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Intel Patents Anti-Overclocking Technology

Posted by timothy on from the as-fast-as-we-say-it-is dept.

VCAGuy writes "It appears that Intel has pantented a crystal-locking technology to lock processors to the processor's clock speed. The Inquirer has a story about it, and you can read the patent description from the USPTO. Let's hope AMD doesn't try to copy this..."

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  1. curses...foiled again! by Papyrus · · Score: 5, Funny

    I knew I should have patented my anti-anti-oveclocking technology some years ago...

  2. underclockers left out by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I really really want to underclock my cpus to hardware emulate old machines.

    now if i can get a p4 down to 8mhz and in 286 mode

  3. New Patent by fobbman · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm heading to my local patent office to patent my right to not buy Intel processors.

  4. Sooooo... by Thud457 · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's official, " Intel owns the patent on stupidity "?

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  5. Re:i can't drive 55 by PiratePTG · · Score: 2, Funny
    >blew up a perfectly fine Pentium II 233

    LOL I feel your pain, pal....

    I have two AMD Tbirds in my desk drawer as remiders to 1) Pay ATTENTION to how much you're trying to overclock a chip (I KNOW I had that jumper on the right pins, and 2) ALWAYS make sure you have a heatsink on your chip when you hit the power switch! The chip in example 2 lasted about 3 seconds before the smoke appeared. It also toasted the moboard....

    Electronics is all smoke and mirrors. If you let the smoke out of a device, it will never work again!

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  6. Phew! That was a close one! by boer · · Score: 2, Funny

    From the patent: "Unscrupulous resellers and/or distributors may purchase less expensive processors that are rated at lower clock frequencies and then remark those processor at higher clock frequencies, a procedure known as over-clocking. "

    Phew! I thought that they were onto us price aware hackers at home.

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  7. Its For Your Own Protection! by Iowaguy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Current pentiums are hot; future ones will be volcanic. Overclocking the chip of the near future will lead to a plasma that will destroy the world as we no it. So, be glad Intel is looking out for you! -Iowa

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  8. Re:yay, overclocking locks... by athakur999 · · Score: 2, Funny
    /me pokes his Athlon XP

    Hope you're wearing some heat resistent gloves! :)
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  9. Re:yay, overclocking locks... by Grishnakh · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well that's what Intel gets for coming up with such stupid names. Cerely, Itanic... I haven't heard of any good perversions of Duron or Athlon (except Moron). I guess AMD thinks about their names a little more than Intel... "Can anyone change a letter or two in this product name and make us look really stupid?" Honestly, marketing people are so stupid. Remember GM and their attempt at selling the Nova in Mexico? "No go"