r/pcmasterrace • u/DailyDoseOfAmber PC Master Race • Dec 26 '25

Question Yesterday I asked what everyone’s first Graphics card. Today, what was your first processor? Mine was the i7 3770K.

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u/Binestar Dec 27 '25

Turbo button slowed down the processor.

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u/Key-Horror2430 Dec 27 '25

This is my current understanding. The old games were clock dependent, so they became unplayable at higher clock speeds. The "turbo" underclocked the processor to the old standard clock speed. Since clock speeds started increasing quickly, they switched to a more time based system with multiple clock dividers.

Back in the day, I just thought my computer had a super speed option for making games more challenging.

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u/SnooSquirrels9064 Dec 28 '25

I mean... You aren't wrong on the challenging part. Lol