Simviation Forum - Hi -- does overclocking shorten life?

Jun 26^th, 2008 at 2:24pm

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Hi,

my E6600 is overclocked from 2400 to 3300 and has been so for 18 months. Its operating temp is 49 - 50 c in the summer full load and 39 winter / part load.

Is it worth cooling it further ?

Would it make the chip last longer if I did?

Is it okay as it is? (it is rock-solid)

Intel suggest 39 c is best top temp for this chippy.

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Reply #1 - Jun 26^th, 2008 at 11:02pm

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There are experts here who will add to this, or scold me.. lol Huh

Those temps are more than fine...

As far as overclocking and CPU life, does it really matter ?

Say for example you cut it from 6 to 3 years. If you're an overclocker, you're concerned enough about performance to be upgrading in 3 years anyway. And even if you kill it and end up buying two, the replacement CPU will be a fraction of what you paid for the original, so it still works out better than paying for the faster processor to begin with..

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Reply #2 - Jun 27^th, 2008 at 3:32am

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Max temperature for a Q6600 is over 60 degrees C for all revisions - not 37 C.

I doubt you'll shorten life much as long as you're bellow 1.5 volts.

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Reply #3 - Jun 27^th, 2008 at 2:16pm

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Thanks - I was worrying for nothing then. Just I am very pleased with the computer for flying and don't want to strangle it while young.

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Reply #4 - Jul 20^th, 2008 at 7:57pm

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Brett_Henderson wrote on Jun 26^th, 2008 at 11:02pm:

There are experts here who will add to this, or scold me.. lol Huh

Those temps are more than fine...

As far as overclocking and CPU life, does it really matter ?

Say for example you cut it from 6 to 3 years. If you're an overclocker, you're concerned enough about performance to be upgrading in 3 years anyway. And even if you kill it and end up buying two, the replacement CPU will be a fraction of what you paid for the original, so it still works out better than paying for the faster processor to begin with..

That's well said.

I would just add that most hardware is somewhat "under clocked" by default because it is not known what kind of cooling the hardware will have.

So. if you have adequate cooling, you can usually cloock higher.
How high depends on the hardware in question of course.

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