silicon lotteries

A form of silicon lottery — The uncertainty surrounding microprocessors' overclocking potential, which is typically unknown to a consumer (so that, by chance, some get products that prove able to overclock better than others).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of silicon lottery
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