will i decrease my CPU lifespan if i OC it?

[lovingGamer]

will i decrease my CPU lifespan if i OC it?

 

if yes how much then?

[MrSuperb]

will i decrease my CPU lifespan if i OC it?

 

if yes how much then?

 

yes.

 

hard to say. also depends on the oc.

[pomaranc]

Yes but if you keep it cool it will live longer than you will need it to live anyway

[Ostwind]

How much you decrease the life of the chip depends on the chip, the amount of voltage you're putting through it and the temperature you run it at. Higher temps when using high voltage will decrease the life faster.

[DimasRMDO]

You can, if you set the voltage higher it can decrease the lifespan. Depends actually, can't tell how long.

[FireFox]

Depends really, people say it'll becrease the life drastically but so long as the voltages are good and the temperature is good I wouldn't have thought it would decrease much or at all. My brother is still running his Core 2 Quad Q6600 which has been overclocked to 3.0GHz for the past 7 years and it is still running strong though she is starting to get a little old now but runs fine regardless.

 

It all depends mate.

[paprikman]

If u're in a 'safe zone' (where u have stable benchmarking in lynx or even prime), then not a lot.

But any OC will decrease CPU's lifespan. Anyways, I've had my 2500k constantly overcloked up to 4ghz for ~4 years and I was able to sell it recently, I'll give it a 4-5 life years more.

[Dabombinable]

Yes, but it depends on the voltage you use, from my understanding with Intel CPU's 1.35V is safe for a 24 hour overclock. As for AMD I don't know as I don't have much experience with them after 1998.

[MatadorZA]

Short answer: Yes.

 

Long answer: It is worth it? Well, like others have said, the decrease in lifespan is dependent on the temperature it is run at most of the time and the amount of voltage being supplied to it. 

 

I have never seen one of my own CPU's break before and they have all been overclocked. The motherboard will break (just from being used) long before the CPU will, and by then it would have been time for an upgrade anyway.

 

But like anything, running it out of it's specification will decrease its life span. If you really want 10 years out of your CPU, you might not want to not overclock it lol.

[MatadorZA]

Yes, but it depends on the voltage you use, from my understanding with Intel CPU's 1.35V is safe for a 24 hour overclock. As for AMD I don't know as I don't have much experience with them after 1998.

 

Well with every die shrink the Intel CPU's are less tolerant of overvolting. Vcore settings should not exceed the following:

-> Core 2

1st. Generation 65 Nanometer ... 1.50 Vcore

2nd Generation 45 Nanometer ... 1.40 Vcore

-> Core I

1st. Generation 45 Nanometer ... 1.40 Vcore

2nd Generation 32 Nanometer ... 1.35 Vcore

3rd Generation 22 Nanometer ... 1.30 Vcore

4th Generation 22 Nanometer ... 1.30 Vcore

 

- From Intel Temperature Guide: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1808604/intel-temperature-guide.html

[lovingGamer]

Short answer: Yes.

 

Long answer: It is worth it? Well, like others have said, the decrease in lifespan is dependent on the temperature it is run at most of the time and the amount of voltage being supplied to it. 

 

I have never seen one of my own CPU's break before and they have all been overclocked. The motherboard will break (just from being used) long before the CPU will, and by then it would have been time for an upgrade anyway.

 

But like anything, running it out of it's specification will decrease its life span. If you really want 10 years out of your CPU, you might not want to not overclock it lol.

CPU that i want to OC is g3258

and i will use it 1 full year

[NeatSquidYT]

CPU that i want to OC is g3258

and i will use it 1 full year

You'll be fine with it for 5-10 years most likely

[LarsReviews]

and intel warrenty is really good, even on OCed CPUs.

[lovingGamer]

and intel warrenty is really good, even on OCed CPUs.

What, even if i break it (by OC)

Hell yeah! Now i will OC it to 5.0Mhz (Joking!)

[MatadorZA]

What, even if i break it (by OC)

Hell yeah! Now i will OC it to 5.0Mhz (Joking!)

5MHz is an astronomical DOWNclock   If you plan on using it for only 1 year i would overclock the sh*t out of it. So yeah...go big for like 4.8GHz

[Blebekblebek]

hard to estimate

even with extreme overclock.

 

the most common hardware failure is motherboard first, and it's getting hard to get once new tech release, because it no longer produced.

you still see someone selling xeon/opteron so cheap, but with no motherboard to be found.

[typographie]

As long as the voltage and temperatures are kept safe, I don't think overclocking will reduce the CPU's lifespan in any practical or measurable way.

 

That said, I think it's easier to estimate how long human beings will live than microprocessors. I think I still have a working Motorola 68040 somewhere.

[lovingGamer]

5MHz is an astronomical DOWNclock   If you plan on using it for only 1 year i would overclock the sh*t out of it. So yeah...go big for like 4.8GHz

My mb has limit on Voltage

Here in my Bios it looks like

 

CPU Voltage Control/CPU Vcore (I believe to that is voltage)

And now CPU Vcore max i can go on it, is 1.200

 

It's limited and i want to sell this CPU later so i can buy I5