Originally Posted by Rilgamon
Leaving the case open does not help. It makes things worse.
Cases are build to guide a cooling airstream through all
important parts ... with an open case this is not possible.
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It's for diagnostics, not to get the temp down.
And an open case will ALWAYS be cooler then a closed case, unless you've got a very special piping system.
I'm going to try to underclock my CPU a bit. What should I lower first, voltage or clock speed(I'm a complete noob with over/underclocking)?