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>> Overclocking often leads to buying a new cpu, sooner than later. ;-)
>
> "often"? More like "pretty much never". Unless you do something really
> crazy/stupid (like setting the core voltage way too high with a specialist
> BIOS) you're not going to fry a CPU.
Well - some people do and some people fry.
Since I once was working in support I know more than enough cases - it
starts with harmless stuff like "I set BIOS-values to crap, computer does
not work anymore but I am to stupid to know there is a CMOS-reset-jumper" to
"I tried to attach a custom fan to the cpu but I thought it a good idea to
coat >everything that got hot< with thermal paste first - why did it short
out?". OK, then we have others who dispense with thermal paste at all >and<
fail to properly affix the new fan to the cpu. Nothing cools better than a
fan that sits tilted on a cpu...
I won't tell about resistors being ripped off, broken and scratched
mainboards, and suchlike. And, of course, the customers >never< did anything
wrong. All a case of warranty...
One cooling system I once saw should have been installed by a licensed
plumber.
> In the majority of cases you can overclock without needing any new
> hardware or having any stability issues. CPUs are designed to work in
> absolute worst
IF you know what you are doing and IF you are skilled enough. I gather that
you are. Most are not.
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