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<blockquote data-quote="Digerati" data-source="post: 740428" data-attributes="member: 59833">NO! You skipped the most important part of my comment. If you keep your maximum temps &quot;comfortably&quot; within the processor&#039;s specified normal operating temperature ranges - as I said above - it does not matter is the CPU is reaching 55°C, or 25°C. 55°C is still well below the threshold it will start to throttle back in speeds.I didn&#039;t say that. I said the opposite of that. I specifically said a CPU is NOT more stable at 25° than it is at 55°C. And that is because 55°C is still well within the CPU&#039;s normal operating range and well below it&#039;s thermal limits. Point being, there is still plenty of your desired &quot;thermal headroom&quot; left if running at 55° to keep it from throttling back.Of course ambient temps count. But that has nothing to do with what I said. But to that, it is important to note it is impossible to cool anything below the ambient temperature with conventional (fan) cooling. So if your room is 40°, the best you can do is blow 40° air on your processor. Your processor is not living flesh. It is not affected by &quot;chill factors&quot;. To get cooler than the ambient temp, you must use alternative cooling solutions that involve refrigeration or thermoelectric (Peltier) principles.Deliding is not necessary when overclocking. It is but one trick some users use when overclocking, but it certainly is not &quot;necessary&quot;. Just to reiterate my point - AS LONG AS you maintain your processor&#039;s peak temperatures well within its specified normal operating temperature range, it does not matter if that peak temperature is 25°C, 45°C or even 55°C. The lower temps will NOT improve stability, performance or longevity of the processor. All that 25°C gives you is bragging rights.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Digerati, post: 740428, member: 59833"] NO! You skipped the most important part of my comment. If you keep your maximum temps "comfortably" within the processor's specified normal operating temperature ranges - as I said above - it does not matter is the CPU is reaching 55°C, or 25°C. 55°C is still well below the threshold it will start to throttle back in speeds. I didn't say that. I said the opposite of that. I specifically said a CPU is NOT more stable at 25° than it is at 55°C. And that is because 55°C is still well within the CPU's normal operating range and well below it's thermal limits. Point being, there is still plenty of your desired "thermal headroom" left if running at 55° to keep it from throttling back. Of course ambient temps count. But that has nothing to do with what I said. But to that, it is important to note it is impossible to cool anything below the ambient temperature with conventional (fan) cooling. So if your room is 40°, the best you can do is blow 40° air on your processor. Your processor is not living flesh. It is not affected by "chill factors". To get cooler than the ambient temp, you must use alternative cooling solutions that involve refrigeration or thermoelectric (Peltier) principles. Deliding is [U]not[/U] necessary when overclocking. It is but one trick some users use when overclocking, but it certainly is not "necessary". Just to reiterate my point - [U][B]AS LONG AS[/B][/U] you maintain your processor's peak temperatures well within its specified normal operating temperature range, it does not matter if that peak temperature is 25°C, 45°C or even 55°C. The lower temps will [U]NOT[/U] improve stability, performance or longevity of the processor. All that 25°C gives you is bragging rights. [/QUOTE]

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