14 DAY TRIAL // Recently we published in awe how the upcoming "Skylake" Core i7-6700K was overclocked to 5.20GHz just with air cooling. This time with some liquid nitrogen spilled on it, the "Skylake" will go to no less than 6.50GHz.
The Polish overclocker managed to increase the clock-rate of the Intel Core i7-6700K from its default 4000MHz to an incredible 6531 MHz without deactivating Intel’s Hyper-Threading technology. Core voltage had to be increased to 2.032V and liquid nitrogen was used to cool down the burning chip.
Apparently, an MSI Gaming Z170 mainboard was used with one DDR4 module placed in the board. During the extreme overclocking procedure, the module also worked at 4287 MHz which is also an extreme clock-rate even for DDR4s.
People would think that the Skylake is the first consumer CPU to reach such incredible clock-rates but overclocking enthusiasts have achieved even higher clock-rates of 7 GHz with "Sandy Bridge," "Ivy Bridge," or even "Haswell" CPUs with the help liquid nitrogen.
However, if Hyperthreading is deactivated and the very last limit Intel imposes on its CPU is removed, the Skylake could go to even higher clock-speeds of 7.5GHz and maybe even 8GHz. Keeping in mind that "Skylake" overclocking abilities are so extreme that it managed to remain stable at 5.20GHz just on air-cooling, it's very possible to enter a new era for overclocking enthusiasts as improved "Skylake" versions spanning on three generational years will arrive.
