Overclockers reach 8.1999.5MHz with Celeron D347 processor. Self destruction immediately ensues.
Speed. Oh how we love pure, UI boosting speed. Back in the day, hearing of crazy overclocking events was a common thing. Now that most of the goals and awards have been doled out and upper limits reached, the scene has died down considerably. But that doesn’t mean that no one is at least attempting any more. A ballsy overclocker by the name of TiN managed to push his Celeron D 347 up to 8.199.5MHz — just a touch over 8GHz!
To reach such stratospheric numbers, TiN made use of liquid nitrogen. For most, obtaining liquid nitrogen isn’t exactly easy nor is it in plentiful supply. (Read: doing this yourself will cost you). Woes of monetary BS aside, it certainly is sweet to see someone pushing any processor ever closer to that double digit Gigahertz mark even if it lasts for but a second, turning into a charred crisp of silicon shortly thereafter no?
**Just in case you were wondering, TiN’s 8.199.5MHz frequency bests the old world record by a mere 16.8MHz and the chip was highly unstable, self destructing right after the screenshot was taken. See how close this has become.
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