What is my cpu's life expectancy?

[PanicMaster85]

I have oc'd my fx-8120 to 4.7 how long do you suppose the chip will last

 

[Z1NONLY]

That largely depends on what voltage you are using to achieve that frequency.

 

[PanicMaster85]

+2.0v i believe

 

[cbrunnem]

+2.0v i believe

That voltage is wrong. It at least I hope it is?

 

[Z1NONLY]

Then your answer is: "Not Long".

I thought AMD listed the max voltage as 1.55v.

If you are lucky, it will just die a slow graceful death whereby you have to periodically lower your frequency as the silicon degrades.

 

[amuffin]

Probably 10+ years?

You can't really calculate how much a CPU's life is.

 

[PanicMaster85]

Then your answer is: "Not Long".

I thought AMD listed the max voltage as 1.55v.

If you are lucky, it will just die a slow graceful death whereby you have to periodically lower your frequency as the silicon degrades.

[anicmaster85:2] thats horrible... so what then should i lower the volts? also really i only need it for about more year will it last me that long?

 

[PanicMaster85]

Probably 10+ years?

You can't really calculate how much a CPU's life is.

at least a year?

 

[PanicMaster85]

That voltage is wrong. It at least I hope it is?

ill check but i think it is... the meter starts getting red at 4.5volts or something

 

[cbrunnem]

Probably 10+ years?

You can't really calculate how much a CPU's life is.

ammuffin i dont think you read the replies yet again.

[anicmaster85:2] thats horrible... so what then should i lower the volts? also really i only need it for about more year will it last me that long?

i dont think that it is possible to set such a high voltage for the cpu. check your bios or cpu-z for core voltage again.

 

[amuffin]

A year, definitely....just don't run with too much voltage.

 

[amuffin]

ammuffin i dont think you read the replies yet again.



i dont think that it is possible to set such a high voltage for the cpu. check your bios or cpu-z for core voltage again.

I'm blind..........

Seriously though, I think I scroll too fast.

 

[PanicMaster85]

OH ok sorry im guess im blind too :lol:
http://imageshack.us/f/37/captureltk.png/

 

[PanicMaster85]

yeah also how when should i start worrying about how hot?

 

[cbrunnem]

yeah also how when should i start worrying about how hot?

with that voltage the cpu would last longer then you would want to keep that piece of...

depending on the cooler. what cooler are you using and what are your temps?

 

[PanicMaster85]

hyper 212 and i have really good air flow in my haf 912 with 3 120mm in and 1x200mm and 1x120mm out

also i lowered the volts down one so from +.200 to +0.175 and it works fine

tried to raise to 4.8 with the +.75 but got a blue screen

 

[Z1NONLY]

Okay, your actual voltage is much better. Keep the temps under control and your CPU will probably last longer than most people keep their computers. A year should be no sweat.

 

[PanicMaster85]

alright, how high oc do you think i can go with the hyper 212?

 

[Z1NONLY]

alright, how high oc do you think i can go with the hyper 212?

As high as you can stabilize without overheating or going too high with your voltage. (Stay below 60C under full load)

It will vary from chip to chip.

 

[PanicMaster85]

my god... i just made a very stupid decision by trying to overclock my ram... after i did so which i did very dumbly because im not the brightest when it comes to overclocking my system did not post :O so i cleared my cmos and everything was ok but AH... anyways thanks for the reply how high would you say is a good overclock for the chip?

 

[Z1NONLY]

4.7 is quite impressive to begin with if your temps are good.

 

[PanicMaster85]

yeah i dont think it ever goes above 54 or 55

 

[Z1NONLY]

You should load test it with something like intel burn test and/or prime 95, and let them run for at least 30 minutes to see max temps.

Double check your temps with two different software sources. You can run two at once. (Sometimes software reads low, so you want two sources to agree on the temps)

 

[PanicMaster85]

i use coretemp what other one do you recommend also i use y cruncher to stress test

 

[Z1NONLY]

Hwmonitor would be a good second source.