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Intel's Anti-Overclocking Technology Simplified

Posted by michael on from the why-johnny-can't-speed dept.

John Thorensen writes "Found a fantastic article on Intel's recent Anti-Overclocking patent at Fastsilicon.com. Worth the read, as it also explains some of the technical and ethical issues of overclocking. Good to see that some tech journalists can still write material understandable by an average person."

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  1. How about overclocking detection? by elwinc · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Maybe the fairest thing for Intel to do is find some way to dectect and record if a chip is ever overclocked. The basic problem with overclocking is those unscrupulous folks who drive a chip to it's death, then try and take it in for a refund. If the chip could detect and record warranty-voiding settings, then overclockers wouldn't be able to void the warranty.

    Personally, I'd like to be able to underclock better so it would be easier to built a really quiet PC. Although there are a few articles about it, silent PCs are an underserved area of the market.

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  2. Re:Ethical issues? by The_K4 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Actyually, having had expeirence with this, it's not "fraud".....and I can explain why. This dealer advertised and sold a machine of a specific speed, they didn't sell a system DESGINED for that speed. I know someone who got taken by buying some overclocked machines, when this small buisness owner attempted to sue the computer dealer, the judge threw it out, sayign there was no fraud. If he had said it was a system DESIGNED for that speed it would have been fraud.