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Toasting CPUs via overclocking and overvolting has been possible for a long time. Back in the day they didn't even have thermal throttling. It just used to be
by the8472 2y ago
Toasting CPUs via overclocking and overvolting has been possible for a long time. Back in the day they didn't even have thermal throttling.
It just used to be jumpers and dip switches, then the BIOS before some of it moved into the CPU itself.
- tyingq 2y agoI'd consider that to be one more driver (bios/software selectable jumpers) in addition to increasingly small features and high clock rates. Rather than something that refutes the situation is new.