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S!X
02-07-2005, 03:55 AM
Thats what my friend just told me is it true? :ohmy:
Skiz
02-07-2005, 03:59 AM
Yep. It will put more strain on your puter and shorten its life.
S!X
02-07-2005, 04:05 AM
Yep. It will put more strain on your puter and shorten its life.

FECK. What if it has proper cooling tho? ;)
bigdawgfoxx
02-07-2005, 04:06 AM
You can overclock a lot..just keep the temp good and it shouldnt hurt it at all really..
S!X
02-07-2005, 04:10 AM
You can overclock a lot..just keep the temp good and it shouldnt hurt it at all really..

Yea im looking nito purchasing a new fan/heatsink i need one bad lol Ive over clocked from 2 ghz to 2.48 ghz on stock cooling (some made in thailand "MTU COOLER" Thats what mine says on it) :unsure: ;)
S!X
02-07-2005, 04:31 AM
Is this good? http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=603890&Tab=0&NoMapp=0
Skiz
02-07-2005, 05:42 AM
Yea im looking nito purchasing a new fan/heatsink i need one bad lol Ive over clocked from 2 ghz to 2.48 ghz on stock cooling (some made in thailand "MTU COOLER" Thats what mine says on it) :unsure: ;)

It gets addictive and expensive quick. You'd be better off to spend that time and money on upgraded products imo.
S!X
02-07-2005, 05:50 AM
It gets addictive and expensive quick. You'd be better off to spend that time and money on upgraded products imo.

What do you mean by "addictive"? :huh:
lynx
02-07-2005, 09:52 AM
What exactly is a shorter life?

I've never yet had a CPU die because of old age, and I've been using them for more years than I care to admit to. On the odd occasion that one has failed there has always been a specific cause not directly related to the CPU itself.
tesco
02-07-2005, 01:33 PM
Well it would shorten the expected date of it dying but it would be already such a long time away you still won't know the difference.
ie. it will die in 2056. :P
Snee
02-07-2005, 01:47 PM
Doesn't the added wear primarily have to do with the core voltage?

That's my impression of things anyway. Running a processor with an overclock but with stock or lower voltage shouldn't screw with the lifespan, at least not much. :unsure:
Peerzy
02-07-2005, 03:19 PM
Read my guide on Overclocking it explains the dangers and risks about overclocking.
3RA1N1AC
02-07-2005, 07:06 PM
Well it would shorten the expected date of it dying but it would be already such a long time away you still won't know the difference.
ie. it will die in 2056. :P
quite right. about the same year that a box of saltine crackers bought 5 years ago will finally become inedible.
S!X
02-07-2005, 07:30 PM
This is all so interesting.
Formula1
02-07-2005, 10:21 PM
The lige of the cpu will most likely shorten if you raise the voltage some more and if the temperature is high. I'd highly reccommend another site other than tigerdirect.com.

I'd recommend a thermal take heatsink like
Heatsink ( $33.99) – Thermaltake Venus 12 CPU Cooler For AMD Opteron and Athlon 64, RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-106-038&depa=0

And i would make sure that the 12V rail of the power supply is good , i'd recommend it at 12V@22A if you are planning on overclocking that high....
S!X
02-07-2005, 10:57 PM
The lige of the cpu will most likely shorten if you raise the voltage some more and if the temperature is high. I'd highly reccommend another site other than tigerdirect.com.

I'd recommend a thermal take heatsink like
Heatsink ( $33.99) – Thermaltake Venus 12 CPU Cooler For AMD Opteron and Athlon 64, RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-106-038&depa=0

And i would make sure that the 12V rail of the power supply is good , i'd recommend it at 12V@22A if you are planning on overclocking that high....


hmm, i have an P4 :huh:
twister
02-07-2005, 11:09 PM
how do you check your powersupplies 12v rail?
bigdawgfoxx
02-07-2005, 11:11 PM
Yeah...a lot of times you can get the 2500XP to a 3200XP with the same voltage...i just raised mine a tad.
Snee
02-07-2005, 11:19 PM
Yeah...a lot of times you can get the 2500XP to a 3200XP with the same voltage...i just raised mine a tad.
The mobile version is even better, [email protected]. :01:

That's a raise from its standard 1.45 tho'.
tesco
02-07-2005, 11:22 PM
how do you check your powersupplies 12v rail?
sometimes it will have it on the label on the pwor supply...
if not I don't think you can find it other than online if you can find teh exact model there.
Formula1
02-07-2005, 11:29 PM
how do you check your powersupplies 12v rail?

Seeing you have aspire , your power supply label shud have a sticker on it
:huh:
anyway it should look like it; Aspire stock psu's have shitty 12v rails , i have 12V@12A which is completely mediocore for overclocking...



http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/11-144-026-29.JPG
twister
02-08-2005, 12:06 AM
ohhh thanks, right now i still have the stock power supply but im going to order a new one from newegg next week to give more power to this hog of a video card.

i was thinking of
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-163-017&depa=0

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-153-007&depa=0

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-148-001&depa=0

they all are around the same watts.
which one would you guys choose, or post an alternative

thx btw sorry for thread-jacking
S!X
02-08-2005, 12:33 AM
thx btw sorry for thread-jacking


:dry: go with the second 1. (thermaltake)