hey everyone,
So i have had a 1.1ghz T bird and an ASUS A7V since that was the latest and greatest, I have been planning on upgrading for about a month. I have everything except the mobo and CPU.
I have been waiting on the Conroes to come out, even though its tempting to just get an X2 cause its burning a hole in my pocket =P
I was eyeing the 6300 or 6400 due to cost. After reading AT's review for the OCing i was wondering if it would be something reasonable for me.
I don't upgrade often as you see. And i plan on having this rig last me a good 3-4 years. My question mainly is. Can an OC'd cpu maintain long term integrity like that, for many many years?I have no clue what strain it puts on the mobo as well or anything like that. Im just curious what the risk are, I dont wanna break anything before its due. As i dont upgrade often i want this to last as long as possible. I'm not too familiar with the consequences or how the life expectency differentiates with this stuff.
So if i were to get a 6300 could i put it at like 2.5ghz and have it run 24/7 for 4 years?
also i know a big selection in this is the mobo. Its not in my budget to get a P5W-DH, and i dont plan on needing SLI anyways.
So i was thinking of getting the Gigabyte DS3 board thats a better 144, but i have no idea if that is good enough quality to maintain an OC'd cpu for a long time.
thanks for any insight
So i have had a 1.1ghz T bird and an ASUS A7V since that was the latest and greatest, I have been planning on upgrading for about a month. I have everything except the mobo and CPU.
I have been waiting on the Conroes to come out, even though its tempting to just get an X2 cause its burning a hole in my pocket =P
I was eyeing the 6300 or 6400 due to cost. After reading AT's review for the OCing i was wondering if it would be something reasonable for me.
I don't upgrade often as you see. And i plan on having this rig last me a good 3-4 years. My question mainly is. Can an OC'd cpu maintain long term integrity like that, for many many years?I have no clue what strain it puts on the mobo as well or anything like that. Im just curious what the risk are, I dont wanna break anything before its due. As i dont upgrade often i want this to last as long as possible. I'm not too familiar with the consequences or how the life expectency differentiates with this stuff.
So if i were to get a 6300 could i put it at like 2.5ghz and have it run 24/7 for 4 years?
also i know a big selection in this is the mobo. Its not in my budget to get a P5W-DH, and i dont plan on needing SLI anyways.
So i was thinking of getting the Gigabyte DS3 board thats a better 144, but i have no idea if that is good enough quality to maintain an OC'd cpu for a long time.
thanks for any insight
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