Friday, December 30th 2011

AMD A8-3870K Overclocked to 5.87 GHz CPU, 1.32 GHz GPU in Suicide-Run

A Japanese overclocker achieved a 96% CPU clock speed increase and 121% GPU clock speed increase during a "suicide-run" using a retail AMD A8-3870K Black Edition processor. The feat was conducted by OverclockWorks, a tech-community and store for Japanese overclockers. A CPU clock speed of 5,875 MHz was achieved using a base clock speed of 125 MHz, and multiplier of 47.0x, and a brutal core voltage of 1.872V. The integrated Radeon HD 6550D GPU was overclocked to 1,327 MHz from its default 600 MHz. The overclocker claimed that his feat is "probably the world's best", though, like some of the most unstable suicide-runs, the system was too unstable to run benchmarks. Apart from the A8-3870K, the test-bench consisted of ASUS F1A75-V Pro motherboard, G.Skill RipjawsZ memory, and a certain SilverStone PSU.
Source: AKIBA PC Hotline
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43 Comments on AMD A8-3870K Overclocked to 5.87 GHz CPU, 1.32 GHz GPU in Suicide-Run

#26
LiveOrDie
wiakmore like intel ripping off amds product names
how you ask?, have you ever heard of Radeon HD 3870? that predates intels i5s by years
i wasn't talking about GPUs :p
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#27
ironwolf
qubitI like that term "suicide run" lol. You can just imagine it posting a trillion gigglehurtz, a quick boot into Windows and the thing explodes into a ball of fire! :laugh:
+1 for the phrase "suicide run." Also sounds like a good band name. :laugh:
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#28
ensabrenoir
Live OR DieIs AMD starting to rip of Intels product names :wtf:
Ssssssshhhh most devious and Best marketing plan ever!!!!!!!
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#30
cadaveca
My name is Dave
Nice clocks. Glad to see the design scale so well...I wonder what sort of overclocks we'll get on air?


Very tempted to buy one of these chips to play with.
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#31
sneekypeet
not-so supermod
In general I see this as more of a suicide boot, not a run. It sort of implies it was done in effort to "run" something other than just Windows.

I like that these have the ability to go that far, but personally would have preferred to see 95% OC running a bench, or even something as lame as Crysis with ridiculous frame rates:p
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#32
1Kurgan1
The Knife in your Back
RejZoRK stands for BLACK. Someone explained this long ago that "K" code means black in i don't know which programming language.
AMD had Black Edition processors for ages...
K stands for Black in the color process CMYK, Cyan Magenta, Yellow, and Black.
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#33
Atom_Anti
How could he overclock the integrated GPU? I run A6-3400M on 2.4GHz, but I do not have clue to overclock the GPU part... Please share with me if possible
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#34
seronx


The A8-3870K equals the A8-3870 Black Edition

Instead of saying two words more you only say one letter...it's more efficient

The K in the K(Number) means Core 10/Core 15 and such
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#35
Steven B
Nice I think my sample comes in soon. Will deff need LN2 session. i love AMD LN2 sessions, you can just fill up the pot, no CB no hassle.
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#36
lashton
if AMD can get trinity worked out right then we might get a new performance king
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#38
qubit
Overclocked quantum bit
sneekypeetor even something as lame as Crysis with ridiculous frame rates :p
You mean from 40 to 45 fps? :wtf: Nah man, no system on this earth can run Crysis smoothly, evva! :laugh:
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#39
seronx
qubitYou mean from 40 to 45 fps? :wtf: Nah man, no system on this earth can run Crysis smoothly, evva! :laugh:
Pentium 4 3.0GHz
60 FPS

Used my old computer with a 480GTX high enuff to make it look good
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#40
qubit
Overclocked quantum bit
seronxPentium 4 3.0GHz
60 FPS

Used my old computer with a 480GTX high enuff to make it look good
Indeed, I was kidding. :)
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#41
OOZMAN
lashtonif AMD can get trinity worked out right then we might get a new performance king
What? How?
seronxPentium 4 3.0GHz
60 FPS

Used my old computer with a 480GTX high enuff to make it look good
Except for when theres an explosion or lot's of AI, where it's 5fps. :laugh:
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#42
seronx
OOZMANExcept for when theres an explosion or lot's of AI, where it's 5fps. :laugh:
The lowest is 30fps :cool: unless I look at the water.... where it is 1 fps
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#43
faramir
Atom_AntiHow could he overclock the integrated GPU? I run A6-3400M on 2.4GHz, but I do not have clue to overclock the GPU part... Please share with me if possible
He's got an unlocked CPU which allows changes to both GPU and CPU portions of the chip.

You've got a locked chip so you're out of luck.
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