I've got a hand-me-down ASUS EAH4890, and I've had a really rough time overclocking it... Would not overclock in CCC, so I downloaded SmartDoctor and now it OC's to 950 core 1100 memory stable when I push the voltage to 1.4. It's running on a brand new Earthwatts 500 with a 65w CPU in a minimal build, so I'm not too concerned about power.
My case is a Dell Inspiron Minitower, so airflow is very limited. But it's such a pain to overclock/volt and then underclock/volt every time I start and exit a game, BUT my idle temp is showing 60*C with the fans at 52% if I leave it OC'd and overvolted 24/7. (While playing Crysis the GPU doesn't go higher than 85*C - fans at 100%) Am I drastically shortening the life of my PSU and GPU by leaving it overclocked and overvolted?
My case is a Dell Inspiron Minitower, so airflow is very limited. But it's such a pain to overclock/volt and then underclock/volt every time I start and exit a game, BUT my idle temp is showing 60*C with the fans at 52% if I leave it OC'd and overvolted 24/7. (While playing Crysis the GPU doesn't go higher than 85*C - fans at 100%) Am I drastically shortening the life of my PSU and GPU by leaving it overclocked and overvolted?