Unclocking the CPUPost Date: 2009-10-04 |
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magex47
Newbie Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10 |
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Topic: Unclocking the CPU Posted: 04 Oct 2009 at 9:25pm |
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If I buy the i7 - Extreme 1 (which is pre-overclocked to 3.3 GHz) and decide to underclock it back down to the stock 2.66 or lower will this void the 3 year warranty?
I just think the 3.3 GHz is too high and I really want the processor to last a long time and I don't wanna deal with all those liquid cooling wires and crap |
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justin.kerr
DS Veteran Joined: 06 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5084 |
Quote Reply Posted: 04 Oct 2009 at 9:30pm | |
It will not void the warranty, but at 3.3Ghz the chip has a life expectancy of over 18 years.... it will be obsolete in less than 8 years, so I don't see any problems. Even at 4.0Ghz they will last over 10 years, assuming the V core is not out of line, and the temps are good. |
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DST4ME
DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758 |
Quote Reply Posted: 05 Oct 2009 at 1:37am | |
QFTW, don't people that don't know anything scare you, you are just fine with your oc. also extreme 1 as the asetek as liquid cooling, which is not the same as frostbite, and there is nothing for you to mess with in asetek. Edited by DST4ME - 05 Oct 2009 at 1:39am |
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justin.kerr
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Quote Reply Posted: 05 Oct 2009 at 11:14am | |
The colder the component the higher the stable overclock, to a limit of course, some parts won't scale higher after sub zero, some continue to scale to extreme sub zero temps.
Like I said before, you show me an i7 at 4.6Ghz+ HT on, with 75F+ ambientt temps running Linx stable, and under Intels max temp ratings, and I will shutup.
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magex47
Newbie Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10 |
Quote Reply Posted: 05 Oct 2009 at 6:21pm | |
whoa! 3.3 is mild for you? :P I thought 3.3 Ghz was pushing the limits a bit. 4.0 GHz was like the max I'd ever set a cpu clock at 0_o You guys are 2Xtreme LOL |
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venom
Newbie Joined: 08 Oct 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
Quote Reply Posted: 06 Oct 2009 at 10:47pm | |
lol. 4GHz is minimum for me, anything more is a bonus. |
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