overclocking
<hardware> Any adjustments made to computer hardware (or 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
continuous (the system never works at the higher frequency) or intermittant (it
fails more often but works some of the time) or, in the worst case, irreversible
(a component is damaged by overheating). Overclocking may necessitate improved
cooling to maintain the same level of reliability.
(1999-09-12)
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