CPU static voltage lifespan

[Guest]

Hello, i just have one question about CPU overclocking. Does static voltage lower the lifespan of the chip more than using adaptive voltage? Adaptive voltage drops down at idle, static stays full all the time. Does static with full voltage all the time decrease the lifespan more compared to using adaptive?
I have a 4690k at 4,5ghz core with 1.210 vcore. The thing is i have a Gigabyte Z97 board. Which does not support adaptive voltage in the bios. I need to use Intel XTU to enable adaptive.

 

[king3pj]

I have a i5-4690k overclocked to 4.4GHz on a Gigabyte z97 motherboard and my vcore still drops significantly when the CPU clocks down to 800MHz at idle. I have verified this with HWInfo.

The voltage for each core shows a static number but my actual vcore number fluctuates. I did my overclock in the BIOS, not Intel XTU.

 

[Guest]

I have a i5-4690k overclocked to 4.4GHz on a Gigabyte z97 motherboard and my vcore still drops significantly when the CPU clocks down to 800MHz at idle. I have verified this with HWInfo.

The voltage for each core shows a static number but my actual vcore number fluctuates. I did my overclock in the BIOS, not Intel XTU.

I did the same and checked it with hwinfo, stays static, same when checking vcore with CPUID. But your board may be better? Mine is a GA-Z97-HD3.

 

[king3pj]

I have the GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK. Sorry, I don't know how to help you with your questions.

I will say that I didn't even see an option to choose static or adaptive voltages when I was doing my overclock. Mine appears to be using a lower voltage when it clocks down though so it may just be a difference in our models of motherboard.

 

[Guest]

Can someone else help me?

 

[Guest]

No one??

 

[danforthewin]

Considering you're pushing more power to the same chip than you would at stock settings, common sense would suggest it will lower the life of the CPU at least some amount. How much? It's impossible to tell. In my experience, overclocking has never caused any premature failure. Keep your components cool, and don't go too crazy with the voltage and you don't have to worry about it. Odds are, the amount of CPU life you may lose from a static voltage is minuscule and you'll most likely upgrade long before it has any effect on you.

 

[nikita787]

1.21v will not significantly degrade your CPU at a static voltage. Anything over 1.3v will result in a lesser lifespan.

 

[nikita787]

DONT USE ADAPTIVe. it base boosts your vcore a ton under avx instructions too

 

[sportsfanboy]

set your vcore to override and dial in your voltage. then make sure you enable all c states, again set them to enable. lastly, set your windows performance to balanced and you should see the voltage and clock speed change with the cpu workload.

 

[Guest]

Ok, thanks everyone. But is it worth it now to use the overclock? Or should i wait until the cpu becomes more outdated, and when i need the oc more than now, to save some lifespan?

 

[danforthewin]

Ok, thanks everyone. But is it worth it now to use the overclock? Or should i wait until the cpu becomes more outdated, and when i need the oc more than now, to save some lifespan?

You might as well get the most use out of the CPU as you can. Why wait? A modest overclock won't hurt if you do it right.