- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
actually, expected life for most processors is 5 years. A consistently overclocked processor can degrade the life of the part to around 3 to 4 years, same as running it with the case open.
My recommendation; don't overclock all the time; just do it when you have to. There are programs that turn overclocking on and off like flipping a light switch. Some more advanced systems can actually do it for you automatically when you start up a process intense program, like Halo.
Don't know much more about it. I don't OC.
If you're worried about heat (and with AMD, you really should) use a program like MBM to monitor temp of your parts. If overclocking si a must for your system, consider buying newer, higher capacity heatsinks.
All in all, I don't recommend it. but its your PC.