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[Tenchu]

Paul, MSI replied to Tom's that they hadn't revealed it because they are awaiting a patent. It is real.

Real enough for MSI to activate it for Tom's Hardware, but not real enough to tell them about it. Uh huh.

Tenchu

EDIT: Here is the link: http://www17.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030522/index.html . THG comes to a similar conclusion that I come to:

One thing for sure: because some boards in the first production phase are equipped with this overclocking technology, which cannot be deactivated, a 3 GHz CPU, for example, runs with more than 3200 MHz. If the processor were to be damaged, then Intel does not make good on any guarantees, so actually, MSI should make up for the loss instead. In addition, the user is not informed about this feature and its consequences before or during the purchase. And there's no note about it in the user manual or on the manufacturer's website either.

MSI's actual goal, however, is unmistakable: because the layout of the motherboard, or the firmware of the BIOS, does not offer any potential for higher performance, the manufacturer chose to use the method of secretly raising the clock speed, and many editors around the world failed to notice it. Congratulations!