Price: $1,695 (Barebones Kit - CPU/Mainboard/Case only)
Ship Date: Now

Over the past two years the process of upping a CPU's running speed beyond its rated MHz level has gained in popularity and support.

Referred to as "Overclocking" the benefits of increasing a CPU's speed and power are obvious. Achieving a stable and long-term overclocking solution however is often difficult and costly. Although not the only problem to surmount when creating a stabily overclocked system, heat is the primary obstacle that causes errors, crashes, and even system shutdowns when CPU MHz levels rise.

Enter KryoTech

By developing and marketing an advanced CPU cooling system that's housed in the base of an ATX mid-tower case, KryoTech is able to offer overclocked systems that are both fast AND stable. Currently KryoTech offers two systems for sale, one based on an overclocked version of the AMD K6-2 400 CPU, and one based on a speedy DEC Alpha CPU.

The unit were looking at today is called the "KryoTech Cool K6-2 500MHz Workstation". Propelled by an AMD K6-2 400MHz CPU that's been cooled to a chilly -40 Celsius and subsequently overclocked by Kryotech to 500MHz, the Cool K6-2 500 offers performance that's superior to anything in AMD's stock lineup.