CPU lifetime decreased?

[NightmareXX]

Does having BOINC running in the background constantly when your pc is on make your CPU 'wear' out faster and decrease its lifetime?

I've got mine running on an AMD XP 2000 so I don't really care if that dies but I was just wondering.

 

[NightmareXX]

Well as the only other processor I can remember having was a P100, the answer to that would be no

I've never had a CPU long enough to see anything go wrong with it really. The P100 would still work fine if I hadn't taken the case apart for spares.

 

[NightmareXX]

Well my dads P41.6GHz which is about 4-5 years old ish still works perfectly fine. Like people say, most people will upgrade before the CPU dies on them. It would be interesting to see a test on how long it takes to break a CPU.

AMD/Intel CPU on 24/7 running Prime or a BOINC application. How many years before it give sup and dies?