Overclocking gone

[LMO]

Hello all. I have a system which allowed me to overclock via the POST setup.
I had it set to 10%, but several months ago my computer would not boot until
I set oversclocking down to 5%. A couple days ago same symptoms, so I turned
overclocking off completely. System works fine now (P4, 3.2GHz), but I'm
wondering if maybe my CPU is going? There seem to be no other symptoms.
Anything I should worry about or check?
Thanks.

 

[Richard Urban]

Just because a motherboard bios allows you to overclock does not mean that
the CPU you have installed is capable of it for sustained time periods.

I would plan on replacing your CPU in the near future.

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Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Hello all. I have a system which allowed me to overclock via the
POST setup. I had it set to 10%, but several months ago my computer
would not boot until I set oversclocking down to 5%. A couple days
ago same symptoms, so I turned overclocking off completely. System
works fine now (P4, 3.2GHz), but I'm wondering if maybe my CPU is
going? There seem to be no other symptoms. Anything I should worry
about or check?

Yeah - that was worth it, eh?
The CPU's are rated because that is where they tested stable at.
You have tested it for them - but you may have caused damage to the CPU in
the process.
Could your CPU be going? Sure.
So could your motherboard, RAM, power supply, hard disk drive, etc. *grin*

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hello all. I have a system which allowed me to overclock via the POST
setup. I had it set to 10%, but several months ago my computer would
not boot until I set oversclocking down to 5%. A couple days ago same
symptoms, so I turned overclocking off completely. System works fine
now (P4, 3.2GHz), but I'm wondering if maybe my CPU is going? There
seem to be no other symptoms. Anything I should worry about or check?

You should worry about having to replace your CPU, which is likely.
Overclocking is foolhardy.

 

[Kerry Brown]

Overclocking relies on a very stable power source. It is likely that some
capacitors on the motherboard or in the power supply have changed slightly
in value. Have you added any new hardware?

 

[Rock]

Hello all. I have a system which allowed me to overclock via the POST
setup. I had it set to 10%, but several months ago my computer would not
boot until I set oversclocking down to 5%. A couple days ago same
symptoms, so I turned overclocking off completely. System works fine now
(P4, 3.2GHz), but I'm wondering if maybe my CPU is going? There seem to be
no other symptoms. Anything I should worry about or check?

It would be best if you posted this question to a hardware group. This is
not an XP OS issue.

 

[Pop`]

Hello all. I have a system which allowed me to overclock via the POST
setup. I had it set to 10%, but several months ago my computer would
not boot until I set oversclocking down to 5%. A couple days ago same
symptoms, so I turned overclocking off completely. System works fine
now (P4, 3.2GHz), but I'm wondering if maybe my CPU is going? There
seem to be no other symptoms. Anything I should worry about or check?
Thanks.

1. Overclocking is a lonely land; no one can help you out in those areas.
2. Overclocking is "over"clocking for a reason; which you are apparently
not aware of.
3. Didn't see any benefit of a 10% overclock, did you? Of course not.
4. See some disadvantages NOW though, don't you?
5. Components degrade with temperature and age. No max clock achieved
today can be known to be achievable tomorrow; as you're now learning.
6. It's actually not very likely your cpu is going to bomb; but it may have
aged many magnitudes more than the time that's passed while it was
overclocked. It could be a long time before, if ever, you see any problems.
7. Maybe if you under-clocked it you'd get that time back? ;-)~

Pop

 

[Charlie Tame]

Hello all. I have a system which allowed me to overclock via the POST
setup. I had it set to 10%, but several months ago my computer would not
boot until I set oversclocking down to 5%. A couple days ago same
symptoms, so I turned overclocking off completely. System works fine now
(P4, 3.2GHz), but I'm wondering if maybe my CPU is going? There seem to be
no other symptoms. Anything I should worry about or check?
Thanks.

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