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Does overclocking a cpu shorten its lifespan...

Flakk

Senior member
Does O/Cing a CPU shorten it's lifespan? (or even the lifespan of ram if you o/c the fsb or something?) Just curious.. i hear of all the benefits of overclocking for "free" speed gains, but is there a life-span cost in the long run? Thanks
 
Does O/Cing a CPU shorten it's lifespan?
Yes depending on high you go ...maybe you'll lose a year form say 8 to 7...so what that CPU goimng to be worth 7 years from now?
 
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