Overclocking....an observation

[Ben88]

Has anyone ever wondered why some people buy processors with $30-40 fans then overclock their processors to the same speed they could have bought a higher clock retail proc for?

 

[FrustratedUser]

Yes.
Strange.

 

[erikiksaz]

Originally posted by: Ben88
Has anyone ever wondered why some people buy processors with $30-40 fans then overclock their processors to the same speed they could have bought a higher clock retail proc for?

Heh. That's true ain't it?

 

[LED]

Because the HS/Fan combo can be used for the next CPU to be OC'd...(ie.1600XP to 2200XP, then use the same HS/Fan for a 2400XP to hit 2800)😎

 

[Ben88]

LED that makes sense. I'd just like to say I have nothing against overclocking or overclockers, I do it myself. I just thought it was funny that sometimes we are so obsessed with OCing that we'd rather have an OC'ed 2200+ that a retail 2200+.

 

[Woodchuck2000]

Back when the good ol' 1.6a was still available, that would frequently hit 2.4GHz. With the retail fan. Even buying a better heatsink to crank it up further wouldn't put the price anywhere near that of a 2.4GHz chip.

And as LED said, a decent heatsink is a good investment. Like a decent case - it can be reused.

 

[oldfart]

Not true with Intel. The stock HS/fan is all you need. 1.6A @ 2.4 here with the stocker. I've seen others running quite a bit higher as well.

 

[JamesM3M5]

He's obviously referring to AMD CPUs.

I bought a Thermalright AX-7 (heavy SOB) for $25 to OC a $105 (in June 2002) Athlon 1800+ XP. I guess I'm an overkill kinda guy. I never did think of it this way. I wonder what that $25 extra bucks would have bought. I got that 1800 up to 1.7GHz without really trying too hard, which is 2100 territory.

So what is the mentality of taking hours of time and extra money to get a water cooling system or even a mini fridge to chill your CPU to just above freezing? Just because they can? Bragging rights? "I got my 1600+ to 2.2GHz with a modified GE Microfridge to chill the CPU to 2C." Good for you. If those are your priorities, that's fine with me. I just think there are some other things that may be more productive in a grander scale...