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AMD Six-Core Overclocking Record, Reaches 6.8GHz

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 05/05/2010 09:08 AM | source: | 0 comment(s)

Wowzers, the Phenom II X6 seems to have broken the previous record in six-core overclocking. As shown by some screenshots and photos published by Donutshiber, the central processing unit was pushed so high that it shattered the ceiling, so to speak. In the wake of this destruction were left some images showing that the chip was just 0.2MHz short of passing the 6.8GHz threshold. The overclocker(s) installed the Phenom onto an ASUS Crosshair IV Formula motherboard.

Of course, the 6.8GHz performance was not possible through any common means and it would have been quite unfortunate for the entire configuration to suddenly catch fire. As end-users probably already suspect, it took a suitable amount of liquid nitrogen (LN2) to make sure that the processor didn't melt or explode half-way (or even earlier).

If anything, this achievement likely put the Thuban in a better light, seeing how it has, so far, been somewhat overshadowed by the Gulftown. At the very least, this record shows that most enthusiasts will never really run out of opportunities to experiment on this unit.

You can read our review on this processor or ASUS motherboard here.







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