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Why CPU overclocking is mostly now a thing of the past

The performance gains you get with modern chips aren't as noteworthy as they used to be. If you were a PC enthusiast in the 2000s or even most of the 2010s, you may remember how popular overclocking was at the time.

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The performance gains you get with modern chips aren't as noteworthy as they used to be. If you were a PC enthusiast in the 2000s or even most of the 2010s, you may remember how popular overclocking was at the time. Overclocking involves increasing a CPU's clock speed past the manufacturer's advertised specifications.

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