Intel Core 2 Duo E8400: Eisbaer798's Overclocking Records

German overclocker Eisbaer798 secured two first-place finishes and a third-place spot in the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processor category.

Geekbench3 - Single Core

In the single-threaded Geekbench3 benchmark, the enthusiast scored 3430 points. The chip was overclocked to 5850MHz, with DDR3 memory running at 2166MHz — quite impressive for an LGA 775 platform:

Geekbench3 - Multi Core

The multi-threaded test yielded a score of 6320 points, with chip and memory frequencies remaining unchanged:

The final, and equally significant, record was a third-place finish in the Cinebench - R15. Here, the German overclocker pushed the chip frequency to 5863MHz and memory to 2170MHz, resulting in a score of 328 points:

Eisbaer798's test bench consisted of the following components:

ASUS Rampage Extreme motherboard with X48 chipset
RAM: 2 x 2GB A-DATA DDR3 2200+ 2OZ
Graphics card: Zotac GeForce GT 220 GDDR3
SSD: Samsung 850 Pro (MGX controller)
Power supply: Enermax Revolution87+ 650W

The German also shared photos of the record-breaking setup:

And additional photos of the custom water cooling system for the northbridge and southbridge:

Since the LGA 775 platform's memory controller resides in the X48 chipset, northbridge water cooling is a highly effective way to gain a competitive edge — short of resorting to liquid nitrogen, that is.

Source: Overclocker's profile on HWBot