Intel Core i7-980X overclocked to 7041 MHz

jmke · 7th July 2010, 14:25

Intel Core i7 980X is the fastest retail processor available today, with six cores and clock frequency of 3.40 GHz. That's not enough for those hunting benchmark records and using liquid nitrogen Core i7-980X has reached a new milestone, 7 GHz.

http://www.nordichardware.com/news/7...-7041-mhz.html

blackened · 8th July 2010, 14:52

I would be more impressed if he wasnt only overclocking 2 cores.. But still, 7+Ghz is not too shabby..

8th July 2010, 18:24

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Originally Posted by blackened

I would be more impressed if he wasnt only overclocking 2 cores.. But still, 7+Ghz is not too shabby..

Sooo, his cpu is almost running at 3 times the nominal speed and he breaks the SuperPi 32M, PiFast and Auqamark records and you're not impressed because he only overclocked two cores ?

jmke · 8th July 2010, 18:54

it takes more than thát to impress that guy

8th July 2010, 19:36

I think there's a song in there somewhere...

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Originally Posted by jmke

it takes more than thát to impress that guy

leeghoofd · 8th July 2010, 19:44

Blackened confusses his 700Mhz PIII with this monstrocity

jmke · 8th July 2010, 20:05

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Originally Posted by Kurgan

I think there's a song in there somewhere...

correct

The Senile Doctor · 9th July 2010, 06:19

haha, nice one, quoting a chick-song when talking 7ghz OC :-))

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blackened Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 79	I would be more impressed if he wasnt only overclocking 2 cores.. But still, 7+Ghz is not too shabby..