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Re: Who Overclocks?

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Originally Posted by Cuog View Post
I would say you are worrying far too much over longevity of your system.
Being that it's my main system used for DVR, CAD, and light gaming, even a week of downtime isn't worth the risk. I've fried some processors in my time (first one ever was an ESD'ed 486 ) yet nowadays it's just not worth the hassle to push it to the limits. I also like my computer SILENT since it's in the living room, and don't want the hassle of water cooling; so a $40 120mm 17dB fan/heatsink setup needs to do the trick.
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