so recently i purchased a asus rog strix 6700 xt oc card (still waiting for it to arrive) brand new for $400. i built this rig 2 years ago and have been using the asus rog strix 1660 super which was not factory overclocked. i dont plan on tinkering with it past whatever the factory put it at. i just happened to get a good deal at like 3 am the other day. my question is this, because i do not plan to tinker with it, will a factory overclocked gpu still have a decreased lifespan?
my first build in 15 years, made in fall 2020 looked like this:
CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x w/wraith prism cooler. MBD: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max II
RAM: Adata Xpg Tuf Gaming d41 2x8 GB 3200 cl 16
BOOT SSD: Samsung 960 Evo 250gb HDD Storage: Seagate Barracuda computer 2tb x2
GPU: Asus ROG STRIX GTX 1660 Super PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGN 750w 80+ Gold
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Dark Tinted Glass
Case Fans: Fractal Designs. Front: 2x120mm. intake. Top: 0. Rear: 1x120mm Exhaust.
my current setup to be looks like this:
CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x w/wraith prism cooler. MBD: MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL White 2x16 GB 3600 cl 18
BOOT SSD: Samsung 980 Pro 1TB SSD Storage: TeamGroup EX2 2TB x2
GPU: Asus ROG STRIX GTX 1660 Super ( or will be the asus rog strix rx6700 xt oc) PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGN 750w 80+ Gold
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact White
Case Fans: Uphere brand RGB 120mm x 6. Front: 3x120mm. intake. Top: 2x120mm Exhaust. Rear: 1x120mm Exhaust.
in the last year or so, i have upgraded the board, the ram, the boot ssd, the hdd's to ssd's, the case, changed from 3 120mm fans to 6 of them for more cooling. updated the network switch to a newer model, updated the patch cables from cat5 to cat6, updated my hdmi cables from 1.3 to 2.1, replaced my surge protectors. only things that havent changed are the cpu, cpu cooler and the power supply.
my first build in 15 years, made in fall 2020 looked like this:
CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x w/wraith prism cooler. MBD: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max II
RAM: Adata Xpg Tuf Gaming d41 2x8 GB 3200 cl 16
BOOT SSD: Samsung 960 Evo 250gb HDD Storage: Seagate Barracuda computer 2tb x2
GPU: Asus ROG STRIX GTX 1660 Super PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGN 750w 80+ Gold
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Dark Tinted Glass
Case Fans: Fractal Designs. Front: 2x120mm. intake. Top: 0. Rear: 1x120mm Exhaust.
my current setup to be looks like this:
CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x w/wraith prism cooler. MBD: MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL White 2x16 GB 3600 cl 18
BOOT SSD: Samsung 980 Pro 1TB SSD Storage: TeamGroup EX2 2TB x2
GPU: Asus ROG STRIX GTX 1660 Super ( or will be the asus rog strix rx6700 xt oc) PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGN 750w 80+ Gold
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact White
Case Fans: Uphere brand RGB 120mm x 6. Front: 3x120mm. intake. Top: 2x120mm Exhaust. Rear: 1x120mm Exhaust.
in the last year or so, i have upgraded the board, the ram, the boot ssd, the hdd's to ssd's, the case, changed from 3 120mm fans to 6 of them for more cooling. updated the network switch to a newer model, updated the patch cables from cat5 to cat6, updated my hdmi cables from 1.3 to 2.1, replaced my surge protectors. only things that havent changed are the cpu, cpu cooler and the power supply.