Frame Rate Issues and Newer Versions of the PS3

[smallflyingtaco]

xbebop said:

smallflyingtaco said:

xbebop said:

 

In other news Sony is now shipping a liquid nitrogen cooling solution with the PS3 to accomodate the 6ghz clock speed.

Please, learn something about PC hardware before you talk.

I will ignore the attitude and respond politely. That number, assuming it is from IBM, is probably a theoretical maximum of improved frequency from lower voltage and shorter distances. If that is the maximum, yes initial improvements will be more moderate. Yeah, if you assume that the future will never exceed a 2004 Prescott your going to need liquid NO2 to hit 6 Ghz but that assumption does not seem to be wise as it has already been exceed with liquid NO2, I think the limit is a tad above 8 Ghz currently. The more interesting question, which one opinion has been kindly provided, is if this will be available in future PS3 or if it will be caped either in software or hardware so that new versions do not take advantage of it. If your an EE great, keep it civil.

The thing is, the 45nm Penryn C2D chips won't even get anywhere near 6ghz. At least not without melting shortly after.

Different architectures are not going to necessarily have the same limits.  Again, if this is a theorectical limit it may not matter as 6 Ghz may be only achievable in a lab circumstance but regardless they will get faster processors as time goes on and it will present the same circumstances.