Re: TI-H: hey (cont.)

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Subject: Re: TI-H: hey (cont.)
From: Grant Stockly <gussie@stockly.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 17:07:26 -0900
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>On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Nick wrote:
>
>> electron speed depends on the medium it travels in (resistance) and the
>> voltage being used, which is why overclockers bump up the voltage of the
>> CPU- it increases the speed the electrons travel through the chip.
>> electrons travel much slower than the speed of light- not sure of the actual
>> number.
>
>Correct me if i'm wrong, but I think a higher voltage allows higher clock
>rates, as it helps to overcome capacitance within a chip. ie higher
>voltages create higher currents in a chip, and a capacitor will charge
>more quickly under higher current.

It depends on the CPU.  PPC chips using copper can be clocked high with no
voltage change. All thats needed is a change with the PLL divider.

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Re: TI-H: hey (cont.)

From: "Nick" <zaphod@coe.neu.edu>

Re: TI-H: hey (cont.)

From: Gary Marsh <gmarsh@thezone.net>