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Overclocking an AVR microcontroller by using an external oscillator with higher frequency than uC supports

What would happen if I would connect an external oscillator that has a higher frequency than the microcontroller (AVR) supports? Will it blow up, constantly reset, or what?
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Using the ATMega328 with the internal oscillator?

I have a project that I think would be best suited for an ATMega328P. However, in every simple project I've seen, people always hook up a 16MHz external oscillator. From what I can see, it should have ...
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Sine wave frequency vs. PWM frequency (AVR)

I'm using an AVR Mega 168 to generate a sine wave via pulse width modulation. My goal is to generate a sine wave with a frequency of approximately 50Hz. I understand that the PWM frequency needs to be ...