Pentium 4 Overclocked to 7.1GHz, Sets World Record 392
Netmonger writes "This Japanese guy
overclocked a Pentium 4 to 7.132GHz!! The system managed to calculate pi to 1 million decimal places in 18.516 seconds, setting the world's record." The article notes that a Pentium 4 had been overclocked faster earlier this year, but at that speed it was not possible for the machine to function beyond BIOS. Of course, they'd yet to try diverting power from the dilthium crystal reactor to the deflector array.
But.,. (Score:4, Funny)
Retep Vosnul
Slashdot memes (Score:3, Funny)
or:
Couldn't get Vista Beta to boot?
Prove it (Score:5, Funny)
Jesse James' calculator?? (Score:5, Funny)
In related news.. (Score:5, Funny)
Casualty figures as yet unknown.
and people womder... (Score:4, Funny)
Booting Windows XP (Score:5, Funny)
Funny, since, no matter how fast I OC a Windows XP box, the XP "loading bar" still moves the same old speed.
pi=42 (Score:5, Funny)
Apple was right! (Score:5, Funny)
Diverting power from the dilthium crystal reactor? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:and people womder... (Score:5, Funny)
And people said (Score:5, Funny)
Re:In related news.. (Score:5, Funny)
Still slower than G4! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:In related news.. (Score:2, Funny)
Is Overclocking necessary? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:That's cool but (Score:5, Funny)
Stardate 7234.1 (Score:5, Funny)
Bones: You green blooded sonofabitch.
Kirk: Bones... shut... up... Scotty, I need 7ghz... now.
Scotty: I canna do it, cap'n. It'll blow the mains, and Windows 9000 will crash.
Kirk: No... excuses... Scotty... just get me... 7ghz.
Scotty (resigned): Aye, cap'n.
Uruha: We're getting in a signal for Starfleet Command. It's Admiral Gates.
Kirk: Put... him... on...
Admiral Gates: Here at Microsoft we believe in innovation. Thus we are sending you SP23482378485847825727347198874741 which will allow Windows 9000 to interact with an overclocked Pentium without making rude sounds and the voice of the computer changing from Majel Barrett to Carrot Top. Let me demonstrate.
Spock: Admiral Gates, it appears that your demonstration computer has exploded, taking out a large chunk of the planet Earth.
Scotty: Cap'n, we've got 7ghz now!
Kirk: Good work, Scotty. Sulu... reboot... the... computer.
Spock: Captain, it appears there's a penguin on the main viewer.
Re:World record? (Score:3, Funny)
What's the big deal? (Score:2, Funny)
Oh wait, did you say GigaHertz?
Vista requirements (Score:5, Funny)
Re:World record? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Does it really matter? (Score:3, Funny)
I'm sure it would've smoked this P4 thing...
Besides... 486 is 121.5 times bigger than 4!
Re:athlon 2400+ using FASTPI 1M places in 4.4 secs (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Does it really matter? (Score:5, Funny)
Easy. They reversed the polarity. You can fix anything by reversing the polarity.
According to his calculation... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:World record? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:wow... (Score:5, Funny)
You intend pulling a Cray-2 out of your ass?!
Are you a fan of the Goatse man by any chance?
My only question is.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:World record? (Score:2, Funny)
Bounty!?! (Score:1, Funny)
So now there's a bounty on SCO employees!?! Cool! It's about time! Perhaps now I can make up some of the money I lost trying to short their stock.
I take it this started after they all went around carrying caricatures of a grossly overweight Linus smoking pot?
Re:Stardate 7234.1 (Score:5, Funny)
- Chris
Re:In related news.. (Score:5, Funny)
So please, don't ever joke about the holocaust.
As Voltaire said... (Score:2, Funny)
"Bounce the graviton particle beam
off the main defector dish.
That the way we do it lad,
we're making shit up as we wish.
The Klingons and the Romulans,
they pose no threat to us!
Cuz if we find we're in a bind,
we'll just make some shit up!"
- Voltaire (without the spelling mistakes
Re:In related news.. (Score:3, Funny)
"Ah, September 11, the day that the song "its rainng men" came to fruition".