Soo, /g/ Whats the avarage lifespan of a intel i5 2° gen?

>>59994400
Replace thermal paste, clean the fans and heatsink. CPUs, like RAM, can easily last for 10-20 years if you do not let them overheat.

>>59994414
Listen to this guy. Also what cooling solution are you using?
>>59994400

>>59994510
Just the included CPU fan + 1 more in the back of the chasis.

Changed and cleaned the fan like 1 month ago, and still happening.

>>59994524
You could try getting a new better cooler that would help

>>59994524
Swap to an aftermarket cooler, especially if you are OCing.

>>59994524
Even though I believe you shouldn't need to do this, your best option is to go with an aftermarket heatsink. Water-cooling is a great investment in the long run if you plan on overclocking, which most people on g advise against. If you just want it to be cool you can look into a hyper 212 evo. It goes for 30-40 bucks, well worth the investment.

On a side not it might just be the lack of airflow in the case

>>59994400
my 3rd gen i5 3200m struggles to play papers please or brutal doom so they are pretty bad at this point

Story time /g/
My first build for a computer used an fx 8350. I used the stock heatsink+fan combo. It idled at 40-50 celsius. When playing games it would easily hit 65 and often pushed seventy. Great times /g/.

I ended up finally investing in a proper aftermarket heatsink and when I went to replace it, I found the processor to be melted to the heatsink.

>>59994588
I hope you took a picture

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/g/ actually being helpful. Oh my

I dont OC for obvious reasons, but ill take the advice and get a better heatsink.

Hardware doesn't deteriorate, these aren't oil and gas machines that gum up

>>59994854
The fuck?
>not oiling up your connectors