Question about overclocking

[Janne-71]

Hi, i was thinking the other day, by overclocking cpu and cpu, do i reduce the life of my hardware. I have 6600k overclocked to 4.6ghz (1,29v). Temps seem to be under 65c except one core near 70c while gaming so i think they are ok. But still, will this overclocking reduce the life of my cpu? I would think it still lasts 10 years atleast? I probably want to update ...maybe 3 or 4 years from now.

[Nate152]

Hi Janne-71

Overclocking can reduce the life of your cpu or degrade it where you will start needing more voltage for the same speed. Intel says max temp of 64c but if you keep below 70c your cpu will last a long time.

How long? Noone really knows but it will last you until it's time to upgrade again. You're well under the max voltage of 1.52v so temp is your only concern, the more you run it out of spec the faster it will degrade or die.

[Janne-71]

Yep well, it seems to be quite popular to overclock and motherboards like mine (rog hero viii) and 6600k cpu are really built overclocking in mind i think it lasts as long as i need it to last :P.

[Arne_Saknussemm]

As I always say, overclocking will make your stuff last longer...since you will keep it longer if its performance is good.

This, if you overclock it intelligently...find the sweet spot where performance/volt is best before it turns the corner. If you OC ba**s to the wall, current will kill your CPU sooner of course.

:cool:

[Janne-71]

I think 4.6ghz is the sweet spot for me, i tried 4.7 but i had to add voltage too much for my taste. Like 4.6 is 1.29v, i had to raise voltage almost to 1.4v with 4.7ghz. And it is not worth it performance wise.

[Chino]

I would think that running anything out of specifications will cause some kind of degradation. But no one can say for sure how much. Popular belief has it that there is a higher chance of you upgrading your CPU before it actually dies on you.