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January AMD Virtual Overclocking Contest
AMD January Virtual CPU Overclocking Contest
V2-V3 AKA Travis Jank Declared 1st Place Winner!
Overclocking System Configuration:
Motherboard: ASUS M4A79 Deluxe
CPU: AMD Phenom II 940
GPU: ASUS ATI HD4350
RAM: Corsair 1066MHz DDR2 2x 1GB PC2-8500
PSU: Ultra XPro 750w
CPU Temperature: -190c
CPU Voltage: 1.888v
Memory Temperature: -15c
Memory Voltage: 2.44v
LN2 Evaporator POT: KingPin F1 EE
Picture of winning toms hardware and amd virtual overclocking contest system
AMD Phenom II X4 940BE Liquid Nitrogen Cooled to -196c
ASUS M4A79 Deluxe Motherboard before Preparation for Liquid Nitrogen Overclocking
ASUS M4A79 Deluxe Motherboard Before Overclocking Preparation
ASUS M4A79 Deluxe Motherboard after being conformal coated to protect against condensation damage
ASUS M4A79 Deluxe Motherboard after applying a conformal moisture barrier
The Sockets are taped off to protect the vital internal contact pins.
Clay used to insulate areas around the CPU, RAM and Chipset
Kneaded rubber is used to insulate areas around the CPU, RAM and Chipset
This form of insulation is used to prevent a build up of ice near the electrical components.
Absorbant pads are used to prevent liquid water from entering the CPU socket
Moisture Absorbent Pads are used to prevent liquid water from entering the CPU socket
The liquid Nitrogen Evaporator is mounted to the CPU
Liquid Nitrogen Evaporator mounted to CPU
Neoprene is wrapped around the CPU cooler to keep the evaporator as cold as possible.
The CPU has been cooled down to 196c below zero and is now being
Cold booting the AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition CPU at nearly 200 degrees Centigrade below Zero
After being cooled down to -196C using Liquid Nitrogen and a solid copper heat sink the system is booted for the first time.
At over 5GHz the system pulls 220 watts
After booting over 5GHz the overclocked AMD X4 system consumes 220 watts from the wall
Several hours of overclocking and benchmarking with liquid nitrogen has caused a lot of ice to accumulate on the computer system
After hours of Overclocking with Liquid nitrogen I begins to adorn the computer
Ice is not a danger to electrical components but when it melts liquid water can fatally damage the system.
The top of the Evaporater is exposed to warm air generating mountains of snow
The top of the CPU cooler builds mountains of ice as the night goes on
at -190c and 1.88 volts the CPU is capable of all four cores running 5850MHz
With the CPU Core at 1.88 Volts and the Core Temperature at -189.9c The AMD Phenom X4 hits 5.85GHz
AMD Phenom II X4 940BE overclocking system
AMD Phenom II X4 Liquid Nitrogen Overclocking Rig
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