Quote Originally Posted by Freelancer View Post
No... My CPU runs cooler overclocked than it did at stock speeds with the stock fan, sure it's running faster but it's also running cooler. Lifespan will hardly be effected, at least it never has been in the last 3 PC's I've gone though.
You're forgetting the increased usage throughout the entire circuit not just the core and RAM.
Also there is no "defined" lifespan, hell my old AGP ATI 9600PRO is still running in my parent's pc, my point is the more you overclock the system the more strain you will pull on the entire system not just the SMD packages.