Will this Overclock Impact the life of the CPU?

[mattgarland1]

So I wanted to know if my current overclock will impact the lifespan of my CPU. I hear that the average lifespan of a CPU is around 10 years and I will be needing to keep my current CPU for around 5 years. I understand that bumping up the voltage would shorten the lifespan somewhat but want to know by how much.

I have an AMD FX-8350 which is overclocked to 4.5GHZ at a voltage of 1.42V. It runs at around 25-30 degrees at idle and 40-50 degrees C under load (in games which is never usually more than 50% usage) using a 212 Evo. It got to 60 degrees C under 100% load in a stress test but it's never ran like that usually.

Given this overclock, how long would you expect the CPU to last?

Many thanks,
Matt

 

[TechCIDLC]

As long as the temperatures stay below 70C, your processor will have a rather good life, and even might last more than 10 years.

 

[Mouldread]

Hey,

the first thing you should probably ask yourself - do you really need the overclock or you did it just because you can and everyone does it.
If you are really desperate for the extra performance and want to keep it overclocked then as TechCIDLC said you should keep an eye on your temps as it is high temps that would eventually shorten the lifespan on the CPU.

On this other hand I highly doubt it you would keep the CPU for 5+ years, by then you would probably upgrade. And even in the almost impossible case of the CPU dying you would probably be able to replace it with the same model for like $20-30.

 

[Lascar]

So I wanted to know if my current overclock will impact the lifespan of my CPU. I hear that the average lifespan of a CPU is around 10 years and I will be needing to keep my current CPU for around 5 years. I understand that bumping up the voltage would shorten the lifespan somewhat but want to know by how much.

I have an AMD FX-8350 which is overclocked to 4.5GHZ at a voltage of 1.42V. It runs at around 25-30 degrees at idle and 40-50 degrees C under load (in games which is never usually more than 50% usage) using a 212 Evo. It got to 60 degrees C under 100% load in a stress test but it's never ran like that usually.

Given this overclock, how long would you expect the CPU to last?

Many thanks,
Matt

My friend, Overclocking will reduce the lifespan of your CPU and Motherboard at the same time. Why is that you may ask. Depending on the temperature and power draw required by the OC setting you push each component will be affected directly, when you OC do remember this, your CPU and Mobo are not a 1 piece item, they are made up of several layers or electronics compacted together.

Overclocking makes the CPU use more power, emit more heat and heat up more itself. And since it is not floating around, your motherboard is also directly affected, the chipset that adresses the OC settings also heat up and the components around the CPU heat up as well as any other part that is being overclocked for instance RAM modules.

hope this helps