These overclocks were just suicide runs. However getting to the speed on a laptop is nothing to scoff at. These were done with cold winter air.
Video of 3.2GHz
3.2-3.3GHz Broken – A6-3400M APU!
Posted: January 19, 2012 in Achievements, AMD, APU, Cold Air, Extreme Overclocking, Hardware, Overclocking, Processor, VideoTags: 3.2GHz, 32nm, 3GHz, A6-3400M, AMD, APU, benchmark, cold, Computers, CPUz, electronics, Extreme, frequency, Hardware, HWBOT, llano, OC, Overclock, Overclocking, quad core, sabine, speed
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i5-2500K @5GHz & 5.2GHz – Benchmarks Videos
Posted: January 17, 2012 in Benchmarking, Hardware, Intel, Overclocking, Processor, VideoTags: 2500k, 32nm, ASUS, BCLK, benchmark, cinebench 11.5, CPU, cpu-z, i5, Intel, multiplier, mushkin, Overclock, P67, pifast, processor, RAM, ratio, sandy bridge, superpi, timings, Voltage, wPrime
Hey guys. So instead of normal benchmark practice of taking screenshots of benchmark results, I decided I wanted to take videos instead.
I did all the following benchmarks on my system with the following specs:
i5-2500K @ 5GHz
Mushkin Ridgeback 2x2GB 1600MHz 6-8-6-24-1T Ram
ASUS P8P67 Vanilla
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
I did not tweak the OS at all for these tests, so better scores are very achievable at the same clockspeeds. Ram was also at stock settings. Anywho, here are the results/videos.
I then ramped up to 5.2GHz to test scaling in 1M SuperPi. But first, here is a quick video screen of the processor at 5.2GHz:
And now for 1m, you can see that the benchmark scales with CPU as I did not change the ram settings from the 5GHz run:
And that is it for now folks, thanks for checking it out. For my next few videos, I am looking to start testing this in the cold Canadian winter air to see how much headroom I have. I will also ramp up ram speeds.
Cheers!
i5 2500K @ 5GHz – 2 Hours Prime 95 Stable
Posted: January 12, 2012 in Achievements, Benchmarking, Hardware, Intel, Overclock.net, OverclockingTags: 1.45v, 1.5, 1m, 2500k, 32nm, 50x, 5GHz, Core, CPUz, fold, i5, Intel, Multi, PCC, performance computing, prime 95, quad core, sandy bridge, stability, stress, superpi, unlocked, Voltage
I only really judge stability off of folding lately, as that is the only case when I run full stress all day and all night. So far it is folding stable at these settings for 5GHz. I finally broke this barrier. Seems like my chip is pretty decent. Here is the screenie and a few other benches of my sandy bridge.
Note I wasn’t going for an aggressive ram OC or anything, these are the stock settings for my sticks.
CES: AMD Shows Off New Llano Successor – Trinity APU
Posted: January 11, 2012 in AMD, CES, Hardware, Processor, VideoTags: 720P, AMD, APU, bulldozer, CPU, GPU, HD, Ivy, llano, Performance, piledriver, Trinity, x86
AMD has been spotted showing a laptop using the upcoming trinity APU. Trinity is shown being able to run a game and a 720P HD movie at the same time without a hitch. This will be an excellent contender in the ultrabook/notebook sector to Intel’s “Ivy Bridge”.
Some models of trinity is rumoured to be running as low as 17 watts of power. The CPU cores are based on new Piledriver based x86 architecture, and boasting Cayman based graphics on die. There will of course be many different variations of Trinity ranging from 2-4 Piledriver cores, more SP’s on the GPU and different thermal envelopes.
I am very excited for this release! Read more at pcper.com by clicking the link below!
Here is a video of a quick presentation the PR rep from AMD did for hothardware.com
Hey guys,
The 7970 is now able to be purchased over at newegg! If any readers pick up the GPU, I’d love to see some results! Click the link below to see the listings!
Radeon HD 7970 List – Newegg
i5 2500K Folding @ 4.7GHz
Posted: January 3, 2012 in Folding, Hardware, Intel, Overclocking, ProcessorTags: 2500k, 4.7GHz, beta client, efficiency, folding, i5, Intel, OCN, power, quad core, Slappa, slappablog, speed, V7
This i5 clocked up to 4.7GHz no problem. My chip yields this speed at a fairly low voltage, allowing me to maintain power efficiency, but make a large gain in speed.
Here is a screenshot of my folding with the V7 beta client on my new processor:
The processor has been running stable at these speeds for over a week, and it barely breaks 60C temps. I am loving this setup!
Happy New Years!
Posted: January 3, 2012 in UncategorizedTags: AMD, Extreme, happy, holidays, Intel, new, Overclock, Slappa, year
I just wanted to wish everyone a happy new years. I hope all the best to all of you!
Once again, thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog in this insignificant corner of the web, it means a lot to me!
This year will be an exciting one, with more extreme overclocking and hardware testing,as well as a few more guides when I find the time to write.
Cheers everyone!
Matt AKA Slappa
Intel I5-2500K Quad Core Processor – Sandy Bridge Unboxed!
Posted: December 30, 2011 in Hardware, Intel, Overclock.net, Processor, Unboxing, VideoTags: 2500k, 3.3GHz, 6MB, cache, core i5, HT, Intel, Overclock, quad core, sandy bridge, Unboxing
Here is the unboxing video I promised!
Cheers
|Slappa Goes To The Darkside – i5 2500K Processor|
Posted: December 29, 2011 in Folding, Hardware, Intel, Overclock.net, Overclocking, Processor, UnboxingTags: 2500k, 3.3GHz, 4GHz, 5GHz, HT, i5, Intel, Overclock, P67, Quad, Slappa, unbox
Happy holidays everyone!
Today I picked up an Intel i5-2500K processor. This is unusual for me, as I have always been a huge AMD fan. I have not used an Intel processor since the days of the Q6600. However, needing to cut back on power usage while increasing performance, I have opted for the sandy bridge processor paired with the P67 chipset.
I will have an unboxing video uploaded soon, but for now, here are some box and proc pics.
“TWKR” CPU-Z Glitch
Posted: December 22, 2011 in AMD, Hardware, Overclocking, Phenom II, ProcessorTags: #4, 4GHz, 555, AMD, B55, black, edition, OCN, Overclocking, Phenom II, Slappa, TWKR, unlocking, X4
I was messing around tonight with my 555 X2 unlocked to an X4, and I opened CPU-Z to find this:
That is the oddest CPU-Z glitch I have experienced so far. Unlocking CPU’s does weird things to your software 
