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Overclocked CPUs will only run hotter if voltage is increased beyond default.

Many CPUs can achieve a significant overclock without raising the voltage.



> Overclocked CPUs will only run hotter if voltage is increased beyond default

Raising either voltage or frequency increases power dissipated. P = C V^2 f, where C is a constant that depends on the physical structure of the gate, V is the voltage, and f is the frequency that the gate's logic state is changing.


Well, that was an embarrassingly ignorant statement on my part.

Thanks for the correction.


Isn't C capacitance?




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