Overclocking is generally understood by all to be a bad thing for the CPU and Motherboard (and it may even add to global warming)
May?
MAY? Environment be-damned, I conducted my own, more controlled Athlon overclocking experiments a while back... During which time, a large block of ice broke from the polar ice-caps. Coincidence? I think not.
I started with a lowly 10% overclock, and my box started putting out more BTUs than my furnace. I was happy, though, because I found myself saving big on my winter heating bill. However, encoding DivX required me to open the windows of my apartment to avoid heat-stroke, even on sub-0 freezing winter nights. Kids couldn't build snowmen for blocks because everything thawed and trees started growing new leaves in December.
But, I figured that was safe enough, so I wanted to push things further. I raised the core voltage a few points and boosted it up above a 20% overclock. I found out I could cure pottery and sterilize medical equipment, simply by putting it inside my apartment! Now I was saving on my water bill, as well. Dirty dishes? Here, we can autoclave them clean!
Of course, due to the heat, I couldn't get close enough to the machine to try pushing it further. My next set of experiments involved cooling the thing with dry ice and pushing the core voltage up to 1.21 jigawatts. In hindsight, I suspect this configuration might also cause problems in space/time and perhaps even bad sequels, as well. It may be best that this series of experiments were never carried out. ;-)
These Athlons are clearly dangerous. We should start a class-action lawsuit before someone goes and destroys the universe, or something. :lol:
