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How I Overclocked Core i9-10900K to 7GHz and Set World Records
By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch last updated
World-leading competitive overclocker Splave explains how he pushed the Core i9-10900K to new limits.

How I Blasted Intel’s Rocket Lake Core i9-11900K to 7.14 GHz On All Cores
By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch last updated
How I overclocked the Core i9-11900K to 7.14 GHz on all eight cores and set a world record in PYPrime 2.0.

Want to Be a Competitive Overclocker? Here’s How to Get Started
By Scharon Harding last updated
Professional overclockers share their best tips for people new to competitive overclocking and looking to set a world record.

Memory Overclocking on X470 Pinnacle Ridge: What RAM Speed Do You Need?
By Zhiye Liu last updated
We evaluate the impact of memory speeds from DDR4-2133 to DDR4-3466 on the Pinnacle Ridge platform.

Memory Overclocking on X399 Colfax: What RAM Speed Do You Need?
By Zhiye Liu last updated
We evaluate the impact of memory speeds from DDR4-2133 to DDR4-3333 on the Colfax platform.

Overclock Any Skylake CPU With The Right Motherboard
By Michael Justin Allen Sexton last updated
With Intel's Skylake CPUs, base clock overclocking is back with a vengeance.

Intel Performance Maximizer (IPM) Tested: One-Click Overclocking Comes to 9th-Gen CPUs
By Paul Alcorn last updated
We overclocked a Core i9-9900K with Intel's one-click Performance Maximizer tool and reached 5.0 GHz.

Intel Comet Lake-S Overclocking: i9 CPUs Are Your Best Bet, MSI Data Shows
By Niels Broekhuijsen last updated
MSI analysis shows i9 chips are your best bet for overclocking Intel's 10th Gen Comet Lake CPUs.

De-Lidding and Overclocking Core i7-7700K with Water and LN2
By Jean Michel "Wizerty" Tisserand last updated
We're testing Kaby Lake's maximum frequency at various core voltages, the influence of de-lidding, and even applying a bit of liquid nitrogen. Get ready to learn more about overclocking Intel's latest architecture with a bunch of Core i7-7700K CPUs.
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