BonzaiDuck
Lifer
Just a footnote to my previous thoughts about this.
With stock settings on a "turbo" processor, one relies on Intel to warranty reliability. By exceeding the spec speed even with "reasonable" voltage, you are relying on yourself.
I might rely on myself to overclock my system for whatever use I have for it. I wouldn't rely on somebody else, although some custom-game-system OEMs sell OC'd systems, so I assume they provide a level of "assurance."
But you can spread the risk around, or sequester it. As someone said, just get a modestly-powered system for business use only, and if the business use demands greater power, you simply run a top-end processor at its stock settings. In my case, I've overclocked both systems. The second one was a replacement for a configuration fitting that inexpensive stock "business profile." But if they're both passing my stress-tests and seem to be trouble-free, maybe I'm spreading around the risk. I'll have to ponder that some more.
The only data I've ever lost is the data I forgot to copy from 5.25" floppies before I got rid of the last such floppy-drive I had. Or -- when moving from an older system to a newer one -- I forgot to copy over a folder of OC screenies and similar things I wanted to save.
With stock settings on a "turbo" processor, one relies on Intel to warranty reliability. By exceeding the spec speed even with "reasonable" voltage, you are relying on yourself.
I might rely on myself to overclock my system for whatever use I have for it. I wouldn't rely on somebody else, although some custom-game-system OEMs sell OC'd systems, so I assume they provide a level of "assurance."
But you can spread the risk around, or sequester it. As someone said, just get a modestly-powered system for business use only, and if the business use demands greater power, you simply run a top-end processor at its stock settings. In my case, I've overclocked both systems. The second one was a replacement for a configuration fitting that inexpensive stock "business profile." But if they're both passing my stress-tests and seem to be trouble-free, maybe I'm spreading around the risk. I'll have to ponder that some more.
The only data I've ever lost is the data I forgot to copy from 5.25" floppies before I got rid of the last such floppy-drive I had. Or -- when moving from an older system to a newer one -- I forgot to copy over a folder of OC screenies and similar things I wanted to save.
