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AMD Phenom II X4 940 Subzero Overclocking Test: 6Ghz Obtainable?

Overclocking/Overclocking Tests by massman @ 2009-02-06

There is no denying that the AMD Phenom II´s overclocking capabilities were hyped before launch, at CES AMD showcased the CPU running at 6.4Ghz. How realistic is this result for us enthusiasts? Can such a stunt be repeated? Time to find out.

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During the overclocking session

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Preparing the motherboard for the subzero temperatures by adding insulation. Note that before we started this session, we sprayed a coat of plastic on both front and back of the motherboard to make sure that condensation doesn't lead to an early death of the motherboard

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Temperature probe inside the dewar ... looks like the LN2 is ready!

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Running -183°C and the cpu is working perfectly ... what's that about coldbug, Intel?

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The container completely filled with LN2

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Due to the very cold motherboard, the memory gets cooled down as well, hence the ice on top of it

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The longer the session went on, the more ice was formed on the LN2 container

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Top shot of the setup, notice the memory which are now fully covered in ice/snow

Afterwards

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Ice on the back of the motherboard ... but it still worked

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As expected: ice on the memory as well

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In fact ... ice all over the motherboard!

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