if it's stable, is it safe?

[ad_rach]

I have been running my xp 2400 at 166X12.5= 2600 speed 1.7Vcore for some time now very stably but today i decided to up it to 13.5 multiplier @ 1.75Vcore.It's running perfectly stably and at about 47C.The question is, will it shorten the cpu's life span to run it at such an overclock or should i go back to 2600 speed?

just in case, here is my spec:
xp 2400 oc'd to 166X13.5=2250 @ 1.75Vcore
abit nf7-s
2X256mb twinmos pc2700 cas2
radeon 9500 pro
blah blah blah
350w Tsunami(?!) PSU
no matter how hard you try, you can't polish a turd. :]

 

[Lonemagi]

Any overclock may shorten the long term life of a cpu if you up the voltage. Can you get tit to run with the 13.5 @1.7v? stable? I have worked with a bit of advice I have seen on these boards quite a few times. Take it to the highest stable overclock, then back off a few mhz, just to play it safe.

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[ad_rach]

i'll give it a go @1.7v but that is what i had it at for 12.5 so i increased it just by assumption.
do you think the life span if it is stable at 2800 speeds will be not significantly less than at 2600 speeds?If it is i would go back to 2600 speeds-i aint going back to stock speeds though.

no matter how hard you try, you can't polish a turd. :]

 

[Lonemagi]

I would try the lower voltage first, I havent had to raise the volts on my 2100 that much to get it to a 2400+, but every OC is different. As for the life of your cpu, you have to remember that all cpus of a line are madethe same, its just some of them dont quite make the cut (cant run at 2600, so they clock it to 2400) or they need to fill orders for more of a lower cpu. So you may get lucky, but I think the 2400 is the base for all of the lower cpu's.

Like I said, over volting it will decrease your life, Ive heard it can take the 10 year life down a few, but not many of us keep the same platform or cpu more than 4 years. If you have decent enough cooling, and dont overdo the voltage, you should be fine. 1.75 still is not to far over stock (1.65 or 1.65?) to worry about.

Also, did you do a burn in run with some thing like Toast or Prime95?

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[ad_rach]

i'll give it a go on 3dmark 2001 for a while.i find it depressing at the moment because i had to send back my 9500 pro for replacement coz it was faulty so i am using an old tnt2 at the moment :frown: .
I can't see myself keeping this system for more than a year-probably only be six months.I always get the urge to build again very quickly.This is the third system i have built for myself in the past 5 months.Never really lose any money though so it's all good.
cheers for your help

no matter how hard you try, you can't polish a turd. :]

 

[Lonemagi]

ouch, hard hit on the vid

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[ad_rach]

exactly.the piece of s**t couldn't even manage to get through the first test on 3dmark 2001 without rebooting itself.my signature seems remarkably appropriate at a time like this.hopefully it shouldn't be more than a week or so before they send me a new 9500 pro, after they do their 'testing procedure'.

no matter how hard you try, you can't polish a turd. :]

 

[svol]

Well you can try to see if the CPU runs also stable on a lower voltage... you only have to increase voltage when a CPU can't handle the higher speed.

As for life span... you won't notice it, the CPU will be replaced long for that with a faster one.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dimms when I turn it on 😱

 

[ad_rach]

it's annoying coz it only runs at 2800 speed stably at 1.75Vcore i have found.It would post but not get to windows at 1.725.Using sandra i have found that it generally runs at 1.71V when i have it at 1.75 but it peaks every now and again at 1.73-which is why it only works at 1.75.Could the extra unnecessary few points of voltage be damaging?Unfortunately there is no setting between 1.725 and 1.75.

no matter how hard you try, you can't polish a turd. :]

 

[svol]

As far as I known a higher voltage wont damage your CPU as long as you keep the CPU temp ok. I never heard or a NSD (NSDS - Northwood Sudden Death Syndrome: some OC'ed and overvolted P4 0.13 micron will suddenly die for no reason with low temps) syndrom for Athlon XP T-breds.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dimms when I turn it on 😱

 

[cjmurph]

I wouldn't worry about those kind of increases very much. I'm running 1.9v with no excess heat or problems of any kind. and after all, who hangs on to a processor for 10 years.... apart from my parents.

 

[svol]

I used to run my Athlon X1600+ AGKGA at 2.05V Vcore on 1.6GHz for 3 months with no problems (watercooled), I don't have to say it wasn't a very good OC'er.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dimms when I turn it on 😱