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As I was told on several occasions, high temperatures are supposed to have a deleterious effect of increasing electrical noise in motherboard and [likely] CPU circuits.
At the same time, IDontCare had posted results showing that reductions in temperature did not make a given overclock profile stable at significantly lower voltages.
Extra cooling will only buy you a better chance of stability if it reduces the electrical noise occurring during peak operation. You would still be required to operate at the same voltage, which is a primary determinant of the heat you're trying to get rid of.
I only come by these things -- if they are correct -- because folks in IDC's trade know a lot more than I do about the electronics, the thermal properties of silicon and other materials. But I have a decent grasp of the statistics, distributions, measures like "standard error."
So . . . pay attention to IDC . . .
At the same time, IDontCare had posted results showing that reductions in temperature did not make a given overclock profile stable at significantly lower voltages.
Extra cooling will only buy you a better chance of stability if it reduces the electrical noise occurring during peak operation. You would still be required to operate at the same voltage, which is a primary determinant of the heat you're trying to get rid of.
I only come by these things -- if they are correct -- because folks in IDC's trade know a lot more than I do about the electronics, the thermal properties of silicon and other materials. But I have a decent grasp of the statistics, distributions, measures like "standard error."
So . . . pay attention to IDC . . .