Article: AMD's Mobile Strategy
By: Exophase (exophase.delete@this.gmail.com), December 20, 2011 6:13 pm
Room: Moderated Discussions
EduardoS (no@spam.com) on 12/20/11 wrote:
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>I really doubt that, not even overclockers with insane voltages and disabling about
>everything can make a Bulldozer barely works at 6GHz on water...
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>For the 8GHz on liquid helium/nitrogen the lower temperatures have improved eletrical
>properties, it's 200 degrees below a typical Bulldozer CPU works, by the overclockers
>rule every 10 degrees improves the clock by how much? How much for 200?
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>In other words, 6GHz on Bulldozer is not possible at ambient temperatures, and it's not about power.
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My mistake - I knew that you couldn't get anywhere close to that on even the best air or worst water but I hadn't read up on any heavy duty water attempts so I just assumed it'd be somewhere in between the best air and the LH2 results. Thanks for the correction. Maybe AMD should sell LN2 kits :D
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>I really doubt that, not even overclockers with insane voltages and disabling about
>everything can make a Bulldozer barely works at 6GHz on water...
>
>For the 8GHz on liquid helium/nitrogen the lower temperatures have improved eletrical
>properties, it's 200 degrees below a typical Bulldozer CPU works, by the overclockers
>rule every 10 degrees improves the clock by how much? How much for 200?
>
>In other words, 6GHz on Bulldozer is not possible at ambient temperatures, and it's not about power.
>
My mistake - I knew that you couldn't get anywhere close to that on even the best air or worst water but I hadn't read up on any heavy duty water attempts so I just assumed it'd be somewhere in between the best air and the LH2 results. Thanks for the correction. Maybe AMD should sell LN2 kits :D