If you have sufficient cooling, voltage, etc. on a overclocked CPU would it still loose lifespan and why?

Answer 1

You are asking the CPU to do more than it was designed for. The reason why you would need a more sufficient cooling system would be because deep inside the CPU you are generating more heat (great that you are releasing that heat once it is generated -- but again, think about WHY you need to have a better cooling solution in the first place).

Having said that. How much lifespan you are actually taking off can be a big factor in wether or not you should OC your CPU. Ok, you overclock the cpu and take a year off of it's life ...... it's life of 15 years... do you think you will still have the same CPU in 15 years? (numbers are just guessed, but the idea is the same -- the amount of life you take off the cpu versus how long you intend to actually use the CPU).

If you figure you get a new CPU every few years (as that is the trend with computers as of late) then really if you are properly cooling the CPU the question "who cares?" comes to mind.

On the other hand, CPU performance is so high right now that there is generally minimal need to overclock the processor at all. Generally the only reason to OC would be for hobby reasons or for bragging rights. If you are looking to gain more performance for games, the video card is the first place to look. -- but thats getting off topic--

Answer 2

without understanding what CPU you have, there's no thank you to tell what a "risk-free" voltage is. specific, lowering the voltage will cool it down. appropriate suggestion is to incrementally decrease the voltage by utilising 0.a million V and restart. Run memtest86 for no less than a million/2 an hour and in case you get no errors, you may desire to be stable to circulate. proceed this till you get errors and then bump the voltage lower back up a pair of notches. additionally, see you later as you have sufficient cooling, upping the voltage is in simple terms no longer a topic. while you're utilising inventory cooling, you may desire to cancel the overclock till you get a constructive after industry heatsink.

Answer 3

YES
Because you are using it in a manner in which it was NOT designed to operate.

If you add nitro-methane to car fuel you'll get a bit more performance, but you WILL reduce engine life because it's not designed to run like that.

It's quite simple, if you use it against the manufacturers design, you damage it.

Answer 4

if ur mobo has built in ocing like asus aituning and nos it ussually doesnt void warranty unless stated on da cpu or gpu