Gigabyte Motherboard Helps Set World CPU Clockspeed Record for Ivy Bridge
Gigabyte is like proud parent about a new overclocking world record set by renowned OCer 'HiCookie,' one in which he used the company's Z77X-UD3H motherboard to achieve a fully validated 7.03GHz clockspeed on an Intel Core i7 3770K processor. As it stands, that's the highest clockspeed for an Ivy Bridge CPU, and it required a steady dose of liquid nitrogen to get there.
HiCookie also broke a record for the highest memory speed on an Ivy Bridge platform, pushing his G.Skill Trident X DDR3-2800 memory kit populated in four DIMM slots to 3,280MHz using Gigabyte's GA-Z77X-UD5H motherboard.
"These new world records highlight our belief that top notch quality and design deliver truly world-class, record breaking performance," commented Tim Handley, Deputy Director of Motherboard Marketing at Gigabyte. "These new performance achievements come at a very opportune time as we prepare to introduce our next generation high-performance CPU power zone at Computex 2012, and we're expecting even better results from motherboard models with this new feature!"
Not for the faint of heart, the record breaking CPU overclock required that HiCookie pump 1.956V to the processor, according to his CPU-Z screenshot. The CPU multiplier was set at x63. Of course, make sure you check out our recent Ivy Bridge Core i5 coverage on Ultrabook mobile and desktop platforms, so you can get the current low-down on Intel's new baby.
It's relatively early in Ivy Bridge's time line, so as impressive as these records are, we suspect both will end up broken, whether by someone else on another platform, or by HiCookie on more Gigabyte brand motherboards.
HiCookie also broke a record for the highest memory speed on an Ivy Bridge platform, pushing his G.Skill Trident X DDR3-2800 memory kit populated in four DIMM slots to 3,280MHz using Gigabyte's GA-Z77X-UD5H motherboard.
"These new world records highlight our belief that top notch quality and design deliver truly world-class, record breaking performance," commented Tim Handley, Deputy Director of Motherboard Marketing at Gigabyte. "These new performance achievements come at a very opportune time as we prepare to introduce our next generation high-performance CPU power zone at Computex 2012, and we're expecting even better results from motherboard models with this new feature!"
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Not for the faint of heart, the record breaking CPU overclock required that HiCookie pump 1.956V to the processor, according to his CPU-Z screenshot. The CPU multiplier was set at x63. Of course, make sure you check out our recent Ivy Bridge Core i5 coverage on Ultrabook mobile and desktop platforms, so you can get the current low-down on Intel's new baby.
It's relatively early in Ivy Bridge's time line, so as impressive as these records are, we suspect both will end up broken, whether by someone else on another platform, or by HiCookie on more Gigabyte brand motherboards.
