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6GHz plus: Overclocking the E8600 with liquid nitrogen

CustomPC writes: "We recently had the chance to test Intel's latest overclocking-friendly CPU, the Core 2 Duo E8600, at Amari's labs near Watford. Not content with merely wowing us with their Dream PCs 2008 entry - the fantastic submersion-cooled XCP - Amari provided the facilities to overclock the E8600 with liquid nitrogen. Custom PC was aided by two of the UK's best-known overclockers from BenchTec, Sacha35 (Paul Watkinson) and Bazx (Barry Wynd), where we cooled the chip to a chilly -120°C and achieved some truly impressive clock speeds and benchmark results."
Rowland - contributor
Published: 487 days 19 hours ago | Article | PC | Tech
 
 

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Fishy Fingers - 487 days 18 hours ago
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Crazy to see what these chips are really capable of. Perhaps it's time people started looking at better cooling solutions (& OCing) than working on speeding up chips in small incremental steps that cost the user a bomb to upgrade but dont offer a massive amount of gain.

Obviously I'm not talking to the extent of Liquid Nitrogen, but I have a Q6600 @3.2 with only "minor" modifications to the cooling/case cooling.
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El_Colombiano - 487 days 16 hours ago
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Man that Q6600 is a beast! I can't wait to get mine.
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f789790 - 487 days 18 hours ago
2 - Now thats what I need on an 80x80 map on Supreme Commander
If you have ever played that game on a huge map your units wont move after you have given them a command because the cpu is so busy catching up on previous orders and handling the ai.
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Mr BlueScreen - 487 days 16 hours ago
3 - That is some cool(PUN!) stuff.
I'v thinking about getting an AMD Processor due to their reliability. They seem to run cooler then they use to and a lot cooler then Intel's chips.

What you guys think about this:
Two Intel Core 2 Duos with two 8800 GTX (SLI).
Water cooled.
or should I get just one 9800 GPU instead of two 8800.

I got a nice Antec 900 case that hasn't even used yet!
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El_Colombiano - 487 days 16 hours ago
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Dual CPU?
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Gondee - 487 days 10 hours ago
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I would go with the 9800 GTX then when you need extra boost buy another.
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bourner - 487 days 10 hours ago
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why get old technoligie for the same price as new tech . get the 9800 gtx
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Mr BlueScreen - 481 days 20 hours ago
3.4 - @ EL_colombo
You know, like a server.
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Psycopod_Eng - 487 days 14 hours ago
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Turbo Nerd!!! altho i wouldnt mind getting my mits on some of that liquid nitrogen!!
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jay2 - 487 days 11 hours ago
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Oh no anti static wrist bands or mats:(
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