7870 overclock

[DSD27]

I have an asus  7870.

I wonder if I do an overclock to the "maximum that most people can get from this card", how much lifetime I will be taking from her?

[Nasirdude3211]

No one can tell you the life span of a computer part. All parts are going to fail sooner or later.  Once again no one can tell you this. We can only guess. I have an old 4850 and its overclocked pretty high and its starting to choke out on me. But i would guess your taking a year or two off your card if it gets real hot all the time.

[OneGun]

 

I have an asus  7870.

I wonder if I do an overclock to the "maximum that most people can get from this card", how much lifetime I will be taking from her?

 

As long as you keep the temps down you will be fine..Is that card voltage unlocked?

[DSD27]

yes, the voltage is unlocked. Im using gpu tweak.

I use msi kombustor for burn test, the card is at 79/80º C full load 1920x1080.

[DSD27]

No one can tell you the life span of a computer part. All parts are going to fail sooner or later. Once again no one can tell you this. We can only guess. I have an old 4850 and its overclocked pretty high and its starting to choke out on me. But i would guess your taking a year or two off your card if it gets real hot all the time.

I know it's impossible to say exactly how long, I wanted to know an idea. So.. about 1 or 2 years. So we can assume .. instead of lasting 5/6 years, will lasts 3 or 4?