Clock Rate Record - 5.25 GHz At -196°C

[SDK2003]

I've just been reading an article over at Toms Hardware Guide (http://www.tomshardware.com/) where they have managed to overclock a P4 3.2Ghz to 5.2Ghz using liquid nitrogen.

CPU Speed: 5255Mhz
FSB: 309Mhz
Heat Sink temp: -196C
Chipset temp: -36C

http://www.sdk2003.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/nitrogen/1.jpg

http://www.sdk2003.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/nitrogen/2.jpg

http://www.sdk2003.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/nitrogen/3.jpg

http://www.sdk2003.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/nitrogen/4.jpg


Read the article here (http://www20.tomshardware.com/cpu/20031230/index.html)
Get the video here (http://www12.tomshardware.com/images/thg_video_11_5ghz.zip) (DivX 5.1.1)

Very impressive stuff and worth the read

[TT]

LMAO, they really couldn't wait some months for a faster processor to come out? :P

[stracing]

i think its more of a challenge in trying to make something slow go fast.

wouldn't all that frost cause short circuit?

[gis]

i think its more of a challenge in trying to make something slow go fast.



maybe i should giv them my car

but thats pretty amazing,but i was thinkin the same as stracing,when that frost melts it will get all over it

[veteq]

Im about a month, the 5.2 will cost $100.00. My 2.8 is running at 3.1. at 41C (50C after playing Halo for a while). That is as far as I am willing to go....

[Wide]

Damn.. 5.2 Ghz
Nearly doubled.. It must be a bit costy.. :)
3rd pic looks cool..

[JARS]

a record for tomshardware maybe.. but not world record, for that you should look to Japan, but anyway impressive stuff

http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/3233730401/WS000123.JPG

from http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/3233730401/index.htm then click the wcpuid link

[crispy]

would that be the equivalent of a twin turbocharged vette or a civic rice'd out?

[TeflonTron]

would that be the equivalent of a twin turbocharged vette or a civic rice'd out?


The former. :wink:

[Fleischmann]

My Athlon XP 2000+ embarases me :(

[possessed_beaver]

imagine playing solatare on that awsome system!

[Zonda11]

Where can I download a program that lets you know what speed your CPU is running at a particular time?

[Zonda11]

Thanks

[CMatulac]

but thats pretty amazing,but i was thinkin the same as stracing,when that frost melts it will get all over it


One of three things..

1) It's an expendable system and they don't care what happens later.

2) It's all been sealed against moisture.

3) never ever EVER turn of the cooling unit. :wink: oh yeah, and have an unlimited supply of liquid N.

[Militant-Grunt]

wow, that is truly awesome, before an upgrade to my system my cpu was running at 85C/178F lol, now its down to 45C/ 114F, which is not that bad.. I wonder what is the performance of that pc!

[crazidude]

whoa thats some kick ass overclock 600mhz... is it northwood or a willy?

[SamuraiGti]

a guy in this area, made a overclock to his p4 1.7ghz.

After 3 weeks without turning off, almost melted the tower with the temperature inside, about 1000º

I don't if it's true this story, has been told to me. I don't know if it is possible.

[TT]

1000 degrees? Impossible if you ask me...

[allan_leung]

my 1.6 can oc to 2.5

600mhz is nothing!!

[SamuraiGti]

Sorry, in the post I forgot to tell that the overclock that he made to his p4 1.7ghz was to 3.0ghz.

[martin100]

These guys are absolutely crazy. Who needs such power? And i´m sure it gets somehow damaged by these extreme temperatures... Although i would like to have a bit faster CPU than my poor 1Ghz :oops:

[COFair]

WOW! 5,2<GHz.. This is what i call "clock rate"! pff.. Its 2.8 times more than mine!