- Aug 25, 2009
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Hi,
I'm helping a friend build his computer, and he's thinking about getting an i7 950 and overclocking it to 3.6GHz (my suggestion). I can safely overclock the CPU, and I've told him to get the Noctua NH-D14 so that his temperatures will never surface above 60C.
The only problem is that he's going to need to run the computer for days on end at 100% (or near 100%) usage. He thinks it may be two or three days, but I'm more inclined to think worst-case scenario and go four or five days without even the slightest break. This also won't be a one-off thing. It's quite possible that he'll be doing this sort of stuff every week, sometimes even twice a week.
Assuming that I get all of my voltages right (which I am confident that I will), are there any risks (besides the norm)? The main risk that I'm looking for right now is the CPU overworking itself to a very premature death (say in 2 - 3 years instead of 10 - 12 years).
Please don't lecture me about the regular risks - this CPU will be under constant stress for extended periods of time all the time, and therefore won't be your normal overclocked CPU (i.e. it'll be a workstation/workhorse, not an enthusiast's machine).
I'm helping a friend build his computer, and he's thinking about getting an i7 950 and overclocking it to 3.6GHz (my suggestion). I can safely overclock the CPU, and I've told him to get the Noctua NH-D14 so that his temperatures will never surface above 60C.
The only problem is that he's going to need to run the computer for days on end at 100% (or near 100%) usage. He thinks it may be two or three days, but I'm more inclined to think worst-case scenario and go four or five days without even the slightest break. This also won't be a one-off thing. It's quite possible that he'll be doing this sort of stuff every week, sometimes even twice a week.
Assuming that I get all of my voltages right (which I am confident that I will), are there any risks (besides the norm)? The main risk that I'm looking for right now is the CPU overworking itself to a very premature death (say in 2 - 3 years instead of 10 - 12 years).
Please don't lecture me about the regular risks - this CPU will be under constant stress for extended periods of time all the time, and therefore won't be your normal overclocked CPU (i.e. it'll be a workstation/workhorse, not an enthusiast's machine).
OR he could build his own watercooling loop
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