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One failing will only make the other stronger, there's no other competition.

There is no other consumer x86 competition in the world apart from AMD, and AMD is only able to compete now because they used to work for Intel and because of a technicality back in 1994. If AMD goes bankrupt and isn't bought by another company with the intention of producing x86 parts, then Intel has a monopoly. Because the entire home computing industry relies on x86, customers have no choice and have to pay whatever Intel wants them to for a new computer. Unless ARM takes the home and business PC markets by storm (and it might), Intel will be split into two smaller companies.

Caboos001: First, is your system clean? Second, do you have adequate airflow for the fans? Even on liquid, it helps. Third, are your coolant levels OK? I might suggest removing the heat sink on the CPU, cleaning off the old thermal paste, and applying new paste. Oh, and what are your GPU temperatures? Also, 'Lancer, he's not running a Sandy Bridge Core series, he's on Nehalem. Different tolerances.