Celeron's life spawn

[DarkKing1]

ok,so i have a celeron 600.
If i want it to be 100% stable at 1008,i need to set the voltage at 1,9v
When it is at 1g and 1,9v,it never heats up over 40 celsius.Maybe 41 max..
My question is: would it last,lets say,one year at that voltage/temperature?

 

[Zucchini]

Hm i thought cpu's from intel were rated up to 80c😛 something insane, anyhow, i run at 2.0v... its been almost a year i think🙂 Who cares anyways, the things are so @%@#% cheap.

 

[Jonny]

My buddy's had his 366 at 550 for too long to remember! Well over 2 years I would think. That thing is completly stable.

 

[Howard]

Life span? 🙂

 

[Von Ribbentrop]

Read somewhere that overclocking cuts the processor's life in half. Intel rates it's processors for 10 years. Of course the more agressive the overclock, the shorter the life span. Who knows for sure, though. When it dies, it dies.

 

[Lord Evermore]

Changing the processor's speed has absolutely no effect on the life span of the processor. All processors come off the same wafers regardless of speed, and it's the quality of the particular die during testing that determines its speed. Also many that are marked as one speed are actually good enough to go higher, but the manufacturer marks them lower in order to satisfy demand for slower, lower cost processors.

Increasing the VOLTAGE of the core however does decrease the life span slightly. As long as it is running stable, it should be fine for a long time. If you have occasional glitches, then that is a sign that the voltage may be too much, or that it's simply not a good enough core to run at that high a clock speed.

Normal processor life span is probably about 10 years. If you increase the voltage to just barely where it's needed to remain stable, but it doesn't fry the processor, then you'll probably be good for a year at least.

 

[Slacker]

My c366@566 has been going 24/7 for almost two years at 2.3 volts no problem so far 🙂

 

[Mustanggt]

Wont last that long if the durons keep getting better.

 

[Zucchini]

Then again why bother with duron when athlons are so cheap😛 Durons a waste with such a small price dif.

 

[DarkKing1]

well...from 2 to 2.3v..thats 15% extra voltage
In my box...1.5 to 1.9 thats 27% !!!