Why do you overclock?

[mrthingyx]

Nothing like taking a 1.43GHz CPU and persuading it to give me twice the performance. Without any extra outlay.

To me, that's what overclocking is all about.

 

[Joe42]

Because i keep getting stomped.

 

[Captain Fizz]

Because i keep getting stomped.

Heh-heh-heh... I remember the days fondly.

I OC because I have an X2 3800 for the price of an X2 2800.
In previous systems, we could have another 50~100 units each in Red Alert 2 before it got really slow.
Games which were slightly juddery were no-longer juddery.
As Joe42 advised - I got my WU time down for SETI Classic.
Video's encoded 10~20% faster.
FPS in games went up a bit.
It's fun, simple to do and gets me a quicker machine.

Generally games are the main thing to stress your PC.
Most noticable GFX Card overclocks etc.
When doing a lot of 'work' on the PC - That's when you >notice< the speed difference.
Not sure if it's the placebo effect to a certain extent, but waiting less time for the PC to do it's thing is always good.

 

[w3bbo]

An interesting viewpoint for someone with whose GFX/CPU/Mobo/RAM alone has a combined retail price in excess of £900!

I didn't 'buy' my 7950gx2 tho, it was a replacement for a 7800gtx and the p5wdh was a replacement for a p5bdlx. The conroe and ram were purchased through the sale of my older skt 939 setup, I didn't pay anywhere close to £900 for my current rig.

 

[Joe42]

Heh-heh-heh... I remember the days fondly.

Are you still running seti? If not, the folding team would love the pleasure of your company...
Its just like the old seti classic days, lots of competition going on at the moment is making it quite enjoyable.

 

[sybatron]

'cause it makes my pc go faster

games being my main reason