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Clockadile Dundee · 3 Weeks Ago

If the cards are no longer stable at previously stable clocks, under the same conditions, it is most likely because they have degraded, if electromigration effects gpus in the same way they do gpus.

If they have degradation, I believe this opens the door to even more degradation. I wouldn't buy those cards, wouldn't even consider it.

Folding does not cause damage per se, but with an unstable OC, normal use can cause cpus and gpus to degrade.

Heat is one of the things, that accelerates that process.

mike87 · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by nckid4u

You could search or read posts, but I'll spoonfeed a little here...

folding is a program where you compute how many times you can fold a piece of paper. Quite fascinating...

you're kidding right?

DuckieHo · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by ENTERPRISE

No. Not at all.

GPU's and CPU's alike are designed to be worked at 100% for as long as they need to be.

The concern you should have is the Temps at which hardware runs when being used. If you can keep it to a temp with acceptable parameters then it does not matter how long you run that component for at 100%

I have been Folding for a long while now and stress the crap out of my GPU all the time. Its been fine for a long time.

The killer of components is NOT the use, its the temps in which they run at !

Remember a GPU/CPU are designed to be stressed ! Otherwise there would be no point in something we could not use to its full capabilities.

Not quite true... CPU and GPUs are not designed to run forever. The designers probably have modelled average lifetimes (but this is probably in the 10year+ range for CPUs). That being said.... CPUs are more robust than GPUs. I would bet a lot of money that CPUs are stricter engineered to last longer than GPUs.

**ENTERPRISE** · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by DuckieHo

Not quite true... CPU and GPUs are not designed to run forever. The designers probably have modelled average lifetimes (but this is probably in the 10year+ range for CPUs). That being said.... CPUs are more robust than GPUs. I would bet a lot of money that CPUs are stricter engineered to last longer than GPUs.

Indeed. Not forever...but I was not going to get nit picky lol...IMO 10Years + is pretty much a lifetime..for hardware that is, for the most part.

sLowEnd · 3 Weeks Ago

Folding reduces a card's lifespan by increasing temperatures for extended periods of time.

tofunater · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by mike87

you're kidding right?

Yes, he was just messing with you. Folding refers to protein folding, which is a form of low-level medical research. The distributed computing method Folding @ home uses allows many small systems to work together to achieve computational feats that would normally require a supercomputer to accomplish.

mike87 · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by tofunater

Yes, he was just messing with you. Folding refers to protein folding, which is a form of low-level medical research. The distributed computing method Folding @ home uses allows many small systems to work together to achieve computational feats that would normally require a supercomputer to accomplish.

you're joking too right?

EDIT: ohhhhhhh...... interesting.. now why would i want to outsource my pc's resources (not that there's much to begin with) for the greater benefit of society? >=)

tofunater · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by mike87

you're joking too right?

EDIT: ohhhhhhh...... interesting.. now why would i want to outsource my pc's resources (not that there's much to begin with) for the greater benefit of society? >=)

I think you answered your own question there.

jpz · 3 Weeks Ago

As long as you keep the temperatures under control and use a quality power supply, folding will not damage GPUs (or CPUs).

If your GPU is receiving low quality power, it may suffer a premature failure and/or degrade over time. Folding (or stressing the GPU in any other way) will accelerate this.

UndertheGun · 3 Weeks Ago

Yes stressing causes premature failure. A fact. If premature failure =10 years is that an issue? I think not. Heat is the killer, beyond certain thermal limits causes acute damage or even acute immediate critical failure. If operating within reasonable thermal limits back to say a 10 year time frame.

And no these are not designed to operate at 100% that is a thoughtless comment. Not designed to run at mostly because of thermal limits. If you take steps to control yes you can extend.

TDP is not 100% usage. So do not confuse.

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UndertheGun New to Overclock.net Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 447 Rep: 55 Unique Rep: 42 Trader Rating: 0	Yes stressing causes premature failure. A fact. If premature failure =10 years is that an issue? I think not. Heat is the killer, beyond certain thermal limits causes acute damage or even acute immediate critical failure. If operating within reasonable thermal limits back to say a 10 year time frame. And no these are not designed to operate at 100% that is a thoughtless comment. Not designed to run at mostly because of thermal limits. If you take steps to control yes you can extend. TDP is not 100% usage. So do not confuse.

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