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Re:Core i9-12900KS World Record: How I Hit 7.8 GHz on 8 Cores by 867-5309 on Saturday April 23, 2022 @04:25AM (#31132428)
that one person on the table using liquid helium - bet they did it for a laugh
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Re:Core i9-12900KS World Record: How I Hit 7.8 GHz on 8 Cores by userbinator on Saturday April 23, 2022 @05:18AM (#31132611)
...a very high-pitched laugh.
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Re:Core i9-12900KS World Record: How I Hit 7.8 GHz on 8 Cores by 867-5309 on Saturday April 23, 2022 @05:53AM (#31132756)
indeed! I was confusing it with nitrous oxide
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Re:Core i9-12900KS World Record: How I Hit 7.8 GHz on 8 Cores by Ratiofarmings on Saturday April 23, 2022 @06:55AM (#31133127)
Actually they did it for a PR event with ASUS to get the record when the platform launched.

Liquid Helium is too expensive and difficult to handle otherwise. Even for extreme overclocking.

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Re:Core i9-12900KS World Record: How I Hit 7.8 GHz on 8 Cores by downrightmike on Saturday April 23, 2022 @10:52AM (#31134747)
Will is strong, but the body is soft and flabby
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