New PC overclocking world record set – see the hardware

PC gamers like to show off a bit every now and then (although you would never say so), and German overclocker Dancop is no exception.

In partnership with German team mate BenchBros, they won the the recent ASUS Open Overclocking Cup 2014 final in Moscow, Russia – achieving a world record in the process.

The new Catzilla 1440p record stands at 30432 marks, and was achieved with the Master Race rig detailed in the table below. The previous record stood at 30109 marks, achieved with an Asus Rampage IV Black Edition motherboard and R9 290X.

World Record Rig
CPU	Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E 4.8GHz
Motherboard	Asus Rampage V Extreme
GPU	3x Asus Strix GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5
RAM	4x 16GB DDR4 1,500MHz G.Skill
PSU	1,200 watt

Both the CPU and video cards were water-cooled, as shown in this not-so-great picture supplied by Asus. We have also included some photos of the components used in the record-breaking PC.

Overclocking World Record

Asus Rampage V Extreme

Asus Rampage V Extreme

Asus Strix GTX 980

Following the record-breaking run in Moscow, Dancop went on to set a new Catzilla 720p record, too – 68122 marks. The technical details of the 1440p record are detailed in the image below.