By Ionut Arghire, 7th of July 2009
Sunnyvale-based Advanced Micro Devices wants to show the world that its processors are capable of breaking the world records when it comes to their overclocking capabilities. As such, the company sponsored an overclocking event in Finland, where its AMD Phenom II 955 Black Edition processor was pushed up to the impressive speed of 7.0GHz, a figure that might become a new world record in case the results are validated. Previously, this processor was brought to speeds of 6.5GHh, 6.7GHz and 6.88GHz, and this time it managed to best its own performance. The most attractive part in this equation is the fact that we are talking a processor that is available for purchase at any retail store, the AMD Phenom II 955 Black Edition, though we should mention that the chip was cooled down using liquid helium, something that you won't find for purchase that easily.
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