push a €35 single core CPU to 5.5GHz

Cheapskates of the world unite! On a more serious note, this shows that you don’t need loads of cash to purchase a blazing fast CPU, but rather get busy and push your CPU to the limits, even if it is a modest single core.

Madshrimps.be has performed a nice little experiment to see just how much juice can one squeeze out of a €35 CPU, and the results are excellent.

Combined with Gigabyte’s MA790X UD3P motherboard and treated with some LN2, the CPU managed to hit 5.55GHz, which is pretty impressive.