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Poll: Is Overclocking Relevant?
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Na
more like its for people who cant afford a good watercooling system
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Believe me it's not by choice! I'm normally far too drunk to even find my flat, let alone use a computer at 2am on a Friday!! As we all should be of course
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Man, overclocking is fun! I love all the things you have to balance, that suits me. I also like running things as efficiently as possible, but the hardware mustn't suffer for it - long term. That is why my i5 is currently at 4.1GHz. The temps are good imo, so I will be trying 4.2 and up, but the boost from the 2.6 mark is very much felt, so faster is better but I am happy where I sit now 
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What's the H50 hate eh?
It works, uses the same principles as used in "real watercooling" assembled by home plumbers and of course the common car engine but I guess cars use noob watercooling too since they're so rarely self built.
Whatever, it's a cpu cooler why put effort into being elitist over it
I'm fine with benchmarking then use a moderate overclock for everyday use. Also power saving systems enabled which drop the multi and lower the fsb so goes from 1.6 to 3.6 only when needed.
Computer is on quite a lot so sticking it on the maximum achieved of 4.2 for most of every day would be an utter waste when it can so easily be clocked down when not needed and for that matter be of no consequence worse when overclocked to just 3.6 maximum.
So #3
It works, uses the same principles as used in "real watercooling" assembled by home plumbers and of course the common car engine but I guess cars use noob watercooling too since they're so rarely self built.
Whatever, it's a cpu cooler why put effort into being elitist over it
I'm fine with benchmarking then use a moderate overclock for everyday use. Also power saving systems enabled which drop the multi and lower the fsb so goes from 1.6 to 3.6 only when needed.
Computer is on quite a lot so sticking it on the maximum achieved of 4.2 for most of every day would be an utter waste when it can so easily be clocked down when not needed and for that matter be of no consequence worse when overclocked to just 3.6 maximum.
So #3
easyrider, do you think any of those possible answers are unreasonable in anyway? . . . I'm willing to put money down that every single one is possible
There are some forum members who maybe don't understand that with a little knowledge it's ok to overclock there beloved computer without fear of something melting or blowing up, it's totally reasonable as they are *new* overclockers and don't have the experience of someone who has been doing it for years!
I'm not scared of my hardware breaking when I overclock because I've been doing it a while and nothing bad has happened yet!
oh, having said that I did borked a graphics card once when it was overclocked, I also fried a set of RAM once from overclocking but never anything else! . . . I just try to make sure nothing in my PC is scalding hot *ever* and everything seems to work fine!
I have no idea why you made this poll and can only guess you feel threatened in some way because a fair amount of forum members use a computer in a different way to you or perhaps have a different value system to yourself . . . . either that or once again you have misunderstood something some (me) has said . . . . what you need to do is *clarify* someones points before flying off the handle! . . .don't fill in the dots yourself ask them to do it . . . otherwise you are *assuming* something which is not ideal really . . .
Use what hardware you like, overclock it how you like, be yourself, do what makes you feel good but please . . . . calm down and try to be a *happier* contributer to these forums as really your started to become a bit much!
We are all members of a small community, let us have more tolerance towards each others indifferences and be enlightened by understanding of why some people do things in a certain way and for what reasons, united we stand . . divided we fall!
P.S: sort your life out geeeeeeeeza!
There are some forum members who maybe don't understand that with a little knowledge it's ok to overclock there beloved computer without fear of something melting or blowing up, it's totally reasonable as they are *new* overclockers and don't have the experience of someone who has been doing it for years!
I'm not scared of my hardware breaking when I overclock because I've been doing it a while and nothing bad has happened yet!
oh, having said that I did borked a graphics card once when it was overclocked, I also fried a set of RAM once from overclocking but never anything else! . . . I just try to make sure nothing in my PC is scalding hot *ever* and everything seems to work fine!
easyrider, you are the most belligerent forum member I have ever met, you really need to chill out more because there really is no need for this kinda of behaviour
I have no idea why you made this poll and can only guess you feel threatened in some way because a fair amount of forum members use a computer in a different way to you or perhaps have a different value system to yourself . . . . either that or once again you have misunderstood something some (me) has said . . . . what you need to do is *clarify* someones points before flying off the handle! . . .don't fill in the dots yourself ask them to do it . . . otherwise you are *assuming* something which is not ideal really . . .
Use what hardware you like, overclock it how you like, be yourself, do what makes you feel good but please . . . . calm down and try to be a *happier* contributer to these forums as really your started to become a bit much!
We are all members of a small community, let us have more tolerance towards each others indifferences and be enlightened by understanding of why some people do things in a certain way and for what reasons, united we stand . . divided we fall!
P.S: sort your life out geeeeeeeeza!
