Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 13:01:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Jin Guojun (ITG staff) <jin@george.lbl.gov> To: gkshenaut@ucdavis.edu, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Underclocking (Was: Overclocking) Message-ID: <199805072001.NAA02421@george.lbl.gov>
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> I'm wondering if it might be possible to *underclock* > a CPU chip in order to increase its reliability, especially > under hot conditions. Has anyone tried this? ... Sure, reducing the CPU clock will lower the heat generated from CPU. Beware that not all CPUs can be overclocked/underclocked. Read the Intel CPU spec., some of the CPUs must run at specified clock rate. Typically those MMX CPUs. -Jin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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