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- verb Present participle of
underclock . - noun computing The deliberate
reduction of thespeed of aCPU , often to reduce power consumption
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Examples
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I would entertain the idea of underclocking my Q9300/4850 if it wasn't for the fact that I would still have just 1 PC at a desk and my wife and I would still have to share. hehe
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Once Jailbroken, It may be possible to manipulate the A4 clock cycles on the iPad such as underclocking to increase battery life when reading ebooks, or for overclocking to increase game performance.
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I wished sometimes 'underclocking' would be done at toms, to see how much power one can save when he's only writing documents, or browsing the web with such a powerful machine.
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This means that Apple is underclocking, presumably for better battery life.
Wired Top Stories 2009
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The underclocking may be necessary in order to fit such a powerful processor into a smartphone chassis and have reasonable battery life.
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We've tested both the i3-530 and the i5-661, and through the magic of underclocking, we have simulated the Core i3-540, as well.
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We've tested both the i3-530 and the i5-661, and through the magic of underclocking, we have simulated the Core i3-540, as well.
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We've tested both the i3-530 and the i5-661, and through the magic of underclocking, we have simulated the Core i3-540, as well.
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We've tested both the i3-530 and the i5-661, and through the magic of underclocking, we have simulated the Core i3-540, as well.
OCTools 2010
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By doing things like underclocking, replacing the stock fan and swapping the Northbridge fan for a heatsink, you can make a lot of Shuttle PCs virtually silent (come to think of it, you could probably use an SSD and make it literally silent).
Ask MetaFilter 2010
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