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Haha, don't take it personally, I've lived within 500 yards of stamford bridge for over 35 years so basically they are my local team!he will tell you to watch man utd more offen
"An interesting thread and Poll ruined by nonsense boogeyman posts"
9th Jan 2010, 04:05
That is possibly one of the funniest statements I have ever seen on these forums . . . ever!
I will overclock as far as possible without incurring a noise or stability issue. I despise noise from computers. This is pretty easily achieved however so aside from really extreme set ups I guess both 1 and 3 are relevant.
I suspect because it performs as well as an air cooler (certain imaginative uses aside) which costs the same amount yet the H50 has produced a fanatical following who all seem thrilled to bits that they have a "liquid cooled computer". This antagonises/irritates those of us who have a more conventional water cooling system as there seems to be no reasoning with most of them. The H50 is a heatsink that can leak, so the repeated equating of it to a custom loop is insulting.
I am absolutely loving the discussion between easyrider and Big.Wayne. Wayne rational as always, easy presumably drunk and far from rational. Comedy gold.
Why not overclock see Sig, i7 920 stock > 2.66GHz £205 > overclocked to i7 975 £787 > 3.33GHz = free performance + save a whopping £582, 
how is that.
Gotta love some of these post's "H5O is for people who can't afford water cooling" I.M.A.O and "BTW Corsair H50 is not true watercooling, Its a fancy cpu cooler for noobs" I'm a noob and proud of it.
The only thing l hear in my PC (see Sig) is the DVD-RW spin up when in use.
What a start to the the new year 2010, great thread, can't stop crying with laughter.
how is that.Gotta love some of these post's "H5O is for people who can't afford water cooling" I.M.A.O and "BTW Corsair H50 is not true watercooling, Its a fancy cpu cooler for noobs" I'm a noob and proud of it
.The only thing l hear in my PC (see Sig) is the DVD-RW spin up when in use.
What a start to the the new year 2010, great thread, can't stop crying with laughter.
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energy saving can smd.
noise is important, and so is heat.
most important is component lifespan, i dont want to replace my gear too often, it's expensive.
noise is important, and so is heat.
most important is component lifespan, i dont want to replace my gear too often, it's expensive.
I have chosen Number 3 as when i soon to expect my i7 built (waiting for a little more money) I doubt i will notice the difference between 3.6GHz and 4.GHz, so to save heat, keep the voltages down a bit (maybe) etc im going to leave it at 3.6.
But the current cpu i have now (Q6700), i have at 3GHz, and for some reason, cannot get it higher, so its currently max. Think its due to me motherboard though
But the current cpu i have now (Q6700), i have at 3GHz, and for some reason, cannot get it higher, so its currently max. Think its due to me motherboard though
Eh?
Do you actually have any clue?
I think this thread should be closed at the request of me.
I have overclocked for years.And have never killed a cpu,mobo,GFX card or anything else.
Your statement is Phallusy.
The more I read this thread the more I can see how people are confused or misguided about the art of overclocking.
It gets my goat that people with H50 think they are watercooling when in fact it offers the performance of top end air.
then we hear
"I don't overclock as I can't afford the electricty cost."
"I don't overclock because why do I need more speed"
"I don't overclock as my PC is fast enough already"
"I don't overclock as I will kill my computer"
Maybe I should have worded my poll differently
Overclocking, and I mean maxing out a chip, can be done silently. My water loop and countless others is testament to this.
Option 3 A *balance* of the above to suit my personal needs is too vague so this thread should be closed.
Reason being.
A *balance* of the above to suit my personal needs means what exactly?
It is to ambiguous...
Needs to some is they don't know how to max out the chip
Needs to some is they don't know how to build a silent watercooled rig
Needs to some is they don't know the true fact about overclocking and think they will kill their hardware if they push to much...so they balance
Enthusiast's will understand where I am coming from
MODS please close thread - easy
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A balance, noise and performance are the main issues I would say.
Keep it open as its a good discussion.
I have a small form factor machine, i7 based that I run with high end hardware and multiple hard drives.
This is running at the limit for very low noise air cooling, I can push harder if I made a very custom watercooling setup to fit a whole loop into my case but the cost for a little extra performance gain is prohibative.
For me overclocking is about getting the most out of the hardware you have, when you start throwing more money to get diminishing gains then it is not worth doing.
All about balance, I remmember back to when the top overclocking chips almost always featured in the mid-low range and the fun was getting them matching or beating the performance of the expensive gear.
I have a small form factor machine, i7 based that I run with high end hardware and multiple hard drives.
This is running at the limit for very low noise air cooling, I can push harder if I made a very custom watercooling setup to fit a whole loop into my case but the cost for a little extra performance gain is prohibative.
For me overclocking is about getting the most out of the hardware you have, when you start throwing more money to get diminishing gains then it is not worth doing.
All about balance, I remmember back to when the top overclocking chips almost always featured in the mid-low range and the fun was getting them matching or beating the performance of the expensive gear.