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In response to "Running the processor at a slower speed than it it's built to run at. -- nm" by Krusty

For example, a 3 GHz processor that's downclocked will run at 2 GHz causing less heat and power consumption. I used to overclock my processors to get -- (edited)

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) May 28 '20, 06:47

more than what was advertised. That causes a lot more heat and power consumption which means a bigger heatsink and fans.

Xbox was having overheating and power issues so I guess they downclocked their consoles to prevent them from failing.

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RROD FTW -- nm - Strongbad May 28, 07:11 2
- I went through three Xboxes because of that RROD -- nm - Krusty May 28, 07:22 1
  - Ironically I had 1 XB360 and never got the RROD. And I just stopped playing it a few months ago. - sycor May 28, 08:18

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For example, a 3 GHz processor that's downclocked will run at 2 GHz causing less heat and power consumption. I used to overclock my processors to get -- (edited)

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