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Re: Fast400 Value to iSeries community is less than zero

Chris,

At 11/9/01 10:29 AM -0800, you wrote:
>See, there is the real problem. The people are stupid enough to measure
>computing performance by processor speed. But then, if they bought their
>1.7GHz processors and they wanted to use all the 1.7GHz, I sure understand.
>But how much would they complain if they bought their 1.7GHz processors and
>Intel shipped 3.4GHz chips hobbled down to 1.7GHz? They bought 1.7GHz and
>they got 1.7GHz, does it matter what the vendor did to provide it?

  Does Intel claim that overclocking is illegal?  Warranty issues aside, I
would say no.  We are sold something w/ a minimum guaranteed speed.  If we
find a way to increase that capacity, that is our own business.

  -mark

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