Overclocking Retail Intel Core i7-5960X CPUs

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We sit down with Intel's Paul Zagacki to talk Devil's Canyon, Haswell-E and overclocking. Then, we overclock five retail Core i7-5960X CPUs to their limits.

How We Tested

Not long after our talk, a box showed up with five Core i7-5960X CPUs in sealed retail packaging. I reached out to the folks at NZXT for a reasonably-priced closed-loop liquid cooler and, a few days later, was greeted by a Kraken X41 at the office.

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Chris Angelini
Chris Angelini
Chris Angelini is an Editor Emeritus at Tom's Hardware US. He edits hardware reviews and covers high-profile CPU and GPU launches.