9950 question

[thedragn1]

I was wondering if it is alright to run my 9950 at 100% cpu usage almost all the time, 24/7? It is overclocked to 3.2ghz with 1.4125v and it's load temp is from 58-60c. In general, is it alright to run a stock processor at 100% all the time anyway? Thanks.

My baby:

Antec True power 2.0 430w
Asus M3A79-T Deluxe
Amd 9950 125w Black + OCZ Vendetta 2 @ 3.2ghz / 1.4125v
Corsair 2gb Dominator DDR-1066
XFX 8800GT 512MB XXX
2x Hitachi 80gb SATA2 Raid 0
LG DVD+-RW
Thermaltake Matrix Vx

 

[darkdragon]

Load always decreases life time of ur PC.
Having said that, is your power supply enough in the long run? Quite a setup for that little power supply although branded.
I dont feel safe to run at that voltage 24/7.

 

[thedragn1]

Well I ran prime for a couple of hours and noticed that occasionally, my temps were dropping from 60 to 46c. I then looked at the frequency and it went down to 1300mhz and 1.07v or something like that. The problem is that this was during prime at 100% usage, and I don't have cool and quiet on. Maybe my power supply is too weak after all, even though it has been running great. I'm now doing a prime at 3ghz and 1.3v, so far no problems.

 

[rambo117]

if your gonna be running it 24/7 full load, the worst that will happen will be that your CPU's life and your PSU's life will degrade.

what the heck are you doing to your rig m8?!

 

[thedragn1]

I was thinking about folding, maybe not at 100%.

 

[rambo117]

that was quite a substantial OC with that low of voltage increase.
whats your mobo?

 

[thedragn1]

Asus M3A79-T Deluxe with the 750sb

 

[woodsy]

the black editions are immense for OC so thats most likely the reason for the little change in voltage my 9850 is like that

 

[thedragn1]

I've got it at 3.0ghz now and 1.3v. At 100% usage, it tops out at 52c.