Intel Conroe overclocked to 5GHz

Posted on Saturday, June 24 2006 @ 12:25 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Nordic Hardware felt obligated to continue their overclockings after DreamHack and here it comes. Kinc has pushed the X6800 over 5Ghz (5040MHz) and almost scored a 9 sec SuperPi 1M result.

"It took Kinc a few hours to get acquainted with the new BIOS and last night he managed to achieve the second score in the world with SuperPi 1M using a Conroe over 5GHz."

Check it out over at Nordic Hardware.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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