Intel patented a technology to stop overclocking?

[timberwolf1]

I just saw this on www.sysopt.com

According to a report on siliconvalley.internet.com Intel has recently patented a technology to prevent overclocking. The technology automatically shuts down a system before an overworked processor burns it up.

According to Intel, if overclocking is identified, its technology disables the operations of a computer system or significantly undermines key operations of a computer system.

Is this for real? I hope not.


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[svol]

This was posted before several days ago. Someone did some searching inside the patent database and found out the patent dates from 1999.

And because the technology makes use of an cristal clock generator it can't be embedded inside the CPU's core itself (not possible with current technology). Therefore it has to be placed on the motherboard which gives you control in disabling it by modding the board or even inside the BIOS.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on 😱