Foxconn's Extreme Overclocking setup is actually rather extreme
By Paul Miller 
posted Mar 5th 2008 6:05AM
posted Mar 5th 2008 6:05AM
posted Mar 5th 2008 6:05AM
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how cool literally
2 more GHz and it'll run crisis on its lowest level!
I'll have to get down to tesco for my cold...
6Ghz?? OMFG!!!
Lawl, there's processors out there not available for consumer use that run at much higher frequencies. Besides, this is completely insane. No one has a barrel of extremely dangerous liquid nitrogen sitting around.
... and if you do, and you're cooling your PC with it, you're freaking crazy.
@ignatius
as long as its in a proper tank and you dont touch or breath it, liquid nitrogen is fine
But can it play Crysis at max settings?
and theyre gonna need a pretty big blender...
No. Not a chance.
And who's thinking our robotic overlords will probably be using a setup like this?
No, but I hear Vista runs smoothly
This setup Dooms us all.
how many video editing apps can it run at once, while they are all playing back fully edited films???
you would have to sell yourself for that.. and then it is pretty pointless in buying it
could I play Doom on it ???
I doubt it very much; you seem to be having a little trouble at being funny so I doubt very much you'd actually have the grey matter to play games.
Yes...but can it love?
since we are all astronauts and have access to liquid nitrogen... i will stat playing GOW2... what happens if all that explodes!!!!!! OWWIEEEEEE
Actually anyone can rent one of those Dewars in the pictures. They will deliver too. And its not that horribly expensive. I know, we sell it.
Can the consoles be overclocked like this?
Already done...4 years ago.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2003/12/30/5_ghz_project/
(1) That was 5Ghz, not 6Ghz like this computer.
(2) If you are implying that Toms Hardware is the only people to try LN2 cooling, you are very wrong (there have been many others who have beaten TH's speed - here are a couple hitting over 7Ghz: http://www.xbitlabs.com/web/display/20051302091459.html
(3) This is a Core 2 Extreme, which has WAY better performance than a P4. So 6Ghz here would be like a 10Ghz P4.
not true, it froze
lol its running xp, fools
yea, this thing would cost you the Earth. If not to buy, then to keep running.
If you don't mind selling your kids for medical experiments, then go for it.
LOL amatures!!
Seriously, if you are going to cryo-cool, you're going to want to use a vacuum chamber. It'd at least help with the obvious condensation.
Then watch the rest of the convection cooled components go up in smoke. Better option would be to put the MoBo in a box and use the nitrogen to purge the chamber of any air.
If you put the system on a cold finger, you'd probably have to supply thermal braids to any components that generate a certain amount of heat. That's granted. The rest of the system would be brought down in temperature anyways. I'd be more concerned about differences in coefficent of thermal expansion between mating components.
What motherboard are they using? I know all the Liquid Nitro is cool and all but some actual technical details would be nice.
i'd assume a foxconn motherboard since they do make them :P
Yes, thanks Sherlock... I was trying to figure out if it was their current X38 board or something new.
crud... supposed to be tied to comment on Vista running smoothly. -1000 points...
FYI, I come to engadget for specifics. :)
Any project on a trade show floor that depends on duct tape (okay, maybe it's gaffers' tape... can't tell) to stay together is okay by me!
liquid nitrogen...aah the sweet memories of watching T2 when i was a little kid.
Man this stuff is interesting, but the question is what can they accomplish with a 6gh or a 7.7ghz system besides playing Crysis at Max specs.....lol computers just keep reminding me of Terminator and that new series that just came out lol I love it! sooner or later these things will have their own minds.