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Splave's Cave: Overclocking the Asus RTX 5090 Astral and setting the 3DMark Port Royal world record
ByAllen 'Splave' Golibersuchpublished
PremiumOverclocker Splave documents the trials and tribulations of overclocking the RTX 5090 Astral from Asus, resulting in a 3DMark world record.

Overclocker uses camping freezer to push RTX 5050 to nearly 3.5 GHz
ByZak Killianpublished
Using a shunt mod and a freezer, Trashbench achieved a 23% boost in clocks on the smallest Blackwell GPU.

GPU overclocker uses chilled car antifreeze and pond pump to push Intel card to sub-zero temps, sets world record
ByJowi Moralespublished
TrashBench manages to break the 3DMark Time Spy performance record using a water pump and a 50/50 glycol mix.

Crazed modder straps DIY copper waterpipes to GTX 1060, sets world overclocking records in 12600KF category
ByMark Tysonpublished
TrashBench dominates 3D Mark Fire Strike GTX 1060 with i5-12600KF world records using a DIY cooler.

GPU frequency overclocking world record broken using integrated Intel graphics
ByHassam Nasirpublished
SkatterBencher has broken the GPU frequency world record, previously held by an RTX 4090, with Arrow Lake's built-in iGPU pushed to 4.25 GHz.

Delidded AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D runs 23 degrees cooler
ByMark Tysonpublished
Enthusiasts can expect up to 10% higher performance with a Ryzen 9950X3D using direct-die cooling. Or just run it at stock clocks but much cooler.

PC enthusiast delidded a 9950X3D using fishing line and a clothes iron
ByMark Tysonpublished
A PC overclocking enthusiast successfully delidded their AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with a length of fishing line, a clothes iron, and nerves of steel.

Overclocking Arrow Lake: How I set world records, plus simple tips to push your Core Ultra to the limit
ByAllen 'Splave' Golibersuchpublished
This overclocking champion explains what he did to get the most out of Intel’s current top chip, the Core Ultra 9 285K.
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