Overclocking high-performance processors garners significant interest from enthusiasts, primarily because the resulting performance often breaks world records set previously. For instance, at the SXSW exhibition in Sydney, the AU Overclocking team managed to harness the power of Intel's 14th generation flagship processor — the Core i9-14900K, to achieve a four-digit frame rate in Counter-Strike 2.

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Achieving such performance is no easy task, and it requires "excessive" use of liquid nitrogen. To add to the excitement, Intel's Vice President and Head of the Enthusiast PC and Workstation division, Roger Chandler, poured the first batch of liquid nitrogen onto the test rig.

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It's interesting to see Intel's representation at the event, as it not only demonstrates the company's commitment to its overclocking community but also serves as an "official" acknowledgment of the achievement, in this case, the FPS milestone.

For the overclocking, Team AU used the Intel Core i9-14900K processor, which out of the box runs at 6 GHz, an achievement in itself. However, to get the utmost performance, the processor was overclocked to 8 GHz, leading to an excess of 1310 frames per second in Counter-Strike 2.

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Some might argue that the action shooter isn't necessarily a demanding game, but CS2 has excellent compatibility with high frames per second targets. For this reason, it ranks high in game overclocking scenarios. Counter-Strike 2 can handle high clock speeds since the game is largely "CPU dependent".

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