I've read several different threads in newsgroups talking about instability
over time. Someitmes there was just no explanation for it.  Processors that
would initally overclock would lose that capability.  I'd look for something
physical that had changed.  Is there a lot of dust in the cpu fan and heat
sink?  Have you added components that increase the heat inside the case? Are
you monitoring case and cpu temps? Reapply the thermal paste on the cpu
heatsink. People are finding out that some types tend to run over time.

Ben Moore


----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex E Onslow" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 1:20 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Do CPU's gradualy become more unstable?


> When I brought my Athlon Duron I had it clocked from a 700 to an 850. Over
a
> period of about 6 months it became more and more unstable until my PC was
> virtually un-usuable so I had to put the clock speed back to 700. I know
this
> was not a software problem as I had reformated many times. This raises the
> question of whether CPU's gradualy become more unstable. By setting it
back
> to 700 am I just prolonging the inevitable? Or will it be fine from now
on?
>
> Alex Onslow

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