ok so wats a Overclocked CPU's, estimated life??? say E6400 at 3ghz? or if u want to take extream overclocking a E6400 at 3.8ghz (this is for example)so pretty much overclocked to the max while still stable how long do u think they'll last before they jst die(years,months,days?)? so jst generally 2 questions kinda 1. ok so wats a Overclocked CPU's, estimated life for a modirate overclock say a E6400 at 3ghz 2. and second a Overclocked CPU's, estimated life for a extreame overclock max until unstable say somewhere between 3.4ghz-3.8ghz(depending on ur cpu)
tbh those questions cant really be answered. All you can be sure of is that an overclocked cpu will probably die sooner than one run at stock. A good overclock may not reduce the life at all. A "good" overclock isn't always the fastest stable overclock. A stock cpu may well live longer than you so the estimated life of an overclock you want might not matter anyway. Overclock cpus which aren't abused will usually live longer than the time they are useful. The thing is with new cpus is that some can suddenly give way with no warning. The Sudden Northwood Death Syndrome got me. I had a P4a with a 25% overclock ever since it came out and then about 3month ago it died. The SNDS was well known by then though. Im on a celly 450 now... and it wont be getting overclocked
Electromigration is thought to cause CPU deaths, but only after years of using it like that. If you're still using that CPU in 2022, you might start worrying about it then. It's not to say it doesn't happen, but most people don't have the same computer for 10 years, let alone those who are overclocking it. The Northwood OC issue was due more to a problem with overvolting past a certain voltage. Usually, you can pump more voltage in a chip using water cooling, refrigeration, or other extreme methods because they dissipate more heat than can be accomplished by air cooling. I never went and found out exactly why the Northwood's keeled over from the overvolting, especially with how widespread it was regardless of cooling, but it's more unusual. If you want to overclock, fine. If not, that's fine to. Today, the CPUs available, even low-end ones, are more than enough, so it's not so much the performance gain as doing it simply for the hell of it.
