7950 Overclock 24/7 Load

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Hey guys, I have a sapphire 7950, oc'd to 1100 core 1600 ram, at a vddc of 1137 and mvddc of 1600 respectively. I use it for gaming and mining. The temps on the core usually run at about 70c when mining. I am wondering if this is ok for a 24/7 load application. Fans usually run in the 70% area. I am mostly concerned with the ram. I know any sort of overclocking shortens a cards life, but this card is mostly underclocked, but I am still worried about how its life will be effected (especially the ram.) If anyone has insight it would be greatly appreaciated.
 
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Fastest way to shorten the life of any chip is to over volt it.
Running 24/7 isn't too much of a problem for the electronics, nor is a constant high temperature, the big killer is the cool-hot-cool cycle which causes eventual metal fatigue in the soldered joints and failure.
Running 24/ is bad news for the fans, though they're simple devices with a long, but limited, life so keep a close eye on their function.
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Fastest way to shorten the life of any chip is to over volt it.
Running 24/7 isn't too much of a problem for the electronics, nor is a constant high temperature, the big killer is the cool-hot-cool cycle which causes eventual metal fatigue in the soldered joints and failure.
Running 24/ is bad news for the fans, though they're simple devices with a long, but limited, life so keep a close eye on their function.
 
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