Will FSB oc'ing decrease the life of a cpu and/or the pc?

[bramdo]

Hi,

since i have a new system (cf signature) i want to take care a bit.

But just by increasing the fsb (and get for example 7X333) for my Duo E6320 I get 1000 + scores in 3dmark 06 and other benchmark gains, leaving the vcore at stock.
I decreased the ramm settings after doing this to keep them running at 833 mhz (pc 6400).
The articles i've read mention mostly the e6320 at running stable at +3ghz en my ramms were tested at 1000 mhz.

So my question is, is this dangerous since I don't wan't to blow up (litteraly) my pc/budget.

thank you and it's fun
Bram

 

[MarcVenice]

It does decrease the life expectancy, even when the temperature stays normal, because temperature isn't the only factor. The thing to consider is, how long do you want your cpu to last you ? 10 years ? Then OC-ing might be a bad idea If you're fine with it running for 3-4 years, then OC-ing especially at moderate levels, should be fine.

This is what I've heard and read here and there though, if someone can come up with tests or the views of experts on this subject I would be delighted so to speak.

 

[dguy6789]

As long as your temps are fine and you don't raise the voltage, a small overclock like that should not really affect the life of your machine. Edit: I am speaking realistically. If you want your machine to last 10-20 years, don't overclock it.

 

[Lonyo]

Not in any way that will particularly affect you in the long term AFAIK.
It may halve your CPU's life span, but it will almost certainly still last for as long as you plan to use it (years), assuming you don't let it run too hot, or use too much voltage, voltage as stock seems OK, but make sure to keep it cool.

 

[bramdo]

hi,

it's a relief since i'm not planning to use this setup for 10 years (especially not when i started to read this forum ).
What I do want is to use it for 1 year in current setup and replace the cpu and the ramms with penryn and ddr3 since my motherboard supports it.
So, am i making the right conclusion that for example 333*7 for my e6320 at stock voltage won't damage other components (like mb, graphic cards)?

thanks
Bram

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: bramdo
So, am i making the right conclusion that for example 333*7 for my e6320 at stock voltage won't damage other components (like mb, graphic cards)?

thanks
Bram

Yes, you could run much faster than that, as a matter of fact. 7x400/401 wouldn't hurt anything, either, if you found out how to make your RAM run 1:1 (the same speed as your FSB, in other words).

 

[jenny101]

It will work fine for ages if you can provide sufficient cooling. my old athlonxp 2000+ is overclocked at 2.2ghz and it's stable. (over 3 years)

 

[jpeyton]

It lowers the life span by 27.384%.

 

[poohbear]

is there any evidence of it running 10 years? i mean, overclocking was'nt even mainstream 10 years ago.

 

[swtethan]

i wanna keep my computer for at least 20 years

 

[Nathelion]

What's usually said around here is that CPUs have a designed lifetime of 30 yrs.

 

[aatf510]

Originally posted by: bramdo
What I do want is to use it for 1 year in current setup and replace the cpu and the ramms with penryn and ddr3 since my motherboard supports it.

You motherboard supports both DDR2 and DDR3?

 

[Cybercraig]

Well, in 2004 I built a 478 Northwood with a 3.0 P-4 clocked at 3.6ghz on an Abit IS7 mb. I ran it for 2 years before giving it to my sister-in-law last year. I wanted the memory out of it so I put in some PC3500 and clocked it at 3.2ghz. It has never burped. It still runs flawlessly. My back-up is an XP-2500 clocked at 2.1ghz on an Abit NF7-S that I built in 2003. These days I just can't imagine not overclocking a little. It just saves so much money!

 

[dandragonrage]

I would say that it would only affect the lifespan if temperatures go up, but I'm not an EE/ECE guy.

 

[bramdo]

Originally posted by: toattett

Originally posted by: bramdo
What I do want is to use it for 1 year in current setup and replace the cpu and the ramms with penryn and ddr3 since my motherboard supports it.

You motherboard supports both DDR2 and DDR3?

Yes it does, the Gigabute p35c-ds3 has 4 ddr2 slots and two ddr3 slots. If I find (within a year) decent ddr3 memory it will fit.

Greetz
Bram

 

[brencat]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
It lowers the life span by 27.384%.

LOL :laugh:

As you can probably see by now bramdo, your OCed CPU will likely outlast its usefulness to you by a country mile. We may not see a series that OC's as well as the C2D for a long time, and it would be a shame to miss out on all the fun while it's here. So I say make that thing scream...balls to the wall! (but be sure to keep the load temp under 65C).

 

[bramdo]

Dear Brencat,

I will and your balls to the walls do remind me of some excellent metal songs (which i also like )
What I don't seem to find in the bios is the 1:1 setting for the ramms to work synced to the fsb of the cpu. Also no ddr timing settings are available?

A clue of what this can be...?
Bram

 

[Estrella]

the overclockers mantra is as follows:

By the time I bust it I will already be buying a new one.

 

[bryanW1995]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
It lowers the life span by 27.384%.

I believe that it is 27.385%, acutally.

Look at your motherboard's book. It should tell you how to get into bios and make changes.