The Final In Amsterdam
The Final In Amsterdam
Filling the Thermoses from the liquid nitrogen tank. The nitrogen is forced out under pressure and condenses in the containers.
The Final In Amsterdam
Sending 2 V to a processor designed for 1.2 V requires a few modifications to the motherboard involving a little soldering.
The Final In Amsterdam
Amsterdam by night, with its romantic canals, red-light district and tourists.
The Final In Amsterdam
The hair dryer is one of the overclocker’s tools of choice. Since processors have a tendency not to start up if the temperature is too low, the canister sometimes has to be heated for the rig to boot.
The Final In Amsterdam
Thanks to the liquid nitrogen on hand, cold drinks were no problem during the event. Kids, don’t try this at home. The stuff is dangerous.
The Final In Amsterdam
A system in action. The motherboard is covered with modeling clay and the processor and GPU are cooled with liquid nitrogen. Will the record fall?
The Final In Amsterdam
Another system in action. Only the processor is cooled with liquid nitrogen. Notice the vapor produced by the evaporation of the nitrogen and the many fans. The goal of the tests was to score the shortest possible time with SuperPi and the best score with CINEBENCH. MSI also threw in a surprise benchmark that wasn’t announced until the start of the competition.
The Final In Amsterdam
The competition venue, the Westergasfabriek. The former gasworks, converted into an exhibition hall, was home to the twenty teams and staff for two days.
The Final In Amsterdam
With a clock frequency of 5534 MHz (3 GHz factory) and a bus set at 615 MHz, the French placed third in the competition. They scored 8.3 s with SuperPi, 11,306 points with CINEBENCH and 26,177 points on MSI’s surprise test, 3DMark 2005.