Pushing P4 to 5.25GHz with Liquid Nitrogen 311
SkywalkerOS8 writes "The folks at Tom's Hardware have an article up about their attempt to overclock a Pentium 4 over 5 GHz using liquid nitrogen as cooling. A DivX video is available along with pictures of the custom copper cooling head they made."
good ole days (Score:4, Interesting)
Direct sampling 2.4GHz? (Score:2, Interesting)
Like trying to overclock a VW (Score:5, Interesting)
This is like saying that I should cool my VW with liquid nitrogen so that I can run the engine faster. Sure, I'll pick up some speed, but honestly there are lots of other factors preventing my VW from running at a more productive speed than how fast I can get the engine spinning. The shape (like the bus on a PC), the steering (peripherals), and mostly that the cops don't appreciate me going 328mph through the school zone.
Re:Eschew Obfuscation (Score:2, Interesting)
I've done better than that! (Score:5, Interesting)
Its a true screenshot. What isn't true is the actual clock... I ran some ASM that had a typo in it, and it somehow accelerated the windows timer, thus making apps see my CPU as something faster.
Even more amazing is what 3D mark 03 sees. Yes, to that program, I have a 60.1Ghz processor (not a typo)
Image 2 [geocities.com]
And I didn't even have to use any more cooling than the laptops normal fan.
Any Questions? ;)
NeoThermic
Re:Do they really need liquid nitrogen? (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:good ole days (Score:2, Interesting)
They just don't make 'em like they used to.
Re:Talk about journalistic integrity! (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Talk about journalistic integrity! (Score:4, Interesting)
I've never noticed the bias towards Intel from THG until your post. I went through all of the processor summaries from the past 2 years and your right! They constantly praise Intel and never pass up the oportunity to take stabs at AMD.
Also, notice that Intel chips get plenty of there own articles while AMD is always placed in a comparison article that is bent toward Intel everytime.
Re:I've done better than that! (Score:3, Interesting)
Here are the Images again:
6.58Ghz [82.34.77.49]
60.1Ghz [82.34.77.49]
NeoThermic
Re:Overclocking is stupid--No, make that "insane" (Score:5, Interesting)
Whoah, time to lay off the meds. What do you care if someone wants to get all they can out of a product they bought?
Your post is a fine foil to dissuade someone from spending $500-$100 on OC'ing equipment. It fails miserably to describe why its bad for the average $25 heatsink buying OC'er. Hell the average Intel overclocker usually just uses the stock HSF. Do you really think you have a case when its so easy to take for example a P4 1.8 and overclock it to 2.4 with no extra money and no ill effects?
Your right overclocked computer can be unreliable, but that's why benchmark programs exist. If you can save $50-$75 by buying the lower end model and speeding it up what's wrong with that? I also don't really think your entitled to make the call whether someone has enough computing power as well. Am I allowed to tell you that you only need a '83 Yugo because YOU don't need anything more than 80hp?
These posts against overclocking never hold up and I don't know why you thought yours would.
Re:Talk about journalistic integrity! (Score:1, Interesting)
Have you even read the benchmarks THG between the P4 and the Athlon XP 64/64 FX they did after it was released? They show how well the Athlon 64 chips do against the higher-clocked P4's, and consistenly recommend AMD's as more bang for your buck. But no, you heard from someome on
So how fast will it play QUAKE? (Score:5, Interesting)
hmmmmmmmmmm`
Re:Direct sampling 2.4GHz? (Score:3, Interesting)
Benadda dual AD DA card [nallatech.com]
And I agree with you it is a cool idea !
Pure FUD (Score:2, Interesting)
Are you talking about this article?: AMD's Athlon 64 Has Arrived: the Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 (and Intel's P4 Extreme) Reviewed [tomshardware.com]
First, there's no mention of "more bang for your buck" in said article.
And while they do "show how well the Athlon 64 chips do against the higher-clocked P4's", they summarize it as such:
"Summary: The P4 3.2 EE wins 32 times, the Athlon 64 FX-51 15 times - an uncertain 64-bit future for AMD"
It reads like they're heralding AMD's demise!