Overclocked CPU's, estimated life??? say E6400 at 3ghz?

Ye' old general discussion board. Basically, for everything that isn't covered elsewhere. Come here to shoot the breeze, shoot your mouth off, or whatever suits your fancy.
This forum is not for asking programming related questions.

Moderator: General Moderators

Post Reply
JohnLynx
Forum Newbie
Posts: 3
Joined: Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:09 am

Overclocked CPU's, estimated life??? say E6400 at 3ghz?

Post by JohnLynx »

ok so wats a Overclocked CPU's, estimated life??? say E6400 at 3ghz?

or if u want to take extream overclocking a E6400 at 3.8ghz (this is for example)so pretty much overclocked to the max while still stable how long do u think they'll last before they jst die(years,months,days?)?

so jst generally 2 questions kinda

1. ok so wats a Overclocked CPU's, estimated life for a modirate overclock say a E6400 at 3ghz

2. and second a Overclocked CPU's, estimated life for a extreame overclock max until unstable say somewhere between 3.4ghz-3.8ghz(depending on ur cpu)
User avatar
Kieran Huggins
DevNet Master
Posts: 3635
Joined: Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:14 pm
Location: Toronto, Canada
Contact:

Post by Kieran Huggins »

this is likely the wrong forum for this topic.. while I'm sure a few of us have overclocked in the past (I sure have) you'll probably get a better response on an overclocking or hardware forum.

Generally: I don't overclock anymore. The extra 10% isn't worth it to me - I'll just buy a faster proc/whatever if I need it.
User avatar
jayshields
DevNet Resident
Posts: 1912
Joined: Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:11 pm
Location: Leeds/Manchester, England

Post by jayshields »

I've never overclocked. Although I tried it once with my graphics card and it instantly became unstable. My case isn't cool enough, mainly because of 3 HDD's and poor air flow. I'd rather keep my warranty and have stable components :)

On topic: it's extremely difficult to estimate the lifetime of a normal, unoverclocked componenent; nevermind one you've tampered with. It depends on alot of different things. I don't think you'll find a good answer to your question on any forum.
Post Reply