What shortens the life span of a CPU ?

dazkyl · Nov 15, 2014

Is it the heat or voltage ?

Because i got my i5 4670k @ 4.6ghz with 1.370v but while gaming the temperatures are super fine. Does not exceed 68 degrees.

Because im using the balanced power plan and c-states on . The speed of my cpu only goes to 4600mhz when needed.

Is this safe ?

Cooler is the corsair h100i.

Malli Karim · Nov 15, 2014

Ofc it's safe. There's minimal risk in overclocking if you have a clue what you are doing.

dazkyl · Nov 15, 2014

Malli Karim :

But i heard the maximum safe voltage for a haswell cpu is 1.3v.
That's why im worried.

13thmonkey · Nov 15, 2014

voltage kills just like heat does, you need heat and voltage down.

dazkyl · Nov 15, 2014

13thmonkey :

The temperatures are great but. While playing shadow of mordor they do not exceed 60degrees.

13thmonkey · Nov 15, 2014

Malli Karim :

Perhaps the OP is asking because he is unsure about what he is doing? would you care to enlighten us as to what he should be doing with a voltage that is 0.07V over the recommended save voltage?

dazkyl · Nov 15, 2014

13thmonkey :

Im just trying to get the best out of my CPU. Am i safe ?

huilun02 · Nov 15, 2014

Unless you are running something so CPU intensive that you could gain from such a high OC, you're better off sitting at 4.0~4.2GHz

Bragging about super high OC won't get you laid.

13thmonkey · Nov 15, 2014

dazkyl :

13thmonkey :

Im just trying to get the best out of my CPU. Am i safe ?

As i said in my first post, both heat and voltage kill, separately, so no you are not safe.

13thmonkey · Nov 15, 2014

huilun02 :

It'll also get you buying a replacement CPU

Malli Karim · Nov 15, 2014

13thmonkey :

I know you are eager to show off your power and masculinity on the forums but just because you are a moderator doesn't give you the right to make snide comments on a whim. At the degrees he is getting he is just fine. He says he isnt getting more than 60 C in a demanding game, that's just fine.

I do agree that you dont need that much of an overclock and, as said, a 4.0 - 4.2Ghz would get you enough of an improvement in games, you dont need 4.6 and risk it. It's safe imo as long as you dont stay constantly in the 80-90 degrees range but if you wanna be 100% sure that nothing will happen dialing it down would be preferred. That's why I said "minimal risk" and didnt say NO RISK.

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