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[psor]

@dougal2

Hehe, ... that's what a lot of ppl think!

But you can save a lot of energy when you are just writing a letter, email ...
blaaahhh, and underclock the other cores not needed! You might imagine
there are some ppl that do NOT render 24/7/365! ;o))

"That's the point!" And I think it's a good point. Even I know saving energy
is for the most "nerds" something that they are not even considering!

But this leads to another discussion that doesn't fit into this thread.



take care
psor

[Wedge]

I have to ask an obvious question: Whats the point of overclocking a quad core processor? I understand back in the day people overclocked Pentium 3 processors and stuff but why now? (I used to overclock my Pentium 3 500mhz processor )

I don't overclock my AthlonXP because I can't stand the loud fans and with hot summers where I live, it is already tough to keep a computer cool.

Imagine 4x3ghz processors (quad core), so 12ghz, why OC for more? Is it really worth the trouble? By trouble I mean the problems that seem to pop up after a system has been overcloked. Maybe when the room is hotter than normal, or you have a new piece of software that puts more stress on your PC and it freezes or something.

So this is my opinion, and now that I asked my question, can somebody give me some insight as to why overclocking is still a big thing? (or is it?) I didn't mean to offend by this post and I am sorry if I did. A detailed response would be ideal. (considering cost for various things related to coverclocking, better cooling parts, noise, and increased energy usage)

Keep in mind I am not against overclockers, and back in my day I was one. If I were to look 5 or 10 years ahead, and if there was a 50ghz processor, would people try to overclock it to 55ghz? And if so, why?

[Kram1032]

I'm sure, if there was a 50Ghz Processor, ppl would try to overclock it to 75Ghz xD

[CoolColJ]

Intel will have a new platform towards the end of next year - so new socket, new motherboards and 8 cores

If you buy now, get the new Intel quads, they run so much cooler than the Q6600 and clock way higher

[dougal2]

Intel will have a new platform towards the end of next year - so new socket, new motherboards and 8 cores

If you buy now, get the new Intel quads, they run so much cooler than the Q6600 and clock way higher

hang on, did I just understand that you said

"buy the expensive CPU that will be obsolete by the end of the year" ?

Sorry if I misunderstood, but there's no way I'm going to do that.


Re: overclocking.
People do it because they can. The CPU is quite easily capable of performing at a certain level, and if that level is greater than the default settings, then why not adjust the settings to get maximum performance?
I know there's downsides to doing it - temperature, lifespan, etc - but some people see stock settings as a lost potential.