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Today we are looking at another CPU cooler from Thermaltake, the ISGC-400. ISGC stands for Inspiration of Silent Gaming Cooling, and is Thermaltake’s entry into the silent enthusiasts computing market. I happen to love quiet computing (and can’t stand the noise of loud fans) so this should be quite a treat to review.
Today we are going to test two 9xx series processors including the new flagship Phenom II X4 955. To differentiate new processors from the older models supporting DDR2, the number "5" is added to their index. For example, the model 945 differs from the former flagship (model 940) only by DDR3 support (and a locked multiplier).
In ferner Vergangenheit waren Grafikchips noch so langsam, dass sich kein User je erträumte, die Grafik von Computerspielen qualitativ mit bestimmten Features, wie zum Beispiel Anti-Aliasing (AA) oder anisotropes Filtern (AF), zu verbessern..Seit knapp einem Jahrzehnt sieht die Sachlage anders aus: AA und AF genießen vollen Einlass in die Welt der Videospiele. Mit AF wollen wir uns in diesem ...
Nach unserem Test des AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition haben wir uns noch etwas mehr mit dem Thema Overclocking befasst und dem Chip mit unterschiedlichen Kühlmöglichkeiten auf den Zahn gefühlt. Mit Luft- Wasser- und Trockeneis Kühlung wurde jeweils der höchstmögliche stabile Takt ermittelt.
There are many essential components to every computer – some perhaps are less important i.e. sound cards etc – but most are vital. One such component which the entire system depends on is the CPU; basically the CPU is the “heart” of the computer. But it is more than that, it is the component which performs programmed instructions, performs arithmetic and controls data input/output functions.
The history of the modern day CPU is one that we tend to overlook. We now want 2, 4 and even 8 cores for our desktops. Join Tom Gowing as TechwareLabs gives you a brief History of the CPU and what we have to look forward to.
Opening up the little box we discovered the handpicked AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition processor. It's not every day you get a processor delivered to your door step that was handpicked to be an overclocking winner and will never be for sale to the public. This is every overclocker's dream and we are more than willing to overclock this little guy to the max with liquid nitrogen!
MSI recently released a BIOS update that includes overclocking features in the BIOS for the Wind U100 netbook series. Once this feature is enabled in the BIOS you can select a CPU overclock of either 8%, 15% or 24%, for a maximum overclock of 2GHz. Read on to see how far we can overclock our U100 and to see what overclocking does for performance.
AMD created a small number of limited edition “TWKR” processors expressly for the extreme overclocking community in appreciation for their record performance feats with Dragon platform technology and AMD Phenom II processors. These processors are designed to reach the utmost performance barriers of the AMD Phenom II processor and operate beyond the specifications of typical production level processors. As speculated, it’s a high current chip that can take the extreme stresses of Liquid Nitrogen overclocking. Our testing of the TWKR showed that we could reach ~6.6GHz on Liquid Nitrogen. It would be a shame if only the top overclockers and media would be able to use these, so we have teamed up with AMD to give away one of these overclocking monsters. With high end air or water cooling you should be able to take a TWKR processor up to 4.0-4.1GHz with ease and for those that want to try out dry ice, liquid nitrogen, or liquid helium you are looking at 5GHz - 7GHz depending on your pot and cooling method. These processors are monsters and have been selected and binned as being the best of the best.
We are one of the few sites to get a sample of this processor which isn't being sold in the market. We overclocked it on Vapo and managed to get over 6GHZ out of it - which makes it the fastest AMD CPU we have ever tested...
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