If I overclock, how long will my cpu last?

[Naths]

Have the ff. config:

Duron 800 w/ Thermaltake Volcano 6cu+
Epox 8KHA+
128MB PC Chips (Nanya chips) DDR Memory
20Gb Maxtor Diamond Max Plus.
300 Watts generic Power supply
Aureal Vortex 2 Super Quad

If I overclock my CPU to 950Mhz, have any idea how long will my cpu last if i use it everyday?
I can overclock it up to 950 by boosting voltage to 1.85Volts.

When no overclocked (800 Mhz), I got a reading of 41Celcius. Is AMD really this hot?

 

[imgod2u]

There are no guarantees and it depends on which CPU, but generally, ocing out of spec'll cut your processor life down to about 3-5 years.

 

[Spook]

you have to realize that its heat that kills a processor. And today's processors are very hot. So, Its all about getting the heat off the processor, so you can run it as fast as you can get it. So, a better heat sync helps. Also, more volatge, and higher clock rates will consume more power, and thus create a hotter chip. Its up to you, but I generally try to overclock if I can, and I haven't lost a processor to overclocking yet... but then My processors don't stay around here for 3 years to test the theory either....

 

[lenjack]

It will probably last as long as you want it to...which means until you upgrade to a faster one. Go for it.

 

[Mitzi]

It will probably last as long as you want it to...which means until you upgrade to a faster one. Go for it.

Gotta agree with that - overclocked or not overclocked chances are your CPU will still be working perfectly when you dump it to upgrade.