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Everything about Overclocking
Increasing processor speed beyond specification
In computing, overclocking is the practice of increasing the clock rate of a semiconductor device, such as a processor, beyond its rated speed, potentially increasing its performance. Overclocked devices, however, may have shorter lifespans, become unstable and unreliable, and in extreme cases, be permanently damaged. Many manufacturers do not cover damage from overclocking in their warranties, while some allow it inside a predefined safety margin. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: OverclockingA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Experimental Study of a Two-Phase Immersion Cooling System for the CPU in a PC and a 2U Server Operated at the Overclocking FrequencyInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Overclocking - das BuchThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: CPU Overclocking: A Performance Assessment of Air, Cold Plates, and Two-Phase Immersion CoolingCited 102 times
- Go sideways: UnderclockingA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Clock rateA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Verb present participle and gerund of overclock
Noun An instance or incident of processor (CPU), or any electronic logic device, running at a speed higher than is recommended by the manufacturer.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
CPU Overclocking: A Performance Assessment of Air, Cold Plates, and Two-Phase Immersion Cooling
A Novel Optimization for GPU Mining Using Overclocking and Undervolting
Safe Overclocking for CNN Accelerators Through Algorithm-Level Error Detection
Overclocking of controller area networks
A Novel Two-Port Behavioral Model for I/O Buffer Overclocking Simulation
High-Precision PLL Delay Matrix With Overclocking and Double Data Rate for Accurate FPGA Time-to-Digital Converters
Overclocking Nitronyl Nitroxide Gold Derivatives in Cross‐Coupling Reactions
The Zen of overclocking
🆕 Influential since 2022
Experimental Study of a Two-Phase Immersion Cooling System for the CPU in a PC and a 2U Server Operated at the Overclocking Frequency
Overclocking in Immersion-Cooled Datacenters
AOS: An Automated Overclocking System for High-Performance CNN Accelerator Through Timing Delay Measurement on FPGA
A simulation optimization method for Verilog-AMS IBIS model under overclocking
An overclocking clock software PUF circuit with no additional hardware resource overhead based on video coding circuit
📚 Books worth reading
Overclocking - das BuchHerwig Weihe · 2001
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
🔗 Related topics
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