Re: And you thought Appl

[Jeff.Brielmaier@juge.com (Jeff Brielmaier)]

d >And this *still* goes on today.  Now motherboard vendors (at Intel's
d >encouragement) are starting to release hardware that can't be
d >'overclocked'...  And the only real reason why is that Intel can't
d >sell faster chips if people are speeding up the chips themselves.

There's no reason for motherboard vendors to support "CPU Speed Selection" 
because all of the current Intel processors no longer look at them to set 
its internal's speed....  Intel is producing all processors to run it 
their rated speed only.

d >Don't get me wrong.. I know overclocking can be a dangerous practice,
d >but if someone wants to fry their equipment, who's business is it to
d >stop them...  I say, let the fireworks begin..!  :-)

Careful, there may be a lawyer around here somewhere :)  I'm sure that 
some lawyer would figure out a way to sue over someone overclocking their 
processor :(

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