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I know that heat and voltage are pretty much the only factors that come into play when overclocking. The lifespan of the unit(s) being overclocked is reduced by excess heat and excess voltage, obviously.
But which is worse?? And how much worse?
Theoretically assuming that no heat were generated by the unit(s) being overclocked, would voltage decrease lifespan very much still, or is heat the more major issue at hand?
I know it's not this simple, but I'm not looking for a super scientific answer, just experienced estimates.
Say we had a 10 year lifespan CPU and it's overclocked to some random clock speed. Would the heat generated reduce lifespan by a high amount and the voltage reduce lifespan by a low amount, or would the voltage reduce lifespan by a high amount and the heat generated reduce lifespan by a low amount, or would the heat generated and the voltage both decrease the lifespan fairly equally?
Thanks to everyone, any help is appreciated.
Links to extra info about this topic is appreciated as well.
But which is worse?? And how much worse?
Theoretically assuming that no heat were generated by the unit(s) being overclocked, would voltage decrease lifespan very much still, or is heat the more major issue at hand?
I know it's not this simple, but I'm not looking for a super scientific answer, just experienced estimates.
Say we had a 10 year lifespan CPU and it's overclocked to some random clock speed. Would the heat generated reduce lifespan by a high amount and the voltage reduce lifespan by a low amount, or would the voltage reduce lifespan by a high amount and the heat generated reduce lifespan by a low amount, or would the heat generated and the voltage both decrease the lifespan fairly equally?
Thanks to everyone, any help is appreciated.
Links to extra info about this topic is appreciated as well.
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