AMD FX Processor Overclocking - PC Perspective

December 05, 2011

AMD, CPU

AMD FX Processor Overclocking - PC Perspective

One of selling points that AMD is touting on the FX series of processors is their fully unlocked status. That means that all of the multipliers and knobs on the CPU are able to be tweaked with and turned allowing overclockers a lot more flexibility in how they can push the frequencies and performance higher. Audio: English

One of selling points that AMD is touting on the FX series of processors is their fully unlocked status. That means that all of the multipliers and knobs on the CPU are able to be tweaked with and turned allowing overclockers a lot more flexibility in how they can push the frequencies and performance higher. This was no more apparent than when we stopped by the AMD offices in August and saw some overclockers break a world record and hit 8.429 GHz!! But those were professionals and they were using liquid helium. What could we get with some standard air or self contained water cooling configurations?

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