Stefan Huszics said: > Did you miss the part of my post that sais "within the specifed voltages > and MHz speeds for which the CPU was designed"?
The CPU is designed to run at the speed stamped on the box. It will run fine at that speed. What's that got to do with overclocking? > If you have 2 CPUs with the same > * core & stepping > * produced the same week at the same factory > * running at the same speed & voltage > > then one CPU won't take any more "damage" then the other if the label on > one sais eg XP 1700+ and the other XP 2500+ > > Only if you are running with a higher voltage, worse cooling or older > architecture do you get the issues you are talking about. You're wrong. The reason one is rated lower is because it failed to function properly at the higher rate. The reason it failed was because it ran too hot or was otherwise unstable. It was unstable because of minute flaws in the chip. The factories are not perfect. Each chip is different. They rate them based on what they are guaranteed to run at. Any faster and you risk overheating and damaging the chip. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
