Neal, I used to live this stuff. Actually, I used to be an EE/EET with the degree and everything.
I hate seeing people over-commit and over-buy tech hardware.
It always comes down to "what some guy said".
What guy?
"Dunno. I think it was a review I read."
Do they work for Intel or AMD? Sometimes they goof with people to get a better quarterly bonus.
"*Shrug*"
This hobby is famous for this stuff. Remember reading about sticking video cards in a 300 degree oven to "remelt the solder" and make them faster?