Would a pre overclocked GPU last for a shorter time than a non overclocked one?

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I'm planning on purchasing either a pre-overclocked 980 Ti or R9 390 (SOC).
For each chipset, and given that I maintain healthy wattage and temperature, which one would most likely last longer based on the architecture/chip?

Also, if I was getting the 6600k, but my GPU is already overclocked, should I just save a couple bucks and go with the 6000 and not have to overclock the CPU in the future?
 
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GPU itself rarely (almost never) fails. In graphic cards, most usual failures are broken connections- which can happen when it deforms from hot temperature many times. On a card there are two hottest areas- near VRMs and GPU, but only GPU temperature is measured. So 'reliable' way is to buy a product that was reviewed with thermocamera for hot spots, or at least the VRMs are cooled by the main cooler, card has a backplate for stability, and GPU in tests runs cool so it does have that much heat to spread to the card.
Now, if you buy a previous generation product instead of current one (GTX980Ti=GTX1070, R9 390=RX480, GTX1060) and worry about reliability- make sure you buy one with warranty, or pay for used one less than the the cost of...
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The cards will last much longer than their performance will be acceptable. You dont need to consider factory clocks into lifespans (or a proper OC anyway).

I would not recommend either card however, look at a 1070 or 1080 instead.

The GPU and CPU overclocking are unrelated, so if you want to OC the processor get the 6600k
 
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GPU itself rarely (almost never) fails. In graphic cards, most usual failures are broken connections- which can happen when it deforms from hot temperature many times. On a card there are two hottest areas- near VRMs and GPU, but only GPU temperature is measured. So 'reliable' way is to buy a product that was reviewed with thermocamera for hot spots, or at least the VRMs are cooled by the main cooler, card has a backplate for stability, and GPU in tests runs cool so it does have that much heat to spread to the card.
Now, if you buy a previous generation product instead of current one (GTX980Ti=GTX1070, R9 390=RX480, GTX1060) and worry about reliability- make sure you buy one with warranty, or pay for used one less than the the cost of new generation cards.
 
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