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FeaturesEverything You Need to Know About Nehalem's "Turbo Mode"

Posted 08/22/08 at 11:00:05 AM by Gordon Mah Ung

How the world turns. Mention overclocking ten years ago at IDF and a Pinkerton would escort you off the show floor to a room where three Intel engineers would beat you with old Pentium Pro motherboards. Today, Intel is actually actively promoting overclocking, but big blue is calling it Turbo Mode.

Turbo Mode is just one of the several groundbreaking features in Nehalem, but it’s also certainly one of the most head-turning. But how exactly does it work and how do you control it? Walk with us as we decode Intel’s Turbo Mode, show you how you’ll set it up in the BIOS (with first photos), and tell you what you should expect from your next heatsink.

Want to take a look at the Nehalem BIOS? Of course you do.

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TAGS: intel, overclocking, nehalem, hardware, bios, features, build a pc, fsb, core i7, turbo mode, clock speed

NewsTeam China Wins Annual Advanced Overclocking Championship

Posted 08/05/08 at 11:10:55 AM by Paul Lilly

Beating out 38 other contestants representing 19 countries, Chinese duo Xu Gang and Susie have won the title of AOCC 2008 Champions. Over 3,000 people attended the two day Advanced Overclocking Championship in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and saw the Chinese team take first place in all three categories of the competition.

"It is a great honor for us to win the Championship, and we think that constant practice and upgrading on overclocking knowledge are key factors that contributed to our victory," Xu Gang and Susie said. "In addition, the components that were used for overclocking were vital, and we found that Asus' hardware, and all other components from the different sponsors of AOCC, were exceptionally stable and top-notch in terms of quality. Overclocking is increasing in popularity back in China, and we think that 1-2 percent of the whole population are currently overclocking today!"

While the team gave Asus the biggest shout-out, components from Intel, Nvidia, Kingston, FSP, and Western Digital were also part of the event. Xu Gang and Susie were awarded $5,000 for their efforts.

Not on the ticket was a side competition involving LN2. Catch the YouTube video here, and definitely do not try this at home. Or anywhere else.

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TAGS: overclock, overclocking, hardware, build a pc, championship

How-TosOverclock Your Videocard

Posted 02/26/08 at 11:59:17 AM by Michael Brown

You’ve already pushed your CPU to the edge and taken your RAM to its outer limits. Now it’s time to put the screws to your videocard.

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TAGS: videocard, ati, nvidia, gpu, radeon, geforce, overclocking, hardware, how_to, from the magazine, build a pc

NewsIn the Lab: Gordon Mah Ung Mulls Overclocking

Posted 01/10/08 at 08:00:48 PM by Gordon Mah Ung

Cheapskates, rejoice! Bargain chips yield biggest overclock.

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TAGS: news, overclocking, Core 2 Duo, core 2 quad, hardware, in the lab, athlon 64 x2

PDF ArchivesJanuary 2008 - Upgrade Your PC for Free!

Posted 01/10/08 at 07:39:26 PM by The Maximum PC Staff

The complete PDF archive of the January 2008 edition of Maximum PC, every article included, every page posted! Download it now!

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TAGS: vista, overclocking, pdf archives, roundup, January 2008, case review

FeaturesOverclock Your PC

Posted 12/31/07 at 02:49:33 PM by Gordon Mah Ung and David Murphy

If you’re running your CPU at stock speeds, you’re missing out on your PC’s true potential, because processors often harbor power beyond their official specs. Your proc, for example, might be rated to run at 3GHz but is actually capable of operating reliably at 3.3GHz. There are myriad reasons for the hidden headroom, ranging from natural variance among parts (even those made from the same batch), to the manufacturers’ practice of underclocking parts to meet market needs, to the improved capabilities of a part over the lifetime of its production.

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