Famous overclocker der8auer visited Asus HQ this week and killed a shiny new AMD Ryzen 7000X3D with alarming ease. The 3D V-Cache enhanced Ryzen 9 7950X3D didn’t last long in overclocking tests, after tweaked voltages and lashings of liquid nitrogen cooling were applied. However, the untimely death of this CPU will ultimately save others, as Asus / AMD will “probably” implement a 1.35V ceiling on X3D processors in upcoming motherboard BIOS updates.
Der8auer is currently documenting a trip to Taiwan via YouTube. After quaffing a pint of the local bubble tea, he headed to Asus HQ for some computer testing and overclocking fun. The TechTuber explained it had been around seven years since his last visit to the tech treasure island, mainly because of the Covid-19 pandemic and travel restrictions.
