When you overclock, the power consumption of the processor goes up and you may find yourself with an unstable system. Raising the voltage of the CPU a fraction at a time until the system is stable is the best way to achieve this stability. Too much voltage and you run the risk of permanently damaging the processor.

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last modified: 2004-02-07 13:58:17