I know any overclock is going to cut CPU life a bit, but I'm wanting to know if this is more closely related to core voltage, peak temperature or thermal flux.
i.e., is increasing my core voltage above the manufacturer's recommended maximum of 1.35v going to significantly reduce the life and/or stability of my system? or will it still be OK as long as I keep it cool enough?
I want to maximize the performance of my system, but not at the cost of reliability. I have a 2.4GHz C2D E6600 in there right now running 3.2GHz with a core voltage of 1.352v. I'm Orthos testing it now to check stability, but it seems to be OK...
What I want to know is, is it safe to crank the voltage a bit higher to get another 200MHz out of the chip, or would that be an unnecessary risk?
It's been running Orthos for about 1/2 hour now and the CPU temp is at 43 C. It got as high as 45 or 46 last night at 1.337v before it crashed just past the 6-hour mark.
i.e., is increasing my core voltage above the manufacturer's recommended maximum of 1.35v going to significantly reduce the life and/or stability of my system? or will it still be OK as long as I keep it cool enough?
I want to maximize the performance of my system, but not at the cost of reliability. I have a 2.4GHz C2D E6600 in there right now running 3.2GHz with a core voltage of 1.352v. I'm Orthos testing it now to check stability, but it seems to be OK...
What I want to know is, is it safe to crank the voltage a bit higher to get another 200MHz out of the chip, or would that be an unnecessary risk?
It's been running Orthos for about 1/2 hour now and the CPU temp is at 43 C. It got as high as 45 or 46 last night at 1.337v before it crashed just past the 6-hour mark.