Quote Originally Posted by .OCX View Post
There's no viable data. Whenever you track trends you gotta have good data. Good data goes in, Good data comes out. Without a uniform standard to test against, this is more baseless proof of degradation. Factor in the Air cooling folks with 1.4v for 4.0ghz...now your "Control Data" is worthless.

"Official E8X00 Overclocking Database"

Where art thou?
That's what I was asking for, a database if one exists. I have plenty of my own data, and it needs to be compared. I never labeled my findings as "proof" of anything. I'm not here to prove anything, just to try and work towards an answer.

My point about being an early adopter speaks to the fact that you can't be 100% sure about a product until it's had time on the market.

I'm not sure if you're replying to me or just saying this. And I have no idea what your last sentence means.