psh1ft Posted March 8, 2004 Posted March 8, 2004 What would be people's opinion of how high they can raise the vcore (for higher fsb) before they begin limiting the life of the hardware? I'm currently at 1.85 vcore, air-cooled to below-50 full-load, in order to make my high fsb stable. Am I limiting the life of the processor..? Cheers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted March 8, 2004 Posted March 8, 2004 Yes.....but a CPU is designed to last approx 10 years... AFAIK... will you keep the same CPU for 10 years? If you even take 50% of the life off, you are still getting a CPU to last a good long time.... I run 1.9v 24/7 but this is on water and never gets over 40c... Heat is more of an enemy....IMHO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted March 8, 2004 Posted March 8, 2004 Yep, my thoughts exactly. High voltages certainly cut the cpu's life span down, but even then it will last MUCH longer than I'm ever going to actually use it. As long as your temps are fine, then you can keep the vcore high. The is NOT so for P4 chips, though. They tend to spontaneously die above 1.75V or so. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psh1ft Posted March 10, 2004 Posted March 10, 2004 So, at 1.85 vcore, air-cooled under 50, this processor'll still be kickin' it two years down the line..? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeman74 Posted March 10, 2004 Posted March 10, 2004 you planning on using the chip that long lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted March 10, 2004 Posted March 10, 2004 So, at 1.85 vcore, air-cooled under 50, this processor'll still be kickin' it two years down the line..? I won't gaurantee anything! Nor will the CPU manufacturer when running over stock... BUT, I run 1.9v 24/7 with water..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psh1ft Posted March 10, 2004 Posted March 10, 2004 Heh... naw, I prob'ly won't be using this 2 years from now, but it'd be nice to have it around, eh? Hmm... I'm not looking for a guarantee, more like a 'safe-assumption'? It's a barton 2500 @ 220 x 11, I'm idling around 35, peaking at full-load around 42. As cool as some water setups I've seen... How high're you going at 1.9? Personally, I'm happy to leave it. I'm sure it's not going to die too soon, but I don't have too much o/c'ing experience so I was looking for a second opinion. Leave it or knock it down a notch? C'mon, don't be shy! No-one's gonna get flamed for helping me screw my processor! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardd Posted March 10, 2004 Posted March 10, 2004 I think OCing is the best, I mean I agree that vcore cut the cpu life, but really I change pc every 2-3 years, so even though if I want to sell my cpu it would be so cheap that i dont wanna do it. B) , so USE YOUR CPU TO THE LIMITS!!! When its broken then buy a new one. YEAH. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted March 10, 2004 Posted March 10, 2004 (edited) at 1.9v...it never goes over 40c in the socket and rarely over 33c or so at the diode..... at full load (folding 24/7) and safe assumption? Hmm..you can safely assume that your CPU will run a good long time and still be under warranty if you leave it stock.... as soon as you change anything.... you must be prepared that the system could die in 5 minutes or 5 years.... always have good backups and understand the risks Edited March 10, 2004 by exeter_acres Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psh1ft Posted March 10, 2004 Posted March 10, 2004 Not 24/7, but long enough for the heat to build up. I expect most people assume, when they're overclocking, that they're not going to immediately wipe out the hardware or else they'd never do it... well, maybe as some sort of sadistic amusement for the wealthy elite, frying processors on limo bonnets down dark, dingy alleys. Uhm... Yeah... That whole '5 minutes or 5 years' thing's kinda discouraging. Surely it doesn't become a random process once stock's been passed? You're not gonna say one way or the other, eh? Maybe I should be listening to ol' Eddie D 'ere, heh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravy Posted March 10, 2004 Posted March 10, 2004 i would like to know how many people have had cpu's die on them after being oc'd and how high oc'd and after how long did it die, and did it go all at once or start slowing down, etc............ i can't say i have seen anyone post saying that their cpu finally died after being oc'd after 5 yrs....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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