What are the chances of failure?

[Corey0808]

I've been reading up on how people are overcloking the AthlonXP 2500+ with no problems. I was thinking about doing it myself. I have one big question though. What is the lifespan of a heavily overclocked Barton 2500+ processor? Is it smart to do? Thanks for the help..

 

[SinfulWeeper]

ahh chances of failure as in a successful OC.... Thats a 50-50 type of thing. As for phsical damage from OC'ing. Thats debatable. But I always upgrade before they die anyway

 

[Soulkeeper]

as long as you don't raise your vcore above like 1.8v you shouldn't have to worry
I keep mine between default and like 1.75v if I can

as far as lifespan goes it should be about the same as most other cpu's out there when overclocked

 

[beatle]

Welcome to the forums, Corey0808. Have no fear! Like Soulkeeper and SinfulWeeper said, just keep your voltages out of the sky and the chip will be obsolete before it frys.

 

[jar5tyle]

Originally posted by: Soulkeeper
as long as you don't raise your vcore above like 1.8v you shouldn't have to worry
I keep mine between default and like 1.75v if I can

as far as lifespan goes it should be about the same as most other cpu's out there when overclocked

Yep, just keep your vcore as low as you can go until you jeapordize stability... people have been going past 1.8, but I'd stay under 1.8 if you can....
Also, get some really good ram, and you should have no problems getting a really nice overclock

 

[VisableAssassin]

Originally posted by: Soulkeeper
as long as you don't raise your vcore above like 1.8v you shouldn't have to worry
I keep mine between default and like 1.75v if I can

as far as lifespan goes it should be about the same as most other cpu's out there when overclocked

thats a little low. myself i wont go above 2.075v on the bartons AMD flat out states .5v over stock is the max the chip can handle which means 2.15v...thatsjust insain tho
currently im runnin 1.9v and ive got an older 2500+ (very very first shipment newegg got) whcih is running at 1.975v and its about to hit 7 months with no problems.
now on air cooling i wont go above 1.85v no matter what since im on water now ill go 2.075v but i have yet to hit that high

 

[jiffylube1024]

Myself I stick to the stock 1.65V on the 2500+. I was running mine undervolted for awhile - 1.575V @ 2.0 Ghz (which is still overclocked). The 2500+ is a great chip! Right now I'm doing 2.2 Ghz (3200+) @ 1.65V.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: VisableAssassin

Originally posted by: Soulkeeper
as long as you don't raise your vcore above like 1.8v you shouldn't have to worry
I keep mine between default and like 1.75v if I can

as far as lifespan goes it should be about the same as most other cpu's out there when overclocked

thats a little low. myself i wont go above 2.075v on the bartons AMD flat out states .5v over stock is the max the chip can handle which means 2.15v...thatsjust insain tho
currently im runnin 1.9v and ive got an older 2500+ (very very first shipment newegg got) whcih is running at 1.975v and its about to hit 7 months with no problems.
now on air cooling i wont go above 1.85v no matter what since im on water now ill go 2.075v but i have yet to hit that high

its a ticking time bomb, whe will it blow?!?!?

 

[VisableAssassin]

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: VisableAssassin

Originally posted by: Soulkeeper
as long as you don't raise your vcore above like 1.8v you shouldn't have to worry
I keep mine between default and like 1.75v if I can

as far as lifespan goes it should be about the same as most other cpu's out there when overclocked

thats a little low. myself i wont go above 2.075v on the bartons AMD flat out states .5v over stock is the max the chip can handle which means 2.15v...thatsjust insain tho
currently im runnin 1.9v and ive got an older 2500+ (very very first shipment newegg got) whcih is running at 1.975v and its about to hit 7 months with no problems.
now on air cooling i wont go above 1.85v no matter what since im on water now ill go 2.075v but i have yet to hit that high

its a ticking time bomb, whe will it blow?!?!?

itll probably blow in about 2 years or so.
hell even if it dies in a year they will be cheap enough to replace with no worries. now the 2500 im currently running is 1.9v about 2 months old once it dies ill let ya know the time of death so everyone can stop freaking out about going over 1.8v.......again ill restate 2.0v or higher is getting in the pretty insane area

 

[0roo0roo]

assuming its not baking to death in a case with nothing but a psu fan.. it'll be fine.


life span is 15 years by manufacturer at default. if you even quarter it.. who gives a cr@p[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] by thetime it dies it'll be worth less then a happy meal.

even chips i left in foam lined cases with lousy ventilation have lasted past 2 years. they haven't died yet.,..its just that they get upgraded

 

[Corey0808]

Ok I'm glad people are responding to this post. I think I'm going to go with it. I'm going to stay under 1.8v though.. Now the question is.. I'm going to buy a new HSF and I picked out a Thermaltake Silent Boost because it seemed like it gave a good performance per noise ratio, Plus it would fit on the motherboard I was looking at. Anybody have any decent HSF combinations that aren't loud as hell?