Dark-ImmoRtal^ Posted July 28, 2020 Posted July 28, 2020 So we spoke yesterday about Ryzen and my personal reviews now we will talk about OverClocking Overclocking does typically lower the lifespan of a CPU, but not always and not even necessarily for a measurable period. Yet forcing it to run faster and use more power can lead to some measure of faster degradation. As long as you don’t get extreme with overclocking, you’ll likely upgrade your system before this becomes a problem. Just keep the side effects in mind. If you want to overclock a laptop CPU, you’re probably out of luck. There are few that allow it and fewer still with the thermal headroom to make it viable. But even if you can, we caution against it for your first overclocking venture. Finally, overclocking your CPU can void its warranty. AMD and Intel typically don’t cover overclocking, though they would be hard-pressed to prove overclocking killed your CPU — unless you pushed way too much voltage through the chip. Motherboard manufacturers may or may not cover overclocking. If you’re concerned, check the warranty wording before trying. This is an area where AMD and Intel differ significantly. You can overclock most recent CPUs from AMD, especially Ryzen. Typically you can only overclock Intel’s “K” and “X” series CPUs. Below are several recent unlocked Intel processors primed for overclocking. If your CPU isn’t on the list and doesn’t have a “K” or “X” suffix in its name, overclocking may not be possible. Double-check if you’re unsure. on the other side AMD CPUs already comes overclocked with a stock colling system but if you are smart change it to the new water cooling system to protect your CPU from being burned 4
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