News - Overclocker hits 8.19GHz with Intel Celeron CPU, sets new world record

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[kingpotnoodle]

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Am I the only one who finds that less impressive that anyone who has overclocked an i3 or any budget Core 2 to around 4-5GHz, a CPU which is surely much faster and therefore more useful and carrying a much greater "oooh" factor?

A turd travelling at light speed is still a turd no?

[Steve]

Well, the netburst architecture was meant to scale up into this kind of area - Intel were kinda hoping it would, otherwise the inevitable flushes of the super-long instruction pipeline would be something of a drawback... and indeed they were.

But yes, getting i3/i5 up to 4-5GHz would be very interesting indeed, as it's a much more balanced architecture, it seems.

[DevAnubis]

A screen shot stability does not make.

[matty-hodgson]

2.1v

Might aswell just get a few CPU pins and wire them up to the mains :|

[borandi]

Am I the only one who finds that less impressive that anyone who has overclocked an i3 or any budget Core 2 to around 4-5GHz, a CPU which is surely much faster and therefore more useful and carrying a much greater "oooh" factor?

A turd travelling at light speed is still a turd no?

Looks like no-one in this thread has heard of Overclocking the sport.

In some benchmarks, it's doing the fastest math computation, or the fastest graphic simulation. In this case, it's just how high can you get the physical frequency long enough to get an official reading. He actually got it at 8.23Ghz, but CPU-Z validation didn't work. It's not for 24-7 use, just a one time verification - that's what this world record is about.

The usefulness of this data usually requires motherboard modifications - data which can be sent to the manufacturers as possible additions to be automatically put on future products.

i3/i5 at 4-5Ghz has been done, as per the overclocking rankings at hwbot.org.

[kingpotnoodle]

Looks like no-one in this thread has heard of Overclocking the sport.

In some benchmarks, it's doing the fastest math computation, or the fastest graphic simulation. In this case, it's just how high can you get the physical frequency long enough to get an official reading. He actually got it at 8.23Ghz, but CPU-Z validation didn't work. It's not for 24-7 use, just a one time verification - that's what this world record is about.

The usefulness of this data usually requires motherboard modifications - data which can be sent to the manufacturers as possible additions to be automatically put on future products.

i3/i5 at 4-5Ghz has been done, as per the overclocking rankings at hwbot.org.

Oh I know the "sport"/competition... I just find the fastest benchmark scores from overclocking decent processors in a stable way a lot more impressive than a quick CPU-Z shot of a system which melted down 10 seconds later! Pushing the limits in a useful way seems more exciting to me...

It's kind like Usain Bolt doing the 100m in 5 seconds, using a wind turbine and some sail wings then crashing into the barrier and breaking his legs. It's a bit interesting, but whats much more exciting is when he runs it in a way that's valid to enter the record books, then keeps going and going breaking those records.

[Terbinator]

It's a bit interesting, but whats much more exciting is when he runs it in a way that's valid to enter the record books, then keeps going and going breaking those records.

The only difference being a proper comparison would of been if the rest of the sprinters had wind turbines and sails also. Its not as if this guy is the first to use LN2 etc.

[borandi]

Oh I know the "sport"/competition... I just find the fastest benchmark scores from overclocking decent processors in a stable way a lot more impressive than a quick CPU-Z shot of a system which melted down 10 seconds later! Pushing the limits in a useful way seems more exciting to me...

There are benchmarks to run for both. 3D Mark Vantage puts a heavy toll on both CPU and GPU, requiring stable clocks on both. The danger is, well on air (which most peoples systems are), that you'd be happy to run these benchmarks at a certain temperature, but not 24/7 at those temps and speeds. If you want a 24/7 overclock to look impressive, it's all determined by the users satisfaction that they are happy with their temperatures. Also, every chip is different - even when binned. Two chips in the same bin but from different batches may run the same clock speeds but at very different voltages and temperatures. The person who got the better chip and was able to push his a bit more is the more exciting person? Overclocking the sport goes out of its way to find the good batches, and everyone goes after them, so the playing field is level.

It's kind like Usain Bolt doing the 100m in 5 seconds, using a wind turbine and some sail wings then crashing into the barrier and breaking his legs. It's a bit interesting, but whats much more exciting is when he runs it in a way that's valid to enter the record books, then keeps going and going breaking those records.

I have to echo Terbinator here - if everyone uses the same method, then the record becomes valid. Using Cascade coolers, LN2, or in some cases, Liquid Helium, isn't new in Overclocking. 24/7 doesn't come into it - it's all about pushing the limits. The land speed record is an example - the fastest thing on wheels, no holds barred. Is it more impressive that a car can do 70mph at 35mpg? Both are examples of superb engineering, but it's the record that gets the attention.

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Still doesn't support VT-x!

[jimborae]

Is it not more impressive that he managed to heat the cpu to 200c without killing it!!

[Steve]

Is it not more impressive that he managed to heat the cpu to 200c without killing it!!

Yeah, probably is, seeing as the substrate glue should probably melt before then... hmmmm

[Terbinator]

I was thinking that as well. I thought most just run a few sessions of Prime and then use the ol' steak knife to pop it off.