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Hi, I'm thinking about buying i5 4670k with a budget mobo GIGABYTE GA-Z87-HD3 - Intel Z87.
First, I don't know if this mobo is enough for OC this CPU because of its low budget. But how much OC this cpu degrades its lifespan? Let's say I want to have 4Ghz (I dont want to push it more). I heard if you run it on 4,4Ghz it will be destroyed after 2,3 years..

And is better to use the CPU without OC then after 2 years try to OC? Casue I think I don't need so much performance now.

thanks
 
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MEC-777

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Some one please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it's the extra heat produced that kills a CPU, not the clock speed itself. That being said, if you invest in a proper quality air or liquid aftermarket cooler that can keep the temps in check, then it should be fine.

What many people do is run a CPU like this at stock speeds (which in most cases is way more than fast enough) and then in a few years when the newest games/applications become more demanding, they OC to get some more life and performance out it. That being said, a friend of mine was still running an i7-920 at stock speeds with two GTX 460's in SLI, playing the latest games no problem up until he recently upgraded.

Your logic is sound and that board should OC a 4670k to 4.0, again, provided you have proper cooling. ;)
 
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It depends on the voltage and temperatures. You should set your voltage to adaptive once you determine stable overclocking parameters which will keep the voltage low until you hit turbo frequencies. There should be no issue in having the chip run stable 24/7 for years if you overclock it right.
 
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As long a you keep the voltage reasonable and the temperature down an overclocked processor will last for years.

I generally sell my old systems to a buddy who does not game or do any video processing and as such needs to upgrade less.

He just gave an overclocked E6600 system to his son for a first computer that I built back in 2006. It's a 2.4Ghz processor stock and is still going strong at 3.2GHz even after all these years.
His wife uses an overclocked E8400 system I put together in 2008. Stock it's a 3Ghz chip and it has been going strong at 4.050Ghz since the day I bought it.

I bought my 2600K the week they were released in January 2011and it has been rock solid at 4.5Ghz since day one.

So a CPU will last until it's obsolete and beyond as long as you keep any overclocking reasonable.
 
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Thank you guys.
I will buy gelid solution tranquillo rev.2 cooler.
So you think it should run at 4,0Ghz with this mobo and this cooler for example 10 years?
And do you know this motherboard? I'm really unsure about it cause of its budget.
I'm sorry for these question, but I want some answers before I will spend some money.. :)
 
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In my experience Gigabyte boards are always very solid and I have used them in my personal builds since about 2002.

I would invest in a higher end cooler. Haswell runs hot and since you are going to overclock you may as well get a cooler that will take it to 4.2-4.4Ghz. My choice would be either the Phanteks PH TC14 or the Noctua D14. These are about the best air coolers on the market. They run in the ~$70 range here in the US.
 
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