Exclusive photos of Nehalem, handles -120C just fine on ASUS

[Andreas G]

Nehalem is without a doubt the talk of the town, not the least thanks to Intel's recent presentations at IDF. We haven't seen any real full performance tests though, not even overclocking tests have been available, which is far from odd though since no one but Intel and its closest partners have Nehalem systems at their disposal. During the Advanced Overclocking Championship in Berlin, ASUS had brought its coming Intel X58 motherboard, ASUS P6T Deluxe, and Intel's Nehalem processor, also known as Core i7.

The information we got applied only to ASUS own P6T Deluxe motherboard, none of the performance tests or the the information was directly related to the processor. Now, a few days later we've managed to dig up some exclusive information on Core i7 and its overclocking potential.

LN2-cooled Nehalem processor + 2x Radeon HD 4870X2, does it get any better than this?

We have the first pictures of Core i7 under extreme overclocking where we have information that reveals that the Nehalem architecture reacts well to extremely low temperatures.

ASUS P6T Deluxe seems to handle the temperatures just as well

Our source installed a Core i7 processor in ASUS P6T Deluxe and threw liquid nitrogen at it, and the first tests have shown that the processor can handle temperatures as low as -120°C with ease. No coldbugs have been experienced, but we should say that it haven't tried lower than -120°C so far. Something that may very well happen within the near future.

This bodes well for the extreme overclockers that are sitting around waiting for the Nehalem architecture and even if we have no detailed performance data or even clock frequencies to share, Intel's new architecture is not far behind Yorkfield in regards to overclocked frequencies. That's as much as we could get for now, but we will keep digging!

Beside the pictures of the LN2-cooled Nehalem system we have some more exclusive photos of ASUS P6T Deluxe;

[KTE]

Very nice info, thanks!

Many Asian guys and guys at OCX have found all models so far CB'd at -40C though. This is the first one I've seen going so low and it surprises me why unlike always Intel hasn't released samples ~5months early with only a few weeks to go now.

[Delph1]

Since coldbugs vary between motherboards, sometimes, it might just be that.

Also, in the right hands a lemon can sometimes bloom

//Andreas
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[KTE]

Of course

Any idea if there is another GBT X58 planned than the current "Extreme" one shown?

[Delph1]

I know of two different ASUS boards, but I would assume a couple of more models, anything else would surprise me

//Andreas
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"I'm sort of a postmodern vegetarian, I eat meat ironically"
"You are our Swedish superhero "

Forget everything, knowledge is your enemy, it's only going to make you second-guess yourself."