Wii U CPU + GPU clock speeds increased? Is it even possible?

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ethomaz said:

fillet said:

Your original comment said it was not possible for a CPU to be clocked much lower than it's specified speed bin. Now you're saying it's not possible spefically for this CPU to be clocked at 3Ghz+. I'm not knowledgable to know if that's true or not but your previous post was incorrect regardless.

All desktop CPUs can run well under stock these days as can GPUs in small or large increments.

If you're only talking about the PowerPC CPUs, best you say that in the first place next time :)

I never said CPUs can't be clocked lower... this is make everytime by AMD/Intel to separete the models.... the CPU can run from 1Ghz to 4Ghz and they get and fix the clock in lower models and release it in high-end models (the CPU chip in most case is the same... so there are dual-core with 2Ghz to 4Ghz).

That not puting things like user change of clock (known as overclock).

I said the CPU in Wii U can't reach these clock without a change in the cooling system... and the CPU Arch used not reach these clock (3Ghz+).

That what I said by impossible.

Ahhh you did say that actually, I misread the last sentence. It didn't sound like you were referring to it from a thermal perspective.

Even so, the point remains that if they were underclocked to begin with and the thermal system isn't currently being taxed, which it wouldn't be as a CPU that can run at 3Ghz+, running at less than 1.5Ghz can often be passively cooled and the Wii-U isn't passively cooled, so basically we don't even know what the thermal limits of the current cooling system is.

 

So you're still wrong either way, although I see your sentiment where you're going with it, but you're making an assumption on an unknown to make make your statement that it couldn't handle it. Theoretically, it's possible it can, so to say "it can't", is wrong.

 

...And don't be so damn patronizing, I think everyone knows what "overclock" is lol.