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Reducing the Power Consumption of Overclocked PCs

babyshiori writes "Now, that must sound pretty inane. After all, overclockers employ all kinds of power-guzzling methods to improve their CPUs' overclockability. However, there are many good reasons to do so. In this guide, we will not just look at theoretical tips on reducing power consumption in overclocked PCs, we will also look at how well they work in real-life situations. Best of all, we are shown why they will improve our PCs' power efficiency without any real loss in performance. Start doing your part in saving the planet now!"

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  1. 80 Plus by Hatta · · Score: 4, Informative

    He didn't mention 80 Plus power supplies. Not only will you save power, your case will be cooler.

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  2. Re:Not so silly by Zadaz · · Score: 4, Informative

    People are so hard on this article because, for the effort it's taken to write it, the author could have gone outside and planted a tree and done much much more for the environment in total than this article ever will.