> ....  Leaving the top/back off the casing increases airflow and cuts down
> on heat...great for the longevity of the processor, or if you are an avid
> overclocker...

  This is rather poor advice.

  Leaving the case off will increase *overall* airflow and lower *air*
temperature inside the case.
  But it also tends to decrease the specific airflow over hot components
such
as the CPU, and so some of that air temperature reduction may come at a cost
of increased *component* temperature -- not good for longevity at all.

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I'm afraid I don't quite understand your reasoning.  You do understand that
I am referring to the casing of the processor, not the chassis that the
motherboard is located in.  How could removing a buffering layer from the
cpu possibly reduce airflow over the cpu?  This is the entire reason for
Intel's removal of the case.  All subsequent processors are to have minimal
housings as well, if I understand correctly.

Brad Boutwell

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