BenchTec UK on the BBC

DosDuoNo · 10-02-2009, 08:12 AM

Ellie Gibson meets the men who spend weekends in a shed, pouring liquid nitrogen into their computers.

They are trying to break world records for the fastest microprocessing speeds by "overclocking" their systems.

Turning up the computing speeds overheats the chip, but nitrogen can keep it functioning by cooling it rapidly.

video link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8284366.stm

thijs · 10-02-2009, 09:17 AM

Really great how much media coverage Benchtec UK is getting in the UK, well done paul and the rest ofcourse!
Looks like a great team, think on of the few that actually bench alot together and such! wish we had it in holland

RADCOM · 10-02-2009, 09:57 AM

spread the link try and get it into the most read/emailed stories. It was really funny that they kept crashing as soon as the camera was on them...sods law!

~~K404~~ · 10-02-2009, 10:08 AM

Thanks for posting this up in here

IMHO... The AwardFabrik guys get the award for most team meets

They work really closely... I envy them

Sam__ · 10-02-2009, 01:08 PM

makes me proud to see my felow benchtekians in the news