Defining Overclocking
•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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•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
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