Intel Core2 CPU Overclocked to 5.6 GHz
2007 saw quite a few overclocking records. I remember seeing a Core CPU pumped up all the way to 8 GHz. Pretty impressive, but now we have the Core2’s and the upcoming Core i7. It seems tht the Core 2 CPUs are not that susceptible to highly overclocked frequencies. The most recent record was set by Vince Kingpin and Peter Tan, who managed to overclock an Intel Core2 Extreme QX9650 to 5.6 GHz.
The two professional overclockers used the latest EVGA 790i SLI FTW motherboard which comes with digital PWMs. According to Fudzilla, they used 3Dmark 06 and Vantage and all things were stable. The Corsair Dominator DDR3 memory was clocked at 1864MHz, the board FSB worked at 467MHz, while the multiplier was running at 12X. This is enough for 5605MHz and they scored 32929 marks in 3Dmark 06. The system also featured a three-way SLI configuration with three GTX 280 video cards, which were overclocked as well.
The new motherboard is practically the same as the EVGA 790i FTW model, but comes with digital PWMs for extreme overclockers. EVGA is clearly determined to stick to high-end mobos and NVIDIA chips. The new board is said to be the first ever mobo to come with digital PWMs.
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