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Re: Does heat affect the speed of a CPU?
« on: December 07, 2005, 04:11:07 PM »
Making a CPU (or any chip) too hot will cause it to operate improperly or fail.
Cooling it will make it operate properly.

Cool it sufficiently and you may be able to raise the clock speed *that* improves performance.
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