> There is a reason Dell, Compaq, IBM, etc. do not overclock. If you run
> your car's engine at redline, it will probably run fine for a while, maybe
> even a long time. But eventually it will break.
That's a terrible comparison, actually. Damage to engines via mechanical
wear is very different from heat stress on microprocessor components. If
you're that close to the material limits of the electronics the system
probably won't run (or won't run very long, depending on how fast it heats
up) due to elongated signal propogation delays/changes in transistor
transition characteristics/etc. Once an engine is damaged there isn't much
you can do, while a digital electronic component should be fine after it
cools down.
Jack
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