No more overclocking?

Somewhere on teh intarwebs Ed Medlin wrote:
"~misfit~" wrote in message
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So, going by the number of posts here these days it would seem that
we've finally reached the point where computers are so powerful that
nobody feels the need to overclock anymore.

This group used to get many, many posts a day with informative
stories on how folks had managed to squeeze those last few MIPs out
of their rigs. Now? Off topic posts or spam is pretty much all I see.

RIP a.c.h.o.

Still here Shaun.........

Good to hear. :-)
--
Shaun.

"Build a man a fire, and he`ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and
he`ll be warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchett, Jingo.

Somewhere on teh intarwebs Ed Medlin wrote:
"dewey edwards" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 May 2009 12:07:52 +1200, "~misfit~"
wrote:

Somewhere on teh intarwebs Augustus wrote:
"~misfit~" wrote in message
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So, going by the number of posts here these days it would seem
that we've finally reached the point where computers are so
powerful that nobody feels the need to overclock anymore.

This group used to get many, many posts a day with informative
stories on how folks had managed to squeeze those last few MIPs
out of their rigs. Now? Off topic posts or spam is pretty much
all I see. RIP a.c.h.o.

Two things. One is that a huge number of younger overclockers don't
know what usenet is and the other is that a vast number of ISP's
don't have n/g access any more.

I don't really care what younger overclockers are doing and I don't
rely on
an ISP for usenet access. As it happens my ISP *does* run an NNTP
server but
I also have accounts with a couple of independant providors.

I was more wondering what happened to the bunch of regulars whose
posts I used to read here over the past decade or so.

I suppose that, as PvdG42 mentioned, O/Cing has become more
user-friendly and less of an esoteric art. No longer are BSEL mods,
'pencil tricks' and worries about PCI bus corruption hurdles to be
overcome. Also extreme cooling is no longer required, my 45nm CPU
doesn't get remotely into the 'danger zone' when overclocked, it
just works until it doesn't, temps aren't
an issue. A big contrast to the days when, often an O/C could be
limited by
the temperature you felt comfortable running your CPU at.

I realize that I'm a lurker, and this is my first post in this NG.

BUT, O/Cer's need a reliable forum of helpful people.

I plan to O/C a p5q (ASUS), intel 2.83 quad.

Reading da web gives me what?

I'd rather have Paul's opinion, Ed Medlin's opinion, Augustus'
opinion, and YOUR opinion. And the tons of others opinion posted
here.

Cheers,

I feel honered to be mentioned and we should remember Phil W. in that
list......:-), especially when talking about "old timers".

Likewise. Also I remember Spajky (sp?) helping me out quite a bit in the
days of slockets and when O/Cing involved soldering and /or breaking pins
off CPUs (and soldering them back on when you (I) broke the wrong one off!).

We are all
still here and will answer or ask questions as we can. My i7 was so
easy that not much need be said.

Yeah, I figured that must have been the case. I remember a couple of posts
and got the "more to come" impression but there was no more.

Mind you, even the 'old' 45nm C2Ds are simple to O/C if you have a mobo that
has the required settings. You just increase FSB until it's no longer
stable, then back off. Increasing vcore seems to have a little impact* but
nowhere near as much as previous generations of CPUs and heat doesn't seem
to be an issue as long as your case is adequately vented.

Cheers,
--
Shaun.

"Build a man a fire, and he`ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and
he`ll be warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchett, Jingo.