DURABILITY

CompuTronix

Intel Master
Moderator
CPU's can become unstable after being overclocked 4 or 5 years, but increasing vCore or decreasing 100Mhz typically restores stability. Most people upgrade or replace their computers before 5 years, and I don't know anyone still running an 8 or 9 year old computer. CPU's are quite reliable and rarely fail, so it's not really a problem.