Overclocker Addict

Hi , im kinda bored so i decided to make a simple thread to know , Who is a overclock addict ?

One of the reasons im doing this is to know if people overclock for performance or just for the sake of it ..

People have said to me in forums : "OMG you should OverClock your rig SERIOUSLY caus its so lame if you dont"

My response to that is "How the hell would you know if i need a overclock.What if im fine with my performance ? I dont feel like shortening my cpu life span and buy a new cpu cooler when i dont really need it.."

If im totally wrong , please tell ..Im just new at all this so it gets confusing from time to time..

So , ARE YOU AN OVERCLOCK ADDICT ?8)

Only crazy people don't overclock, manufacturers deliberately underclock chips to increase stability on a mass produced product. Most CPU's can be oc'ed very comfortably indeed

Hi , im kinda bored so i decided to make a simple thread to know , Who is a overclock addict ?

One of the reasons im doing this is to know if people overclock for performance or just for the sake of it ..

People have said to me in forums : "OMG you should OverClock your rig SERIOUSLY caus its so lame if you dont"

My response to that is "How the hell would you know if i need a overclock.What if im fine with my performance ? I dont feel like shortening my cpu life span and buy a new cpu cooler when i dont really need it.."

If im totally wrong , please tell ..Im just new at all this so it gets confusing from time to time..

So , ARE YOU AN OVERCLOCK ADDICT ?8)

mafioso456

Definitely not. I haven't overclocked a cpu since 1996 when there wasn't 3D-acceleration for the pc yet. I was overclocking so I can get around 24 fps with Quake* (SVGA res).

Personally, I think overclocking is way out of control. But, if people want to do it. I'm fine with it. I'm not surprised if they run into stability problems though.

That's also why I never ever will buy used pc parts even if they're heavily discounted. You never know what overclocking abuse they went through.

* I quit overclocking as soon as the 3dfx GLQuake patch was released.

Only crazy people don't overclock, manufacturers deliberately underclock chips to increase stability on a mass produced product. Most CPU's can be oc'ed very comfortably indeed

Rainbow_Lion

I have to cry foul on both these statements. MFG's design their processors to have a respectable lifetime of 12+ years; they don't "underclock" the processors to increase yield. As you may know, increasing the voltage and operating temperature of a CPU is very detrimental to it's lifespan, namely in the form of electro-migration. So as you approach (and possibly exceed) the specified maximum "red-line" voltage, the lifespan will drastically be reduced (sometimes as dramatic as 8 months, as seen by some Intel 45nm chips when pushed past 1.4v).

As for the amount of people overclocking their processors, I have to say that the population consists of more than "crazy people". Of all the gamers I've seen at LAN events, the highest concentration of overclockers at any particular event only amounted to about 15%, and the other 85% didn't consist of mindless, raving buffoons.

Only crazy people don't overclock, manufacturers deliberately underclock chips to increase stability on a mass produced product. Most CPU's can be oc'ed very comfortably indeed

Rainbow_Lion

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Only crazy people don't overclock, manufacturers deliberately underclock chips to increase stability on a mass produced product. Most CPU's can be oc'ed very comfortably indeed

MaoTheChimp

I have to cry foul on both these statements. MFG's design their processors to have a respectable lifetime of 12+ years; they don't "underclock" the processors to increase yield. As you may know, increasing the voltage and operating temperature of a CPU is very detrimental to it's lifespan, namely in the form of electro-migration. So as you approach (and possibly exceed) the specified maximum "red-line" voltage, the lifespan will drastically be reduced (sometimes as dramatic as 8 months, as seen by some Intel 45nm chips when pushed past 1.4v).

As for the amount of people overclocking their processors, I have to say that the population consists of more than "crazy people". Of all the gamers I've seen at LAN events, the highest concentration of overclockers at any particular event only amounted to about 15%, and the other 85% didn't consist of mindless, raving buffoons.

I do overclock everything I can but I never do big overclocks. The overclock on my 4770 is the biggest I have ever done, roughly 20%.

My overclocked e8400 and voltmodded 8800's smoke a system with an i7 and GTX 295 in benchmarks. The results speak for themselves...superclocked

My overclocked e8400 and voltmodded 8800's smoke a system with an i7 and GTX 295 in benchmarks. The results speak for themselves...superclocked

I don't do it for fun, but I do overclock. I left my system at stock settings when I first bought it because it was fast enough to play all my games at max. Now my CPU is getting a bit old so I've overclocked it from 3.00GHz to 3.75 GHz so I could play BC2 at max settings.

My overclocked e8400 and voltmodded 8800's smoke a system with an i7 and GTX 295 in benchmarks. The results speak for themselves...superclocked

[QUOTE="superclocked"]My overclocked e8400 and voltmodded 8800's smoke a system with an i7 and GTX 295 in benchmarks. The results speak for themselves...nmaharg

same.... a 8800 competing with a GTX 295... ya right... I don't care what you do to that 8800, its just not going to outperform a 295

as for me... I'm too afraid of damaging my parts... I don't want to have to replace something, just because I wanted it to go faster... plus I prefer my PC to be stable, I'd rather have a game run at 45fps all the time, than 60fps to 30, back to 60, back down to 30.... well you get the idea.

On top of that...a GTX 295 couped with an i7, I don't think it could get any better...

