The ongoing Intel vs. AMD battle is about to get a little more interesting. Soon AMD’s next-gen Bulldozer platform which has been a long time in the making, will finally hit retail shelves. And if you’re an enthusiast like us, you’ll likely spend a few extra dollars for one of the higher-end, “unlocked” slabs of silicon that among other things, promises the world thanks to its unlocked multipliers. But the thing that’s got our interest the most piqued is that the 8-core enthusiast version of Bulldozer that consumers will have in their hands just smashed a world overclocking record with a blistering 8.429 GHz clock speed! Naturally, exotic cooling was used — liquid Helium.
The official “world’s fastest” award is scheduled to be handed out tomorrow in San Francisco.
It goes without saying, Bulldozer fanatics who have been impatiently waiting for a legitimate response to Intel’s hardware will soon get their wish fulfilled.
