Confused...Does OCing really reduce life of a laptop?

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Hello,
i own a new lenovo y50 with a 2GB 860m(maxwell)
So while heavy gaming (AC4 on ultra 4xMSAA) or witcher 2 on ultra except ubersampling(honestley ,its too subtle and gives only 17-20FPS) the temp of gpu s a max of 62 C and that of CPU is 65-70 C.
So i have researched it a bit and found that OCing y 50 had very little effect on the temp
but there are conflicting ideas about the life of the laptop
Since it will be atleast 5years till i finish medschool i have to makesure the laptop holds through that period
Any help?
PS- i am going for a cooling pad any suggestions?
 
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If something were to break, I would think it would be due to heat. Putting out more heat into an already cramped enclosure is likely going to be the main issue. Desktops are generally bigger and have better cooling/ventilation.

I wouldnt overclock a laptop, especially if you need it to last 5 years. Also, in my experience Lenovo's Ideapads don't have the best long-term durability to begin with, and throwing out more heat won't help there.

As far as cooling pads, I would just go with the one that everyone else likes, since it's pretty much just a stand with a ventilated metal sheet on top and some fans on the bottom running off USB power.

I got something like this (back when it was still actually sold instead of that one person trying...
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There is no 'safe' overclock.
You can overclock a CPU and it can live and keep running for 20 years, you can do the same overclock to another identical CPU and it can die in 20 minutes.
OC at your own risk.
 
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i am not gonna oc it really high just normal minimal OCing
i have previously OCd my GTX560 without any cons but that was a desktop......

 
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If something were to break, I would think it would be due to heat. Putting out more heat into an already cramped enclosure is likely going to be the main issue. Desktops are generally bigger and have better cooling/ventilation.

I wouldnt overclock a laptop, especially if you need it to last 5 years. Also, in my experience Lenovo's Ideapads don't have the best long-term durability to begin with, and throwing out more heat won't help there.

As far as cooling pads, I would just go with the one that everyone else likes, since it's pretty much just a stand with a ventilated metal sheet on top and some fans on the bottom running off USB power.

I got something like this (back when it was still actually sold instead of that one person trying to sell it for double):
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-NotePal-ErgoStand-Basic/dp/B008TAHJ2A/ref=sr_1_57?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1412703294&sr=1-57&keywords=laptop+cooler
 
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Laptop cooling is very bad, it struggles even with stock speeds, imagine the horror of increasing the heat in there. Dont overlclock on a laptop.
 
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even if the gpu temp increases by just a degree or 2?

 
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How much are you planning to overclock that it only goes up by 2 degrees celsius, and how much of a load are you putting on your laptop?

Ultimately I would say that if you want a LAPTOP to last for at least 5 years, you shouldnt overclock it.
 
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