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The ROG overclocking team used our Rampage VI Apex to set new performance records for the X299 platform. See how we did it.

You might think world records in the tech industry don’t make sense because you can’t reproduce them at home. But making a CPU run faster than anyone else is like trying to sprint 100 meters in less than 9.58 seconds. Overclocking doesn't derogate from this rule.

See what happens when you put nine of the world's best overclockers in the same room with the latest 6th Gen. Intel CPUs, new ROG Maximus VIII Series Z170 mobos, liquid nitrogen and liquid helium.

Five days of insane overclocking come to a close with sweet memories and even sweeter new world records! Click in to see the full details.

We talk to the overclockers that made Absolute Zero so...cool

After lessons learnt on day 2 with liquid Helium, day 3 ran smoother. Andre cracked on attacking SuperPi and Prime records at 7GHz while Raja and Splave controlled the pressure and quantity of liquid Helium respectively. We've put together a full gallery of all the days happenings.

Day 2 the liquid helium arrived. This can't be handled like liquid nitrogen in flasks and pots, it needs to be applied directly from the central storage canister. The specialist (long) tubing to direct and apply the liquid helium down to the pot was a US$5,000 investment alone! It has its own valve to control the amount of liquid applied, but to generate the pressure to force it out the cryogenic canister, another compressed Helium bottle was used to push the liquid through. The combination of pressure and quantity of liquid Helium had to be balanced to keep the extreme temp stable.

This week ROG is going Absolute Zero with some Extreme OC action! We'll bring you the full coverage everyday in daily galleries and our via out Live Stream at OverclockingTV! http://www.overclocking-tv.com/content/news/14530/evant-asus-absolut-zero-get-ready/