How much strain does OCing put on your mobo?

[fd9]

I plan on purchasing a DS3L mobo + e4500 (stock 2.2) + freezer 7 pro and overclock no more than 2.8 (stock voltage). How much strain would that put on the DS3L mobo, and would it that mobo be able to last 5 - 10 years? How long would the mobo last if I didn't overclock at all?

Also, kind of a side question - what do you usually do with your old CPU's when you upgrade? Much luck selling them on eBay?

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Dunno if anyone wants to keep a 10 year old PC. Is Pentium 133 useful in today's environment? That board should be able to get that CPU up to it's maximum speed.

I donate mine to less fortunate children after removing the HDD.

 

[fd9]

Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal
Dunno if anyone wants to keep a 10 year old PC. Is Pentium 133 useful in today's environment? That board should be able to get that CPU up to it's maximum speed.

I donate mine to less fortunate children after removing the HDD.

The CPU I would only keep for a few years. The mobo I would like to keep for 5 - 10 years.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Good luck finding a replacement CPU for a 5 year old board.

 

[fd9]

Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal
Good luck finding a replacement CPU for a 5 year old board.

Really? You don't think dual core and quad core will be around in five years?

 

[kentsfield]

Even if they do the socket (775) might change and you will no longer have support for new cpus.

 

[manimal]

In 5 years the paradigm of computing will have shifted to something that would make our current systems seem victorian. Thats not to say you wont find a use for the older hardware. I use older hardware to run smoothwall and hide pcs in closets running media center tied into my gigabit LAN in the home feeding music and videos into all the rooms in the house including the kitchen.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

thats comparable to trying to find a 2003 AMD S754 CPU today. doable, but very rare. same for a 2003 intel P4 S478..

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: fd9

Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal
Good luck finding a replacement CPU for a 5 year old board.

Really? You don't think dual core and quad core will be around in five years?

how about this in perspective.

Earily LGA775 boards which could take Pentium D, can not take C2D.

New LGA775 boards take C2D and Pentium D


Timeframe between the two revisions is about 2yrs. And thats just looking at same socket.


NVIDIA 680i, CANT take Penryn from what im hearing.


Usually you only keep your board as long as you have warrenty. After that, there should be much better boards on the market, or a completely different platform.

 

[fd9]

This is a bit off-topic now, but what do you guys do with your old hardware? Sell it on eBay? Toss it? Donate it? Do you guys sell the whole machine and buy a new one from scratch, or do you just keep upgrading components as you go?

 

[s1d3way]

i gave mine to the people who need it.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: fd9

Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal
Good luck finding a replacement CPU for a 5 year old board.

Really? You don't think dual core and quad core will be around in five years?

It's rare to find any good boards for S939 now. At least new/retail.