Does overclocking actually burn anything out

Alan1969

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I have had both bought overclocked bundles and computers or I have overclocked myself (using a variety of ways).

Over the past week my overclocked FX8350 bundle (Gigabyte ultra durable mobo) that I got from OcUK (Dec15) has started having boot problems unless I revert it to stock. I bought a new Kolink 600w bronze PSU to go with this 3.5 years ago.

Is the problem most likely to be the PSU starting to fail? Do I simply test by pulling a PSU out of one of my other computers and trying that?

What I would like to know - is it possible that the mobo or cpu are starting to burn out? due to being overclocked? Do mobo's usually fail <8 years?
 
What sort of boot problems?

What’s your cpu temps like? My 2500k started having boot problems. Once I cleaned the cpu and reapplied some good thermal paste, it worked fine,
 
good idea. I have some thermal grizzy. My son has sort of taken over that pc at the moment so I don't get much chance to use it but I will do as you suggest.
 
It's a process of elimination, but older power supplies can degrade and struggle to supply enough current. The 8350 is a pretty power hungry chip, especially overclocked. If it works stock and not overclocked, I'd look at PSU and/or the chip degrading as possible causes.

People are reporting quite a few 2500k and 2600k chips needing more voltage / losing capability for top overclocks recently. Your CPU is a similar age isn't it?
 
Unless CPU has been running at higher volts or really hot, overclocking doesn't have much effect to its endurance.
That PSU is again very low end cheapo and as old as I would expect such level PSU to work under heavier load.
Really the way Kolink uses BS model naming it was likely 500W to start with.

Of course also motherboard's CPU VRM is wearing part.
Those upper Faildozers have been known to go through bad VRM motherboards fast with their power hogging already at stock.
Though to survive this long motherboard clearly has good VRM.

No matter which part is the guilty/what you need to replace, wouldn't exactly trust that PSU much.
 
OK. I will replace thermal paste today or tomorrow. Then perhaps I may buy a spare but decent PSU. The FX 8 core even when overclocked has more than enough grunt for all my games (is especially good at reduced turn times for total war Warhammer 2 mortal empires). I am not FPS bottlenecked due to this cpu as I don't playfast shooters with an over rated GPU at low resolutions of 1080 and so I want this CPU and ideally the mobo to last another 5 yrs.
 
robfosters said:
What sort of boot problems?

What’s your cpu temps like? My 2500k started having boot problems. Once I cleaned the cpu and reapplied some good thermal paste, it worked fine,
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Using prime95 and HWMonitor:

stock FX8350 Dec15 (4ghz 8 cores) goes from 25 to 43ºC using a coolermaster 212 EVO (single fan) applied with the thermal paste that was pre-applied 3.5yrs ago. so that sounds good to me - actually it sounds a little low (whereas my other computer below sounds a little high). As I said before, I now cannot boot it using the OC profile and so I cannot tell what the cpu would be OC (at 4.42ghz).

My other computer which is newer (sept 16) goes from 55 (idle) to 79ºC (load) Athlon x4 880k (4.2ghz) using a sapphire dual vapor X tower cooler with push pull fans (this is a beast of a cooler) and applied using thermal grizzly Kryonaut about 2.5 yrs ago.
 
55 idle sounds more like you may have an airflow issue in the case to me. The cooler on the cpu doesn't matter if it's not getting cool air from outside into the case.
 
Unseul said:
55 idle sounds more like you may have an airflow issue in the case to me. The cooler on the cpu doesn't matter if it's not getting cool air from outside into the case.
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The dual fan sapphire tower cooler is so large that I cannot fit the side panel on the case. I have two front fans, two top fans and one rear but without the side panel the flow is not being directed from front back, but then again their should be plenty of air available to the two fans on the cpu cooler.
 
I think that it is a hot chip. I think that it was a rework of a chip that was older (perhaps piledriver?) than the FX series (bulldozer?). It was cheap though and 4 core and was/and is OK for a secondary gaming computer (however I would like DDR 4 memory etc and a Zen 2 would be a huge step up).
 
Alan1969 said:
I have had both bought overclocked bundles and computers or I have overclocked myself (using a variety of ways).

Over the past week my overclocked FX8350 bundle (Gigabyte ultra durable mobo) that I got from OcUK (Dec15) has started having boot problems unless I revert it to stock. I bought a new Kolink 600w bronze PSU to go with this 3.5 years ago.

Is the problem most likely to be the PSU starting to fail? Do I simply test by pulling a PSU out of one of my other computers and trying that?

What I would like to know - is it possible that the mobo or cpu are starting to burn out? due to being overclocked? Do mobo's usually fail <8 years?
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I have replaced this 600w Kolink bronze with a 750W EVGA gold and now my computer boots fine etc. Therefore this kolink has only lasted 3.5yrs!
 
area51 said:
It's not the Watts it looses it's the components turning there toes up
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Had the same problem with one OCZ Gamexstream 600W. Lasted just over it's 3 years warranty. No overclock. Mid-range GPU. Poor.
Went for the Thermaltake Toughpower 750W, which lasted the same, just about 3 years, with a mid-range system.
Random resets, idling or load.
Using a EVGA Supernova G2L Gold 750W. So far, so good. And 10 years warranty.
 
Michael Marini said:
Had the same problem with one OCZ Gamexstream 600W. Lasted just over it's 3 years warranty. No overclock. Mid-range GPU. Poor.
Went for the Thermaltake Toughpower 750W, which lasted the same, just about 3 years, with a mid-range system.
Random resets, idling or load.
Using a EVGA Supernova G2L Gold 750W. So far, so good. And 10 years warranty.
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Hi yep one of the things that kill them is how they deal with 240volts shoved up there rear each time powered up sudden in take of 240v ac gives em a shock so cheap components swell/fade/burn out quicker.
 
so in general for the thread - its not overclocking that burns out the cpu or mobo but rather these failures all appear to be the PSU's.
 
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