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Core i7 record breaking 5.51 ghz

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/core-i7-record-breaking-5-51-ghz.103470/

sonicspeed
sonicspeed Original post #1
Dec 3, 2008 at 5:01 AM
This time Intel Core i7 has a new record of 5.51GHZ of core clock. The record has been set by the Japanese overclocking legend Duck who already holds the highest overclocking record or 8081.4MHZ world record!!!
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source - *www.techtrance.net/2008/12/pc-hardware-news/intel-core-i7-extreme-965-ser-the-record-at-5510-mhz/
amitash
amitash #2
Dec 3, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Wow awesome....imagine benchmarks on that...
nvidia
nvidia #3
Dec 3, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Lolz.. Techtrance made a typo in the heading.. They said 956 instead of 965.
amitash
amitash #4
Dec 3, 2008 at 8:35 PM
^of all the things to notice...:D
damngoodman999
damngoodman999 #5
Dec 3, 2008 at 9:27 PM
i think lots and lots of "LIQUID NITROGEN" is added .
nvidia
nvidia #6
Dec 4, 2008 at 3:55 PM
^^Whatever they used, they made it to that mark..
Cool G5
Cool G5 #7
Dec 4, 2008 at 4:53 PM
Awesome :D
V
Vishal Patil #8
Dec 5, 2008 at 4:08 PM
thats achievable with liquid nitrogen. 4GHz with air cooling is a better option for normal overclockers.
With P4 somebody had reached upto 7GHz, lets see what Corei7 can scale upto..