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INB4 Anthrax and his BS....this ain't no rumor, no hype...this is Guinness World Record ^^

Take that Intel and ur $1000 CPU's WOOOOOT !@!

...always pays to back the underdog...they try harder ^^

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Sep 13 2011 09:22am

Quote (ghot @ Sep 13 2011 09:17am)

not to burst your bubble or anything but,

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We don't want to spoil AMD's moment here, but the press release is talking 8-core CPU and several publications are already reporting this as a feat performed with an 8-core CPU, when in fact six of the eight cores were disabled during the test. This doesn't make the 8.429GHz record any less impressive, but it should be made clear that only two cores were active which most likely helped to improve the overclockability of the CPU. We should also mentioned the small fact that the CPU was running at an icy cold -235 degrees C to achieve the record, something that's way beyond what even semi-professional overclockers can cool their CPUs down to.

Clock speed doesn't make all that much difference at some point, ya i can get 5.2ghz on my 2500k, but is that gonna give me any tangible performance benefit? Not really.

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Sep 13 2011 09:27am

Quote (zeecorner @ Sep 13 2011 11:22am)

not to burst your bubble or anything but,

Clock speed doesn't make all that much difference at some point, ya i can get 5.2ghz on my 2500k, but is that gonna give me any tangible performance benefit? Not really.

The AMD FX CPU will easily do 5Ghz + on air...however you slice it, AMD is back in the game and playin hardball again

Here's another quote for ya lol

"Even with more conservative methods, the AMD FX processors, with multiplier unlocked throughout the range, appear to scale with cold. We also achieved clock frequencies well above 5GHz using only air or sub-$100 water cooling solutions," AMD stated in a blog post.

This post was edited by ghot on Sep 13 2011 09:29am

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Sep 13 2011 09:28am

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[B]The AMD FX CPU will easily do 5Ghz + on air...however you slice it, AMD is back in the game and playin hardball again[/B]

sounds like a certain chip that was released about a year ago...

also this:

Quote (zeecorner @ Sep 13 2011 09:22am)

Clock speed doesn't make all that much difference at some point, ya i can get 5.2ghz on my 2500k, but is that gonna give me any tangible performance benefit? Not really.

We need to wait and see how the architecture performs.

I'm not fanboying, I want AMD to succeed, more competetion is better for the industry. Just putting out some counter points.

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Sep 13 2011 09:31am

You are missing the point...this isn't just some ordinary overclock...this is a Guinness World Record.....GAR-EN-TEED !!

"Even with more conservative methods, the AMD FX processors, with multiplier unlocked throughout the range, appear to scale with cold. We also achieved clock frequencies well above 5GHz using only air or sub-$100 water cooling solutions," AMD stated in a blog post.

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