AMD Overclocks New Phenom II X4 To 7 GHz

AMD Overclocks New Phenom II X4 To 7 GHz 288

Posted by timothy on Thursday April 23, 2009 @04:03PM from the adult-supervision dept.

CWmike writes "Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday introduced the latest member of its Phenom II X4 family of high-performance quad-core CPUs, which the No. 2 chip maker said it had run as fast as 7 GHz in extreme overclocking tests. Out of the box, the new X4 955 Black Edition, which is aimed at gamers and hobbyists, runs at 3.2 GHz, giving it similar performance to Intel's fastest desktop chips at lower cost, AMD says. The company was able to more than double the CPU's speed during its tests using extreme cooling technology that is not safe at home, said Brent Barry, an AMD product manager. The Web site Ripping.org notes that hobbyists with early access to the X4 955 chip have been able to clock it at up to 6.7 GHz. AMD said the chip was safe with fan cooling at up to 3.8 GHz."

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that is not safe at home (Score:5, Funny)

by captnbmoore ( 911895 ) writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @04:09PM (#27693351)

So what am I supposed to do with the tank of liquid nitrogen I have in my back yard?

Cross application (Score:5, Funny)

by mc1138 ( 718275 ) writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @04:09PM (#27693353) Homepage

With new devices on the horizon being capable of recharging via heathttp://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/20/1915223, how long till we're able to capture the heat from processors and use them to cut power requirements for computers exponentially?

Re:Interesting... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @04:10PM (#27693367)

So they got (m)Ann Coulter to plop her bony, frigid ass on the thing?
It's not nice to make fun of the undead.

Re:Interesting... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @04:15PM (#27693441)

With her saggy ass, I had her pegged for a better insulator. Coulter, however, looks like a much better cooling fin.

Oblig. (Score:2, Funny)

by Vertana ( 1094987 ) writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @04:20PM (#27693511) Homepage

Yeah, but can it run Windows 7? //Burn the Karma baby!

Not without a down side (Score:3, Funny)

by AK Dave ( 1459433 ) writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @04:21PM (#27693531)

With that much helium for coolant, all your audio will sound like Alvin and the Chipmunks

Re:Oblig. (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @04:22PM (#27693545)

Windows 7 runs on my grandma, and she's been dead for 30 years.

Re:Oblig. (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @04:32PM (#27693697)

Windows 7 runs on my grandma, and she's been dead for 30 years.
You should try running one of the BSDs on her.
She's Catholic and rejects daemons, you ignorant clod.

Interesting processor name (Score:2, Funny)

by damn_registrars ( 1103043 ) writes: <damn.registrars@gmail.com> on Thursday April 23, 2009 @04:34PM (#27693731) Homepage Journal

While the summary read
955 Black Edition
I saw it to say
955 Brick Edition
Which I think is a CPU I would prefer to stay away from...

Re:That's no Nitrogen. (Score:5, Funny)

by Narnie ( 1349029 ) writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @04:42PM (#27693861)

I personally like using liquid oxygen to cool my pc. It makes running dailies more thrilling knowing that I'm just a few centigrade away from leveling the block.

Re:Interesting... (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @04:44PM (#27693871)

With [Clinton's] saggy ass, I had her pegged...
I stopped at this point, violently threw up, and now thanks to you I'm going to have to wash the mental image of Hillary making a pegging video out of my brain with a bullet.

Just couldn't help myself. (Score:5, Funny)

by SnarfQuest ( 469614 ) writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @04:54PM (#27694071)

Could someone help me? I just tried licking my processor, and now I can't get unstuck...

Re:Cross application (Score:5, Funny)

by GaratNW ( 978516 ) writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @05:01PM (#27694151)

Oh my god! You killed entropy!
You bastards!

Still can't run Crysis! (Score:5, Funny)

by GlobalColding ( 1239712 ) writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @05:01PM (#27694159) Journal

Oh Snap!

Re:Just couldn't help myself. (Score:3, Funny)

by cjfs ( 1253208 ) writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @05:04PM (#27694187) Homepage Journal

Could someone help me? I just tried licking my processor, and now I can't get unstuck...
Sure, just turn on the computer and fire up SETI. It'll fix it right up :)

How many beetles in a 747? (Score:4, Funny)

by Dunbal ( 464142 ) writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @05:24PM (#27694447)

From TFA:
To cool a PC for 90 minutes requires 250 liters of liquid helium inside a aluminum vat the "size of a VW Beetle,"
Once again the "technical" journalism community reminds us of that indispensable unit of volume measurement, the Volkswagen Beetle. As a purist, however, I must ask if that is in "new" Beetles or "old" Beetles.

Re:it's over... (Score:2, Funny)

by 4D6963 ( 933028 ) writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @06:36PM (#27695341)

>>27694049 [slashdot.org]
>>27694067 [slashdot.org]
samefag

Re:If you're going to use liquid nitrogen... (Score:5, Funny)

by linzeal ( 197905 ) writes: on Thursday April 23, 2009 @08:01PM (#27696303) Journal

That is what the wife is for.

Re:If you're going to use liquid nitrogen... (Score:3, Funny)

by Lcf34 ( 715209 ) writes: on Friday April 24, 2009 @01:56AM (#27698545)

No. Make children. With little chance you'll get twins, then get (expensive) mirroring when using nitrogen. Having wife redundancy in active/active mode is (still) forbidden in our western countries.

Re:Not without a down side (Score:2, Funny)

by XDirtypunkX ( 1290358 ) writes: on Friday April 24, 2009 @03:47AM (#27698999)

Oddly enough, that's what happens when you overclock your sound card.

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that is not safe at home (Score:5, Funny)

Cross application (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Interesting... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Interesting... (Score:1, Funny)

Oblig. (Score:2, Funny)

Not without a down side (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Oblig. (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Oblig. (Score:5, Funny)

Interesting processor name (Score:2, Funny)

Re:That's no Nitrogen. (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Interesting... (Score:4, Funny)

Just couldn't help myself. (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Cross application (Score:5, Funny)

Still can't run Crysis! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Just couldn't help myself. (Score:3, Funny)

How many beetles in a 747? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:it's over... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:If you're going to use liquid nitrogen... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:If you're going to use liquid nitrogen... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Not without a down side (Score:2, Funny)

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