We gotta see some proof XD

[QUOTE="superclocked"]My overclocked e8400 and voltmodded 8800's smoke a system with an i7 and GTX 295 in benchmarks. The results speak for themselves...nmaharg

Actually, it shouldn't be too hard to believe. 3DMark06 tends to favor dual over quads in terms of scaling, and on ORB, the average system (with an i7 and GTX295) supposedly scores in the region of 16K. That being said, my E8400 and 4890 scores in the region of 17K when overclocked to 3.8GHz, and hovers around 18K when at 4.5GHz. I wouldn't be surprised if Superclocked's system beats my score by a good margin

[QUOTE="nmaharg"][QUOTE="superclocked"]My overclocked e8400 and voltmodded 8800's smoke a system with an i7 and GTX 295 in benchmarks. The results speak for themselves...MaoTheChimp

Actually, it shouldn't be too hard to believe. 3DMark06 tends to favor dual over quads in terms of scaling, and on ORB, the average system (with an i7 and GTX295) supposedly scores in the region of 16K. That being said, my E8400 and 4890 scores in the region of 17K when overclocked to 3.8GHz, and hovers around 18K when at 4.5GHz. I wouldn't be surprised if Superclocked's system beats my score by a good margin

Pretty much described the exploit of benchmarking, newer hardware isnt recognise as better. So is 3dmark really reliable lol and it is not real performance is synthetic.

@Op, go ahead overclock have fun no one is stopping overclockers. I just hate a loud computer and stability issues, also I have zero concern on my 3dmark Pcmark Aquamark Quake 3 or Crysis score. Playable frames is happy joy happy for me. Five Fps is boost in exchange for jet engine noise is not my cup of tea.

[QUOTE="nmaharg"][QUOTE="superclocked"]My overclocked e8400 and voltmodded 8800's smoke a system with an i7 and GTX 295 in benchmarks. The results speak for themselves...MaoTheChimp

Actually, it shouldn't be too hard to believe. 3DMark06 tends to favor dual over quads in terms of scaling, and on ORB, the average system (with an i7 and GTX295) supposedly scores in the region of 16K. That being said, my E8400 and 4890 scores in the region of 17K when overclocked to 3.8GHz, and hovers around 18K when at 4.5GHz. I wouldn't be surprised if Superclocked's system beats my score by a good margin

I pull 17K with my computer. Granted my Phenom II x4 940 is OC'ed to 3.5GHz. Link to my posting with pics of my computer in the Rate My Rig Thread, it's the 8th post down on the page. Without the OC, I score in the high 15K range.

With some of the same parts (GPUs, PSU, RAM and hard drives), I was getting around 12.5K when I had my AMD 64 X2 5600+ (OC'ed to 3.15 from 2.8 ). So it surprises me that you say higher end parts are scoring so low. Not that I really take much benchmarking to heart, I just find it odd is all.

I for one like to pass old computers down to relatives. Just because a pc outlives its usefulness for games doesn't mean it's obsolete for other uses (eg internet and other day to day pc tasks).

Up to the 2005, our relatives made good use of P-200 computers dating back from the mid-90's. We did some cleanup last year. So now the oldest computers still being used are Intel P4 and Athlon XP computers from 2001 running XP Home and Vista Basic.

I don't think they'd last this long if I overclocked them. They run pretty hot anyway. No point in frying them.

[QUOTE="superclocked"]My overclocked e8400 and voltmodded 8800's smoke a system with an i7 and GTX 295 in benchmarks. The results speak for themselves...V4LENT1NE

CPU e8400 @ 4.2ghz 1.312 vcore

RAM DDR2 800@ 940mhz

GPU GTX 260 @ 701-1511-1188 from 555-1242-999

[QUOTE="superclocked"]My overclocked e8400 and voltmodded 8800's smoke a system with an i7 and GTX 295 in benchmarks. The results speak for themselves...V4LENT1NE

[QUOTE="nmaharg"][QUOTE="superclocked"]My overclocked e8400 and voltmodded 8800's smoke a system with an i7 and GTX 295 in benchmarks. The results speak for themselves...moistsandwich

same.... a 8800 competing with a GTX 295... ya right... I don't care what you do to that 8800, its just not going to outperform a 295

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[QUOTE="nmaharg"] I call BS.superclocked

same.... a 8800 competing with a GTX 295... ya right... I don't care what you do to that 8800, its just not going to outperform a 295

Jesus... and what are those 8800GTS's clocked to?

Jesus... and what are those 8800GTS's clocked to?

MaoTheChimp

Well, i used to enjoy overclocking on my slightly older system because it would make a big difference in my gaming performance. But now with my new i7 920 rig overclocking my cpu makes no difference at all to my gaming and it's not worth it to void the warranty of my 352 dollar (australian dollars) cpu and cause it to overheat. Maybe i'll overclock in the future once this computer gets old, but otherwise it's staying the way it is now.

i call myself an OC addict, the fact that I couldn't get my q9550 to 4.0ghz from 3.95 bugs the hell out of me. sure there is marginal difference if its noticeable at all but something about seeing 4.0ghz on a quad core excites me lol. On the otherhand, my ram is actually underclocked cuz i'm trying to keep it at a 1:1 fsb/ram ratio