CPU Temp Wrong?

[SO•Audiojack]

Yes, but what I think we're both saying (me and Malibu) is that in a nutshell the stability of any microprocessor is always proportional to its temperature.

This is not based on overclocking but electronics in general, because a semiconductor's resistance changes with the temperature. And in the most basic terms that just makes it perform worse.

Luckily modern semiconductor technology allows for a pretty wide range of temperatures, but you still can't exceed the specifications without hindering performance (and causing errors.) Of course the computer can cope with these errors to an extent so the end user won't notice it until you get the BSOD