I had all this stuff typed once and inadvertently closed IE instead of the preview pane I was viewing.
So this time you're getting the condensed version. Probably not a bad thing because you didn't want to read all my blathering anyway.
On Friday, I picked up 10 kg of dice for my first "real" sub-zero session. I had the MB all insulated as per DrNips guide, the CPU pot (courtesy of Supes) and temp probe installed.
My plan was to improve my wPrime, 06, and Vantage scores, as those are the benches most affected by heat. Well, none of that happened. The pot just wouldn't hold the temps down. I discovered, when I tore down the setup, that I had the eraser too thick around the CPU and it was holding the pot off the chip slightly, hence the temp problems.
The experience wasn't an epic failure, as I learned alot. Like, "Don't pour Acetone through a styrofoam cup/funnel." Acetone eats it. Quickly!
I also learned, I can boot into windows at 21 x 234 @ -45C. That was as far as I got before running out of dice.