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Jason
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 Posted: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:02:04 Post Subject: Desktop PC Platform: Killed By Overclocking |
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Enthusiasts have lost sight of the original purpose behind overclocking, which was made popular because it could make something slow become fast, thereby getting something more for your money. Then at some point the computer industry went from asking consumers to pay more for the faster products, to demanding you pay more for products you might be able to make faster. This article will focus on one of the lesser-known threats to the desktop PC platform: overclocking. benchmarkreviews.com
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Ryuujin
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| Posted: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:41:57 Post Subject: |
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| Maybe in the past overclocking is needed. However, nowadays overclocking seems to be just for enthusiast, aka people who wanna say look how much ive overclocked my computer. |
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mynameisthis
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| Posted: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:57:41 Post Subject: |
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I have to disagree, overclocking is still useful. I just don't like how nowadays overclocking is the only way you can get the real value of some products, like many graphics cards and the AMD Phenom "Black Edition." All the black edition does is make it easier to OC, but hey that stuff sells -_-.
This article is dead on, nice post. |
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Ichiro
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| Posted: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:49:33 Post Subject: |
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| In the end, overclocking IS overclocking, and you do get more than stock. Every bit counts. |
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jedihobbit
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| Posted: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:17:48 Post Subject: |
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| Ichiro wrote: | | In the end, overclocking IS overclocking, and you do get more than stock. Every bit counts. |
Yes and no........I overclock now just to say "wow I managed to get XXX by doing YYY" and then for everyday use keep it fast but drop it back for longevity. I've noticed recently that the article is relevent because most games and production software just don't take advantage of "peak" performance.
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