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Pentium III hits 1Ghz

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the speed-of-light dept.

Frac writes "somebody has finally overclocked a Pentium III to over 1 gigahertz. Here's the translated version of the original French article. "

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  1. This is a Hoax by Palin+Majere · · Score: 4

    The simple facts (from Tom's Hardware)

    Coppermine processors:
    Rated Speed Bus Speed Multiplier
    733 133 5.5
    700 100 7
    667 133 5
    650 100 6.5
    600 EB 133 4.5
    600 E 100 6
    533 EB 133 4
    550 E (PPGA) 100 5.5
    500 E (PPGA) 100 5

    Now, since the multipliers are locked on Coppermine processors, there's no way that these people could get a 7.5 multipler. The highest is a "7" with a front-side bus of 100 mhz.

    Note that they also make absolutely no mention of any method of cooling this thing. The only thing presented are the benchmarks, all of which are directly proportionate to the increase in mHz rating. Coincidence? I doubt it. There's no mention _at all_ of the hardware this was tested on, except for one screenshot that mentions an ABIT BX6 (Rev. 2) motherboard.

    Before you go expounding on the wonders of 1ghz Coppermines, it'd be wise to check the facts first.