A computer's central processing unit, also known as its CPU, can be overclocked or underclocked. Overclocking involves the CPU's clock rate above its manufacturer-specified default rate, and ...

The most common reason to alter the CPU speed of a computer is to increase its power, a process known as "overclocking." For business owners trying to protect office computers, CPUs that produce too ...

When I mention the word "underclock," I am greeted by big frowns from my PC enthusiast friends. How dare I suggest that they lower their CPU or system speed! When I mention the word "overclock" to my ...

System is an Asus CUSL2 with a 900 MHZ Pentium. Believe it or not, I need to downclock this thing. We're trying to figure out the minimum hardware requirements for some software and the boss won't buy ...

Conventional wisdom says that the faster your CPU clock speed the better, at least when it comes to gaming, but the developers of Outpost: Infinity Siege have advised owners of top-end Intel CPUs that ...

I have a Asus NCCH-DL with a single 2.8ghz Xeon in it, and it is only being used as a fileserver, so it needs very little CPU horsepower.<BR><BR>I would like to make it quieter by underclocking it, ...