hokiealumnus Benching LIVE, Monday, January 16th @ ~9:30AM EST

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Overclockers writer and Benching Team member hokiealumnus (HWBot profile, author profile) , will be benching sub-zero Monday, January 16th at ~9:30 a.m. EST! (Preformatted, sorry; I don’t have a habit of talking in third-person.)

Tune in to Overclockers Live! at ~9:30 a.m. EST (plus or minus 15 minutes) for some overclocking with liquid nitrogen (LN2). I’ll be starting with Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E platform and (time & LN2 allowing) will move on to AMD’s FX platform afterwards pushing for maximum frequency.

Both will be performed on ASUS motherboards and a big shoutout goes to their team for helping publicize today’s day-long excursion.

System One

Mobo: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
CPU: Intel i7 3960X
RAM: 4 x 2GB G.Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3-2133, 9-11-9-28
GPU: AMD Reference HD 7970
Cooling: Liquid nitrogen on the CPU, air on the GPU
Focus: Anything goes. I’ll start with 2D and after that we’ll see how far 3D can be pushed with this 7970 on air.
Click here to watch on Overclockers Live!
Date & Time: January 16, 2012, around 9:30 a.m. EST

System Two

Mobo: ASUS Crosshair V Formula
CPU: AMD FX-8150
RAM: 2 x 2GB G.Skill Pi DDR3-2400, 9-11-9-28
GPU: AMD Reference HD6970
Cooling: Liquid Nitrogen on the CPU
Focus: Anything 2D but mainly highest CPUz frequency.
Click here to watch on Overclockers Live!
Date & Time: January 16, 2012, maybe around 1:30-2:30 p.m. EST – whenever I get tired of or can’t push the Intel system any farther.

Benching will wind down whenever the LN2 runs out or around 4:30-5:00 p.m., whichever occurs first. I was preparing the hardware over the weekend, so there should be little (if any) prep required in the morning. Before leaving you, here’s a little preview of the setup.