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June 19, 2014 9:04:30 AM

Hello, I have a core i5 2500k clocked at 4.5GHz using Offset voltage.
The Vcore ranges from 0.975-1.320V
Max temps are 63 degrees under prime95.
Should I aim for higher or there is not going to be a difference?
I am playing games and do a little video editing for youtube.
Will my chip last for 3+ more years?

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a b K Overclocking
June 19, 2014 9:13:58 AM

what are you doing with it would be the main question here.

I know hitting 5 Ghz is nice, but you'll probably need more voltage to get there. at 1.32V, you're at a nice place where you can expect the chip to last a nice 2-5 years longer. if you were to go for 1.4V core, it would increase temperatures, reduce the chip's life-span dramatically, and increase your heat-output and electric bill, all for a ~10% improvement in clockspeeds that will probably translate to 7-9% improvement in the most demanding tasks.

you can go ahead and clock higher if you want to benchmark and for bragging rights, but I see little value in going slightly higher for daily usage
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June 19, 2014 9:30:17 AM

Also do the fast temps flactuations reduce CPU lifespan?
For example going from 35 to 56 to 40 to 55 all the time depending on load.
As I said I am mostly gaming and doing a little video editing in order to upload videos to youtube( one video per week or more)
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a b K Overclocking
June 19, 2014 10:09:35 AM

Temps fluctuate even more than that with the stock cooler and you don't need to worry about lifespan with those temps and volts. You may need to lower the oc in 3 years but it's not likely to die.
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a b K Overclocking
June 19, 2014 12:26:55 PM

Yeah, don't worry about the temp fluctuations, happens to everyone's CPUs

Honestly, I would keep your current clocks. Game developers are starting to utilize more cores with the Xbone and ps4 all being octa-core, so you'll probably be upgrading your CPU in 3 years or so anyway (given that intel gets to 6-8 cores for consumer space by then)
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