PRESS RELEASE
September, 2011 - Brian Mchlachlan (Chew*) one of our very own TeamROG members has broken the CPU-Z World Record. The last CPU-Z HWBOT record was hit at Formula X by our very own TeamROG member Brian.Y with a Celeron hitting 8.2GHZ.
Chew* has smashed it at 8.429GHZ with the new Crosshair V Formula!
8429.38MHz is the new CPU Frequency World Record claimed by a near-production desktop version of AMD's FX Bulldozer CPU! The new AMD FX record smashes AMD's previous best of 7378.25MHz set with a Phenom II 955 Black Edition.
Crosshair V Formula AMD 990FX Chipset is designed to support up to 5.2GT/s HyperTransportTM 3.0 interface speed and dual PCI ExpressTM 2.0 x16 graphics. It is optimized with AMD latest AM3+ and multi-core CPUs to provide excellent system performance and overclocking capabilities.
Crosshair V Formula also supports Multi-GPU Technology that features SLI/CrossFireX on Demand technology, supporting SLI or CrossFireX configuration and with Extreme Engine Digi+ equipped with high performance digital VRM design can easily achieve the ultimate performance with adjustable CPU PWM frequency. It expedites heat dissipation and achieves better electric conduction keeping critical components reliable. Extreme Engine Digi+ balances the need for voltage and the desire for rock solid performance to bring the ultimate user experience.
CPU Frequency record is set to be confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records and HWBot.org
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