Drawbacks of OCing?

[columboid]

I've been looking at the custom PCs available here and I can see that I can spec up a standard PC or an overclocked one overclocked by PCSpecialist.

The price is similar so my question is why would anyone choose to not have an overclocked PC, what are the drawbacks?

I know that the CPU warranty is voided, but what else?
Does it reduce the life of the CPU or make it less stable?

Cheers!

 

[Gorman]

Can reduce the life of the CPU and increases the chance of a stability related problem by about ten fold.

Solid overclocks can be fine in most ways but show odd errors in others.

Hi and welcome!

 

[columboid]

Thanks.
Stablilty is an issue for some stuff I'm doing so that is helpful advice (especially actually quantifying the risk).

 

[Phoenix]

The computer uses more power and produces more heat.

 

[PringlesInside]

and if u oc cpu the warranty will be voided, same for gpu

 

[Gorman]

If we do the overclocking the warranty stands.

 

[Sleinous]

Ye, heat, power consumption, stability, pros: slightly faster, fun, bragging rights xD

For me my stock 930 is fast enough, theres plenty more things that are slowing my PC right now (lack of SSD being one and lack of UEFI being another).