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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overclock.

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Examples

  • This would be a great accessory for budget overclockers if available separately, but our overclocks are a little more "extreme" than what the Extreme cooler is designed to cope with.

    News Tom's Hardware US 2009

  • Intel chips also boast a new technology called Turbo Boost, which dynamically "overclocks"

    CNET News.com 2010

  • The Wind includes a TurboDrive button, which overclocks the CPU by as much as 20% when plugged in.

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • The Wind includes a TurboDrive button, which overclocks the CPU by as much as 20% when plugged in.

    Laptop Mag's MSI Wind (Win XP) Review 2008

  • Origin boasts 5.7GHz overclocks with phase-change CPU cooling by Rich Brown January 11, 2012 9:44 AM PST Follow @richbcnet

    CNET News Rich Brown 2012

  • Unlike the Intel system, Turbo CORE is less intelligent in how it overclocks the CPUs, but the end result is similar: an extra burst of speed when you most need it.

    SlashGear Chris Davies 2010

  • So the overclocks you will first see are purely multiplier overclocks.

    [H]ardOCP News/Article Feed 2010

  • Pros: 32nm process means this thing runs super cool and overclocks extremely well.

    Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals 2010

  • More importantly, the Core i5 processor sports the Intel Turbo Boost feature (not available with Core i3), which automatically overclocks the laptop during intensive computing.

    CNET Asia Reviews 2010

  • Unlike the Intel system, Turbo CORE is less intelligent in how it overclocks the CPUs, but the end result is similar: an extra burst of speed when you most need it.

    SlashGear Chris Davies 2010

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