Examples of “overclock” in a Sentence

verb To make a processor, graphics chip or memory run faster than the speed its manufacturer rated it for, usually by changing settings in a computer's firmware or a tuning program.

• He overclocked the memory and the machine stopped booting.
• Some chips are sold unlocked so that buyers can overclock them.

noun The higher-than-rated speed a component has been set to run at, or the act of setting it.

• The overclock held steady for an hour before the temperature climbed.