Quote:I'm afraid to run prime95 and other stress tests on maximum overclock for long, because temps go to like 95+c & I just end up shutting it down, lol.
Then why would you tell me your getting to 4.2 on stock if you know it's not anywhere near a stable oc? Why would you use that as evidence? No one should ever OC on stock cooling, period. You should not let your full load temp exceed 65 C or your going to have serious life span problems. My full load temps are 49-52 C prime95 stable with no voltage increase, gotta love the Q6600.
Quote:To be honest, oc'ing is only a boasting sport with little real-world usage for ordinary use after a certain point. Your overclock is the typical example of a reasonable OC that will bring performance gains for games at a stable frequency.
But if a user is only playing games, reading email, maybe doing some 3d modelling or compiling.. Why would he run a processor past 4.5ghz continuously? Not only would it shorten the lifespan of the cpu but it's also a considerable waste of electricity.
I just don't see the point to operate beyond 3.5 to 4.0ghz for every day casual use.
Their is a difference between a safe and unsafe overclock. Many cpus can now operate at those frequencies with no increase in voltage and will have very little reduction in life span if they are kept cool. So the only major side effect is your system will run a bit faster, so why not do it? Overclocking has a lot of real world practicality, in many circumstances it just makes sense. Such as mine for example, as a hardcore gamer I have to stay relatively up to date with hardware. OCing allows me to keep my cpu for much longer before upgrading without having the inevitable drop in performance that happens after a few years as games begin to catch up.
I think your misinterpreting this. When I say thuban OCes to 4.0-4.6 on air what I'm talking about is a permanent stable OC with little to no increase in voltage and acceptable temps. Same goes for any other cpu architecture. When I talk about overclocking I'm not talking about how far people can push a chip, that's useless, I'm talking about how far most OCers are going. For example my chip can go to 4.2GHz no problem, but it will not be prime 95 stable, temps will be way to high, and it will require a large increase in voltage. So I tell people the Q6600 goes to 3.2-3.6 because that's how far most OCers go with it. 99% of overclockers are not the insane push-it-to-the-limit people, we do it in a practical way for practical reasons.
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