Life Expectancy

[wwusa83]

How much will stable overclocking reduce the life of your video card?

 

[Lmeow]

Depends how much voltage you add, the temperatures the GPU runs at, and how long you run the card for.

 

[sabot00]

If it is truly stable, the temps are fine, and you didn't overvolt the graphics card then it doesn't.

 

[wwusa83]

This is going to be on a MSI 5770 Hawk. 3dGuru added voltage and it seemed to run fine. I wondering if it would be ok long term.

 

[Shadow703793]

Please define "long term" first. Is long term 1 year? 2 years? 5 years?

 

[wwusa83]

Please define "long term" first. Is long term 1 year? 2 years? 5 years?

I'm working on building somewhat futureproof gaming build with a GIGABYTE GA-790XTA-UD4 as the basis, and a AM3 965 BE for the processor. I don't have alot of money and want this system to last. I just don't want to get nice components for my system and not get the most out of them. At the same time I don't want to overtax them and shorten thier life. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also thoughts on the motherboard? Should I get a 890?

 

[wwusa83]

Please define "long term" first. Is long term 1 year? 2 years? 5 years?

I would like the system to last a minimum of 3 years.

 

[OvrClkr]

If you go the AMD make sure you keep the CPU under 60c and the GPU under 80c. Should last you over 5 years as long as you monitor temps and clean/dust your hardware at least every 6 months.

 

[wwusa83]

If you go the AMD make sure you keep the CPU under 60c and the GPU under 80c. Should last you over 5 years as long as you monitor temps and clean/dust your hardware at least every 6 months.

Thoughts on motherboard?