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

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BuckStud said:

fillet said:

KHlover said:
Why shouldn't it be? The PSP also did this.

PSP was underclocked by default for power reasons.

That is to say it was running under specification so clock speeds weren't "increased" they were just set as high as they should have been in the first place.

Don't know if that's the case with the Wii-U, incredibly unlikely, or unbelieveable (genuinely, not in the "amazing unbelivable" way.)

Going from circa 1.5Ghz to 3.xx Ghz is just asking a bit much to take seriously that Nintendo would have released the console at only 1.5Ghz considering the moaning the low CPU speed has caused and being responsible for the frame rate issues in the current ports.

There's no reason for the Wii-U to have been underclocked like there was with the PSP, power isn't an issue obviously as it doesn't run on batteries.

Pretty much ever processor ever made is "underclocked".  They do this to keep reliability.  I'm not saying that Nintendo could increase the speed by much, but with a firmware update, they could run the processor at a slightly higher speed if they are comfortable with the stability and reliability at that speed.  Though, it doesn't sound like something Nintendo would typically do.  Nintendo would rather under power the system than have a RROD or YLOD issue on their hands.  They tend to always play it safe with hardware and for that reason pretty much always have the more reliable systems in the industry.

uness they just finished testing the Wii U at those high frequency, with an equivalence of time of about 5-6 years of use. 

Remember when they said they tested the Wii U for arund 2000hrs if i remember correctly? well they might just conclude that it was safe.

I live on Arizona, it is summer right now with temperaturesabove 38 Celcius, and the Wii U is just as cool as tap water. So i suppose it can handle more than that.

remember, the new tech on the Wii U will allow higer frequencies with less heat output, comparing it with the 6-7 years old xbox and PS3. You just need to see the new slims editions. but the architecture of those systems did not allow heat to be dropped more. 

But people is right here, it is too much of a change for Nintendo to be using so much less at launch.