If you guys had actually read the article (OP included), you'd notice that this is just for their internal playtests that they have all the time during development. To think that the end user is going to be forced into this would be ridiculous.
Note: I'm making a new thread for this because after searching around I can only find discussion with overclocking involved and I'd rather not risk component life and have to spend more on a 3rd party cooler.
I've nearly finished deciding on the parts for a new system but what I can't decide...