Intel Pentium XE955 @ 6.6GHz and SuperPi at 19s

Posted on Tuesday, January 10 2006 @ 0:28 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Nordic Hardware just posted a news article about Robert "Crotale" Kihlberg, Swedish Overclocking Champion, latest attempt with overclocking Intel's latest Pentium Extreme Edition 955. With liquid nitrogen he managed to bring the processor up to 6609MHz(!). A round of SuperPi landed him at 19.953s, a result few can measure up to.

You can check out this huge overclock over here.

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Thomas De Maesschalck

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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