[crote]

Well, what if?

We don't live in the AMD Athlon era[0] anymore. Modern CPUs are designed to boost until they hit a thermal limit, improper cooling is just going to result in a lower clock speed.

[0]: https://youtu.be/UoXRHexGIok?t=55

[bobsterlobster]

What a blast from the past. I still remember seeing it for the first time on my Socket A Athlon 1900+ pc.

[joe_mamba]

Damn, that video took me waaay back.