Overclocking articles
The Best CPU Coolers - Holidays 2022
How should you keep your CPU cool? The more powerful your CPU is, the bigger and better cooler you'll need, but rest assured our guide will cover many great options at every size and price point.
Galax RTX 4090 HOF comes with two 12VHPWR connectors and 1,000W power limit, overclocked to over 3.7 GHz
What just happened? NordicHardware recently shared some PCB images of Galax's upcoming RTX 4090 graphics card designed for extreme overclocking. It features one of the most impressive power delivery systems shipped on a consumer graphics card, voltage measurement points, and a neat white PCB.
The Most Memorable Overclocking-Friendly CPUs
#ThrowbackThursday Enthusiasts have been pushing the limits of silicon for as long as microprocessors have existed. These are but a few of the landmark processors revered for their overclocking prowess.
8.8 GHz: Intel 13900K on liquid nitrogen achieves highest overclock on record
What just happened? It's only been a few days since the Core i9-13900K was released but Swedish overclocker Elmor has already used it to break the record for the highest clock speed ever reached (and validated): an incredible 8812.85 MHz.
Is AMD Zen 4 Too Hot for a Box Cooler? Ryzen 7600X + Wraith Spire Tested
A big point of contention with Zen 4 CPUs is that they run very hot. AMD says it's all by design, but how about we throw a basic air cooler to see if the 7600X throttles when under load?
Core i9-13900K beats Ryzen 7000 in LN2 overclocking battle after Intel chip hits 8.2 GHz
AMD breaks the world record for 16-core CPUs in Cinebench with a 7950X on LN2
Congrats! AMD-sponsored overclocker Bill Alverson, aka Sampson, won the twin records of the highest scores in Cinebench R23 and R20 for 16-core CPUs on Friday with a Ryzen 9 7950X overclocked to 6.5 GHz. His scores now also rank 37th in R23 and 88th in R20 for CPUs of any size.
GeForce RTX 4090 was overclocked to 3.0GHz in Nvidia's lab
In context: A brief comment during Nvidia's announcement of the RTX 4000 series graphics cards sheds some light on the flagship model's overclocking potential. It isn't unprecedented, strictly speaking, but it could push some new boundaries for the latest GPU tech, depending on future details, such as what kind of cooling it required.
Intel prepping 350-watt Turbo Mode for high-end Raptor Lake CPUs
Intel Core i9-13900KF QS benchmarked at 6.1 GHz using liquid cooling
You can mod the Google Pixel 6a and bump the refresh rate up to 90Hz
AMD's Threadripper Pro 5995WX CPU gets overclocked and sets a new Cinebench world record
Unreleased 64-core Threadripper 5990X overclocked to 4.82 GHz, reaches over 100k points in Cinebench R23
Overclocking Intel Non-K CPUs: Core i3-12100, i5-12400 and i7-12700
We're revisiting Intel's locked Alder Lake CPUs with a sneak peak of a motherboard that's capable of overclocking non-K CPUs like the Core i5-12400 to make it up to 50% faster in games.
MSI might launch first Intel B660 DDR4 motherboard that supports BCLK overclocking
This small metal bracket can drop Core i9-12900K temps by 10 degrees
AMD files patent to automate DRAM overclocking
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT Review: But Why?
The refreshed Radeon RX 6650 XT is simply an overclocked 6600 XT with faster memory. That's not big news, but what does make a difference is that the RX 6600 series is down near the MSRP.