in almost any scenario. Is this going to reduce the lifespan of my CPU that much?

[Wolly9102]

Just now, Collinator24 said:

Hello, I recently overclocked my 9700k @ 5.0Ghz, and it stays at about 30-40 degrees C idle and usually doesn't go over 80 degrees in almost any scenario. Is this going to reduce the lifespan of my CPU that much?

No. 80 degrees isn't that high anyway

[Collinator24]

Thanks, Just Checking For My Own Sanity

[Wolly9102]

7 minutes ago, Collinator24 said:

Thanks, Just Checking For My Own Sanity

NP only 3 things kill CPU's

 

1 (too) high temperature in excess of 100 degrees Celsius

2 (too) high voltages

3 short circuit

[Ashiella]

7 minutes ago, Wolly9102 said:

NP only 3 things kill CPU's

 

1 (too) high temperature in excess of 100 degrees Celsius

2 (too) high voltages

3 short circuit

Actually, a high temperature IS 80c.
Most people who overclock tend to not wanna get anywhere near it, and 70-75 is a hard limit, any more and it could significantly reduce the chips lifespan.

As for the high voltage, unless you constantly supply 1.6v or higher then for the most part, if your temperatures are in check, you should be good.

Not sure how you'd short your cpu, maybe with a faulty mobo or a dying power supply going straight through the shitty boards VRM

[Ashiella]

19 minutes ago, Collinator24 said:

Thanks, Just Checking For My Own Sanity

If you have not delidded your cpu yet, and you want it to last as long as possible and dont mind maintenance every few months (4 or so) then I recommend delidding and using Liquid metal (If youre daring) or some non-conductive paste, anything is better than intels TIM. Another test you could do is see if you can spin your cpu like a tabletop, or see if it is uneven in any other way, you can use sandpaper to even the surface out and get better contact between the heatsink and the cpu, thus lower temps.

[Collinator24]

I'm not really looking to delid my 9700k atm. I forgot a made a separate thread about this, but in my opinion, I think an absolute max temp of 80 is fine and I would dial it back if it went to 85, as 80 is the highest I have seen it. It usually stays at ~78c max load. see (

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[Collinator24]

In addition to that, it goes up to like 60 degrees in r6, which is the most CPU intensive game I own

[Mister Woof]

4 hours ago, Ashiella said:

Actually, a high temperature IS 80c.
Most people who overclock tend to not wanna get anywhere near it, and 70-75 is a hard limit, any more and it could significantly reduce the chips lifespan.

As for the high voltage, unless you constantly supply 1.6v or higher then for the most part, if your temperatures are in check, you should be good.

Not sure how you'd short your cpu, maybe with a faulty mobo or a dying power supply going straight through the shitty boards VRM

80 isn't that hot.

 

Most mobile CPUs are teetering on the edge of thermal throttling and are way above that. And they are generally fine.

 

Current does more to hurt CPUs than an 80c spike.

[Ashiella]

1 hour ago, Plutosaurus said:

80 isn't that hot.

 

Most mobile CPUs are teetering on the edge of thermal throttling and are way above that. And they are generally fine.

 

Current does more to hurt CPUs than an 80c spike.

80c being pro-longed. Current or Voltage? I'm sure you mean voltage.

[krysta24]

80C is bad if it normally runs this hot, but if it's maximum hit under sustained synthetic workload. I wouldn't worry about it because you will be running at those temps rarely if ever 

[xg32]

80C under 1.4v wouldn't "damage" the cpu, but running it 24/7 load might degrade it over time. I wouldn't worry about it though. In theory if i had to run a 9700k/9900k on full load 24/7 i'd do it on 1.1v 4.5 for efficiency (electric bills).

[Collinator24]

Yeah no, I almost never put it under synthetic load and the most intensive thing I do is render with sony vegas and that only brings temps to a max of 62 degrees  Also, @krysta24 The maximum temp I have seen is 80C, and I haven't seen it go back to it personally. I am not running 80C prolong, to clear up some things. The max I usually see is about 63 degrees. I saw 80 in synthetic benchmarks and then it went down when the fan curve detected 80C. tjmaxx temps for this chip is 100C so I don't think it's really an issue. and watching YouTube only gives me 40C which is usually what I do the most. 

[Collinator24]

The maximum temp I have seen in gaming is 72 degrees.

[Collinator24]

Normal gaming temp is at ~63 degrees which I think is fine