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Re:Got called to a professor’s office after a complaint his ... by darkclouds on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @11:35AM (#36879495)
> i5-12400F at 5.2GHz

Overclocking. Profile explains why. For security I prefer single cores, but have to work with whats available.

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Re:Got called to a professor’s office after a complaint his ... by LoganDark on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @07:34PM (#36886663)
> Overclocking. Profile explains why.

Not sure whether you're referring to your or our profile, but yes, we do overclock to a significant degree. Our motherboard has a setting to downgrade the CPU microcode to an older version that doesn't try to detect higher clock speeds and shut down. Clearly, stuff is already getting more and more locked down even as we enjoy our relative freedom in the present.

-Emily

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