CPU/Mobo Prescott 670 hits 7473Mhz on LN2 : New WR

Yamaraj

Yamaraj

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Where are the AMD/DFI fanboys? :rofl:

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=50149
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=79877

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This sets a new World Record in Maximum Frequency ever achieved by a
desktop processor. Intel reigns supreme in this arena.
 
KingKrool said:
Who cares about ghz? The question is - does it do any better at anything after OCing other than using up a few MW of energy?
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Overclockers!

I don't care [much] about raw speed, but then dfi-street and similar extremist
forums are littered with "World Record" claims. I thought a change would be
refreshing for all of us.

Oh, and isn't it this 'overclocking' thing most AMD/DFI 'experts' always keep
screaming about? NetBurst may not be very efficient, but nothing can beat it
when it comes to raw speed. And mind you, it would play most games better
at this speed than any overclocked, overvolted, overdfied and overhyped AMD
Hypteron currently available. ;)

Psst: Personally, I'm building my second AMD rig, and the first X2 one. :p
 
Yamaraj said:
Oh, and isn't it this 'overclocking' thing most AMD/DFI 'experts' always keep
screaming about? NetBurst may not be very efficient, but nothing can beat it
when it comes to raw speed. And mind you, it would play most games better
at this speed than any overclocked, overvolted, overdfied and overhyped AMD
Hypteron currently available. ;)
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Can u run that overclocked Intel for 24x7.
This is just for record not for 24x7 usage.

BTW 7+Ghz is really a gr8 feat.
 
Look, what I mean is you want to OC, fine.

It gives better performance, OK.

But at some level, do you think that that OC is of any use?

If he had OCed it to only 5Ghz, wud it perform worse?

At that OC, it was probably unstable... so what is the use?
 
To me, the whole OC thing doesn't matter or mean anything. It's like using
Nitro to win street races, and you know it takes a toll on the engines.

I like my machines running stable at stock speeds. Since I'm not a serious
gamer, actually never liked anything besides AOE-II, neither raw speed of the
CPUs nor the overpriced GPUs are of any importance to me.

I know a Prescott at 7GHz won't be stable for long, and won't defeat IBM Blue
Gene at number crunching either. My post was meant to clear the fog that
only AMDs can be overclocked, and that Prescotts (NetBurst) is such a bad
architecture.

As for doing something useful, yes ...it can help in finding the greatest Mersenne
Prime. ;)

@Quad Master,
The 'real' machines meant to run 24x7 are never overclocked. Overclocking not
only voids your warranty, it also shortens the life-span of all the componants
of the machine. Think of overclocking as the underground racing competetions
and overclockers as its aspiring participants. It's all illegal, but still they take pride in it.
 
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^ Overclocking doesnt really shorten the life-span, its the over-volting you do when you are overclocking that reduces its life! If you overclock while keeping your voltages at stock, you would see practically no drop in component life (assuming thermal levels stay under control).

Even overclocked processors with a *mild* bump in voltage dont tend to lose too much in their life-span. Its only the insane volts (like stock 1.4v to around 2.0v) that tend to shorten a processor's life-span to as little as 3 ~ 4 months in some cases , even with sub-zero cooling.

You seem to be taking the DFI scenario a bit too personally ;) Asus boards are the undisputed kings of Overclocking when it comes to Pentium 4's , and nobody denies that here. The Asus P5WD2 premium is an amazing board. Darklord owns one and was once joking if he could stuff an A64 onto it (and he has a DFI as well) :p

As for the P4's , they can scale pretty high alright but even at these insane speeds they're nothing much to write home about. AFAIK even the slower clocked Pentium M's when overclocked do much better !
 
^ Overvolting is always implied, isn't it? ;)

Nah, nothing personal against DFI. It's just the fanboys, Eddy.
In fact, I'm thinking about getting SLI-DR or eXpert for my X2,
if and if only the A8N32 doesn't make it here in time.

Yes, ASUS P5WD2 Premium is just amazing. That Jap overvolted his Prescott
to 2.0V. Can you believe that? I'm wondering whatever happened to the board
and that champ Prescott after the LN2 takedown. LN2 makes solids quite brittle, right?
 
^ Hehe, not always. Check my siggie :eek:hyeah:. Though most peeps tend to overvolt just a tad bit to say 1.45v ~ 1.50v for 24x7 use , and that hardly does anything to proccy life. Most of the time these last for a good 5 years, and by that time you would have most probably upgraded anyway :)

Not much clue about LN2 unfortunately, perhaps the others can shed light on that. AFAIK plastics/rubber get brittle at the low temps. For metals, it depends on the grade/type of metal.
 
Well 7 Ghz is some record and you have to give them credit for the feat.

Performance and stability is another issue altogether, you can't expect such high frequencies and stability at the same time...
 
Well its implied by all the DFI fanboi, DFI mobos are not for the masses, simply too many DOA, stability wise I would pick a Asus/MSI over it.
 
Cool.....uh I mean HOT.....yikes....the prescott architecture seems a real speed demon, thanks to Asus....

And we have to give intel credit here.....for the OC'ing and the world smallest nuclear reactor (sounds lame)....sorry for that...

Pity stock coolers don't do this CPU justice, and even ones available after market aren't any better....I have a 660 and I cannot afford to OC it....maybe once liq nitro becomes cheaper :bleh:

And yam.....thanks for the links.....

Have to wonder here (are they 100% genuine)???
 
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