Niuulh snags gold with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

French overclocker Niuulh is known for his thorough approach to experiments. Even the titans of the extreme overclocking scene might envy his preparation and skill. A quick look at Niuulh's test bench clearly shows why he consistently ranks among HWBot's top 100 overclockers.

⤢ ВІДКРИТИ

For starters, Niuulh opted for a powered riser to connect his graphics card. This setup allows for convenient and optimal card placement, making it far easier to refresh the liquid nitrogen in the attached pot.

The Frenchman also sourced a rather serious, albeit not entirely convenient, VION multimeter featuring Bluetooth data transmission. This streamlines hardware overclocking, as software monitoring doesn't always reflect the true voltage being delivered.

⤢ ВІДКРИТИ

Now, let's get to the record itself. Running an Intel Core i7-9700K processor at 4698 MHz, Niuulh pushed the GeForce GTX 970 to an impressive 2140.09 MHz core clock (+81.67%) and 6828 MHz memory clock (-2.91%, likely a data logging anomaly). This effort secured him first place in the GeForce GTX 970 category, with a time of 21.334 seconds in the GPUPI - 1B benchmark:

⤢ ВІДКРИТИ

Unfortunately, the enthusiast didn't disclose any other components beyond a 1000W Seasonic PRIME power supply. So, we can only speculate which Mini-ITX motherboard housed the Intel Core i7-9700K and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970. However, it's almost certainly the highly popular ASUS ROG Maximus XI Gene. At least, based on the photos the Frenchman provided, the board used is 90% identical to that ASUS model.

Source: HWBot result page