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overclocked

overclocked

6.7
Running faster than the computer maker set and often becoming hotter
  • adjective
  • /ˈoʊvərˌklɒkt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : overclockeado
  • The overclocked processor allowed for better multitasking during video editing.

Apparently this thing out the gate is overclocked for performance.

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Examples

  • Gamers prefer overclocked CPUs to improve their gaming performance.

  • Are you saying that most overclocked systems out there are not truly stable?

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  • Good, good, good overclocked, running at the right frequency.

  • Apparently this thing out the gate is overclocked for performance.

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  • My graphics card is overclocked like crazy, but I don't.

  • Unilever who said, Steve, you say about this, you say about some games that an overclocked GPU doesn't work well with it.

  • A top fuel dragster would be more like your typical overclocked, water loop rig maxed out.

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  • Alex and Marco talk about the new Z77 MPower motherboard, for which every board goes through an overclocked stress test before ever hitting store shelves.

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  • My computer runs much faster since I installed an overclocked graphics card.

Synonyms

high-speed
vsoverclocked
100 3.2

Able to work or move much faster than normal

refers to exceeding the manufacturer's standard speed setting for computer components
ultrafast
vsoverclocked
1 3.9

Much quicker than normal for the same thing

is about exceeding the manufacturer's standard speed setting rather than general extreme speed

How Fast

to turbocharged
  • Specialized
5.1
overclocked
  • Specialized
6.7
stock
3.3

Surface Forms

overclocked positive

Morphology

overclocked = overclock (transparent) = over + clock + ed

Formed from the productive verb 'overclock' with the regular adjectival/past participle suffix '-ed', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Overclocked comes from joining over- ('too much') and clock ('a device that marks time'). In computers the 'clock' is like a steady beat that sets how fast the parts work, so overclocked means the parts are set to run faster than the maker meant.