/?pid=878

Updated:05:14 AM EDT Mar 29


this is ggmania.com subsite A 4.1 GHz Dual Core at £79.95 - Can it be True? - TechAmok

A 4.1 GHz Dual Core at £79.95 - Can it be True? - [hardware]
04:09 PM EDT - May,10 2006 - post a comment

The basic stats for this insignificant-seeming budget processor read as follows: Pentium D 805 clocked at 2.66 GHz, equipped with two processor cores both with 64 bit support. At your friendly neighbourhood retailer you can pick up this secret weapon for pocket change - right now, for example, it's available at overclockers.co.uk for just £79.95, including VAT.THG overclocked this CPU to 4.1GHz without even the need for substantial boosts to cooling!
Those who first break this bit of news to their circles of friends can count on some surprised looks - in fact, they might even find their credibility getting questioned! But it is true: a cheap CPU that costs £79.95 outperforms the fastest processors from AMD (Athlon 64 FX-60) and Intel (Pentium Extreme Edition 965), each of which costs over £700.

We bought an Intel Pentium D 805 from a local retail outlet and overclocked it up to 4.1 GHz, even though this part runs by default at just 2.66 GHz. This represents a heretofore unattained clock rate increase of just over 54 %, for which only some additional cooling is required. The secret is in the FSB clock rate, which is raised from 133 MHz to over 200 MHz; the system remains completely stable, because modern motherboards with Intel 9xx chipsets are laid out to handle FSB clock rates of up to 266 MHz. In language that overclocking enthusiasts will love to hear, the Pentium D 805 ascends to the throne as the new King of overclocking, knocking out the AMD Opteron 144.


Add your comment (free registrationrequired)

Short overview of recent news articles

Mar,29 2024 Whatever Happened To Acer?
Mar,28 2024 Intel's Battle Has Just Begun
Mar,27 2024 Unreal Physics is a new free game on Steam
Mar,27 2024 Is The World's Cheapest Hardware Wallet SafePal S1 Worth It?
Mar,27 2024 Yes, this was a Bad Idea (Emergency Wall-Mounted PC Build)
Mar,27 2024 11 Cool Command Line Programs You Need to See
Mar,26 2024 When you Accidentally Compromise every CPU on Earth
Mar,24 2024 Everyone Who Tried This Has FAILED - Khadas Mind Modular PC
Mar,24 2024 Air Cooling is Dead
Mar,24 2024 US Justice Dept. Sues Apple for Monopolistic Behavior in Smartphones
Mar,24 2024 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - Official Teaser Trailer (2024) Michael
Mar,22 2024 Alien: Romulus | Teaser Trailer
Mar,22 2024 NVIDIA Is On a Different Planet
Mar,21 2024 Everyone Needs This and it's Under $10 - Handy Tech Under $100
Mar,21 2024 20 COOL GADGETS FOR 2024
Mar,21 2024 Nvidia's 5090 Is Built From WHAT?!
Mar,20 2024 Parasyte: The Grey | Official Trailer | Netflix
Mar,20 2024 Fastest m.2 on Planet EARTH | Crucial T705 Nvme Review
Mar,20 2024 LG's new 480Hz OLED dual-mode monitor
Mar,19 2024 First 9.1 GHz CPU (overclocked 14900KS)
Mar,18 2024 Haley Messick - Saatisfaction @bennybenassi - In10sive Mastercamp
Mar,18 2024 1000W CPU: The Most Powerful Desktop Processor
Mar,18 2024 Expands Snapdragon 8 Series to Cover More Price Points
Mar,17 2024 Train Vs Lamborghini
Mar,16 2024 Don't use a Microsoft Account!
Mar,16 2024 This Ghillie Made from MIRRORS is SHOCKINGLY GOOD
Mar,16 2024 How Hackers Deliver Malware to Hack you using Social Media
Mar,15 2024 Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile - Launch Trailer
Mar,14 2024 Intel's 4th Attempt At Beating Ryzen - "New" 6.2GHz Core
Mar,14 2024 Asus Goes Big with Zenfone 11 Ultra
Mar,14 2024 House Passes Bill to Force Sale of TikTok
Mar,14 2024 Motorola Brings More Affordable 5G Phones to its 2024 Lineup
Mar,14 2024 Capristan Swim - Miami Swim Week | Art Basel Miami
Mar,11 2024 The Most Stunning All SSD NAS Ever? Inside QNAP's All-SSD
Mar,11 2024 M2 vs M3 MacBook Air - ULTIMATE Comparison!
Mar,11 2024 Risky PC Experiment: Direct CPU Water-Cooling! Can It Survive?
Mar,11 2024 SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from
Mar,10 2024 I tried the Cheapest Arduino Alternative (that Nobody heard of)
Mar,10 2024 This is the WEIRDEST PC I've ever seen.
Mar,10 2024 Nvidia Retires GTX 16 Series, GDDR7 Arrives, FSR Upscaling Going AI?
>> News Archive <<

TechAmok - Privacy Policy        loading time:0.01secs