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  • verb Present participle of overvolt.

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  • I do agree that the quality of front panel USB jacks tends to be poor; but "overvolting" any attached devices is generally

    The Tech Report: News 2009

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  • However, more and more AIBs include custom tweaking applications for overclock and overvolting your video card to allow you to reach the video card's maximum performance potential.

    [H]ardOCP [H] Enthusiast Article Feed 2010

  • The company includes exclusive Voltage Tweak functionality via the Smart Doctor application, covering every possible overclocking and overvolting scenario.

    techPowerUp! btarunr 2010

  • A simplistic overvolting tool is available on AMD's website, allowing you to tweak the voltage setting a little higher in order to push clock speeds-albeit at the expense of additional power consumption.

    Maximum PC all RSS Feed 2010

  • The biggest threat to your CPU is increasing the voltage - which would strictly be overvolting, not overclocking.

    Slashdot: IT CmdrTaco 2010

  • The biggest threat to your CPU is increasing the voltage - which would strictly be overvolting, not overclocking.

    Slashdot: IT CmdrTaco 2010

  • A simplistic overvolting tool is available on AMD's website, allowing you to tweak the voltage setting a little higher in order to push clock speeds-albeit at the expense of additional power consumption.

    Maximum PC all RSS Feed Loyd Case 2010

  • Compiz with Gnome runs full speed in my P4 1.5 / 768 MB / Geforce 6200 and then you can easily compile and fasten everything with foss getting the real performance out of the hardware without overclocking / overvolting.

    News Tom's Hardware US 2009

  • My motherboard auto setting was overvolting my q6600 when OC'd and I was getting temps of

    News Tom's Hardware US 2009

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