And now the stock values of the most popular Core 2 Duo CPUs: In the above table, we've left out the Xtreme models since, as we've said, this guide is aimed at ordinary folk not hard-core enthusiasts.

Overclocking has been a staple of PC enthusiasts almost as long as computers have existed. It started with soldering of crystals and basic tiny jumps of, in some cases, fractions of a megahertz. Today ...

Why overclock an Intel PC? The hard-core tech addict answers with the classic “because it's there.” While poetic, this doesn’t do much for the IT professional who needs more justification to risk ...

From time to time, you may get to a point where the PC won't post after you have done a "bad" overclock. The PC may appear to be dead or, at least, you're getting a black screen. But don’t panic yet - ...

The question of whether overclocking can damage your CPU is nothing new, having been a topic of debate for years among hardcore gamers, tech buffs, PC DIY builders, and content creators alike. To some ...

Processors The radiance of a thousand suns: Overclockers set a new world record of 9.1 GHz with a P-core only 14900K Processors The GPU-less version of Intel's best Arrow Lake chip, the one I bought ...

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Half the CPU overclocking world records on HWBOT are now owned by AMD's latest Ryzen chip, the $2,000 Ryzen Threadripper 3970X. Given that it's a 32 core processor with 64 threads that maybe isn't a ...

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. TweakTown may also earn commissions from other affiliate partners at no extra cost to you. A few days before IDF 2014 in September, Intel ...

AMD has been talking more about its upcoming Ryzen 3000 processor overclocking at events around the globe, and, at a recent London gathering, has opened up about the overclocking performance we can ...

Overclocking refers to pushing your computer components harder and faster than the manufacturer designed them to go. The initial pitch is seductive: Buy a slower, lower-cost CPU; juice up the clock ...