News AMD overclocks Bulldozer to 8.429GHz

Next-gen Bulldozer CPU sets new Guinness world record for overclock.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2011/09/13/amd-overclocks-bulldozer-to-8-429ghz/1

 

Interesting, but .... can it run Crysis ? * Taking my coat *

 

..so at 8.4Ghz, it will just about match a 2600k IPC @4.5Ghz then.......

 

mwah..... wha.....??? 8Ghz?

Is it time? Time for AMD to come back to the game?? Oh please say it is so!

I love (and currently using) Intel but MAN i miss a good fight.

NOW GIMME MY REVIEWS

 

In the photo of that video... Is he protecting LN2 spills with his bare hand?

 

Everything here. AMD being more broadly able to compete with Intel is good for everyone.

I wonder what kind of overclocks can be done on air.

 

James have you guys had any review samples sent yet? If this overclocking potential allows everyday overclocks of 5Ghz on 8 cores AMD might be an interesting choice again. Of course this depends on how good the IPC is.

 

I can not wait for reveiws and benchmark. I want to see a benchmark of... say at 7.1ghz....
No matter what... wow

 

Getting a bit of LN2 on bare skin is fine, it boils so you're insulated by a layer of gas... it's much worse to have gloves frozen onto your skin.

 

Ha just looked at the cpu-z screenshot and it shows the chips TDP at only 56w? And a core voltage of 2.016v!

 

he's using his hands!

Terminator 2 flash back...

 

Meh, Leidenfrost effect only lasts so long.

 

No, we haven't got our review samples yet, although we have seen and played with Bulldozer; which leads onto your next question...

Although the voltage and frequency are correct, I wouldn't believe anything else in the CPU-Z screenshot. I'm not saying AMD is lying, but the chip in question was a pre-production sample, so not all the specs are correct.

 

That's what I'm talking about, really hope AMD come up trumps here performance wise

 

Yeah i figured the TDP was reporting wrongly. That would be awesome for an 8 core cpu.

 

+1 for that!

 

"looks in wallet"

 

I need to replace my CPU and Motherboard ASAP so I hope this Bulldozer CPU is as good as Intel's CPU's or close to as good. I want to return to AMD again.

 

Funny how the AMD fanbois didn't read/missed/ignored this part:-

"To put this into context, the previous world record, set by the Latvian overclocker Tapakah, stood at 8.309GHz, achieved on a single-core Intel Celeron D 352"

Don't be dry leg humping yet gents!

 

Got to say well done AMD.

While these may overclock like this under nitrogen and helium what will they go to on air or under water is the more important, thing that we need to know as we already know that the 2600k/2500k will do 5ghz+ on air and potentially 5.5ghz+ under water, unyet I have not seen anything like this as I don't think anyone has been crazy enough to put 2v's through one of them yet?

I hope AMD come back to the market for the enthusiast's because then it mean's or should mean Intel will have to drop the price of there cpu's meaning saving's for people.

I must admit I have not looked at AMD for a cpu since the Q6600 came out as nothing as far as I am concerned has been able to compete against, Intel since even the 6 core cpu's cannot compete sometimes and I stress sometimes with a dual core from Intel.

I am now though looking forward to seeing what these new chips are capable of performance wise, but if they are a let down the Sandy Bridge E is where my money goes and my dad get's my current 2500K.