Intel CW8064701471001 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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Defining Overclocking
How is this done?
Obtain a motherboard optimized for Intel
®
unlocked
processors
Change unlocked ratios or platform clock frequency
Increase voltage on relevant interfaces
Improve cooling on overclocked/overvoltaged
components
What is Overclocking (OC)?
The process of increasing clock rates beyond
specification
Why Overclock?
Increase performance for compute intensive tasks,
e.g., transcode, gaming, rendering
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