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overclock
(jargon) | overclock
/oh'vr·klok´/, vt.
To operate a CPU or other digital logic device at a rate higher than it was
designed for, under the assumption that the manufacturer put some slop
into the specification to account for manufacturing tolerances.
Overclocking something can result in intermittent crashes, and can even
burn things out, since power dissipation is directly proportional to {clock
} frequency. People who make a hobby of this are sometimes called “
overclockers”; they are thrilled that they can run their CPU a few percent
faster, even though they can only tell the difference by running a {
benchmark} program. See also case mod.
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overclocking
(foldoc) | overclocking
Any adjustments made to computer hardware, or less
commonly software, to make its CPU run at a higher {clock
rate} than intended by the original manufacturers. Typically this
involves replacing the crystal in the clock generation
circuitry with a higher frequency one or changing jumper
settings or software configuration.
If the clock rate is increased too far, eventually some
component in the system will not be able to cope and the system
will stop working. This failure may be intermittent (it works
most of the time but fails more often than usual) continuous (the
system never works at the higher frequency) or, in the worst case,
irreversible (a component is damaged by overheating). Improved
cooling may be needed to maintain the same level of reliability.
(2014-07-12)
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