Core i7 record breaking 5.51 ghz

[sonicspeed]

This time Intel Core i7 has a new record of 5.51GHZ of core clock. The record has been set by the Japanese overclocking legend Duck who already holds the highest overclocking record or 8081.4MHZ world record!!!

source - *www.techtrance.net/2008/12/pc-hardware-news/intel-core-i7-extreme-965-ser-the-record-at-5510-mhz/

 

[amitash]

Wow awesome....imagine benchmarks on that...

 

[nvidia]

Lolz.. Techtrance made a typo in the heading.. They said 956 instead of 965.

 

[amitash]

^of all the things to notice...

 

[damngoodman999]

i think lots and lots of "LIQUID NITROGEN" is added .

 

[nvidia]

^^Whatever they used, they made it to that mark..

 

[Cool G5]

Awesome

 

[Vishal Patil]

thats achievable with liquid nitrogen. 4GHz with air cooling is a better option for normal overclockers.
With P4 somebody had reached upto 7GHz, lets see what Corei7 can scale upto..