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It's like running a computer overclocked. My dual-core CPU is clocked at the factory at 3.0GHZ. With aftermarket cooling and overvoltage, I've reached 3.7GHZ, but it gets unstable if you load it. So I go back to a lower overclock. You can't possibly have "sustainable" performance at the "limit" of a machine. Same thing with these times that the magazines are getting.
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having grown up most of my life as a computer nut (first pc was the XT when i was 3!!) i can certainly appreciate this.
however, i take issue with one comment you said:
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You can't possibly have "sustainable" performance at the "limit" of a machine
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I belive that should be modified to: You can't possibly have "sustainable" performance
beyond the limit implied by a machine's warranty of fitness for a particular performance."
Sorry, with contracts final coming up, I just couldn't help but notice and modify that statement.
Ok ok all joking aside, all that i mean is this: while I do not contend that a machine shouldn't be expected to perform if it is pushed beyond its "limits" if those limits are beyond its ordinary published limits as provided by its manufacturer, I *DO* believe that a machine should function just fine as long as it performs at or below its manufacturer's imposed limits.
In automotive terms, I firmly believe -- at least with today's modern cars and ever-present tort and contracts liability -- that thanks to rev limiters in cars, constantly redlining your engine while under load -- *NOT* freespinning it and bouncing off the rev limiter lol -- should *NOT* cause it to blow up or die before its usual time.
Agreed?