MSI unveils GT780DX: a notebook for over 4GHz, but the record is real, AMD

Although the idea may seem out of this world, MSI has presented a limited version of its GT780DX with Intel Core i7-2920XM Extreme Edition overclocked to 4.16 GHz The news is actually far less shocking, given that the speed - even if not clearly indicated in its communication of MSI - refers only to the turbo mode, ie when CPU quad-core uses only one of its core.

An increase less impressive than might have seemed then, as the default speed Turbo was already very high, ie 3.5 GHz To achieve stability when overclocking is a cooling system increased, and that's exactly what has been done in this case with what MSI calls "Boost Cooler", a system that makes use of idle speed (bring earplugs) to obtain temperatures even 10 ° lower than normal.

In fact there was a great need for this, because this gaming notebook was already well provided as standard. Both the CPU and GPU Nvidia GeForce GTX 570M (3GB DDR5) in fact were already able to provide excellent performance on the big 17.3-inch screen.

Curious timing of the MSI, which comes less than a week of true leadership in the CPU reached "silently" by AMD, which is preparing to introduce the FX-4170 with a base speed of 4.2 GHz and 4.3 GHz (!) in Turbo mode. Speed ​​monstrous that unfortunately does not translate into real advantages, given the inferiority to the same clock speed (and number of processors) of the last bulldozer core i7 with the fastest second-generation.