Quick Question - Why Overclock?

[imported_wired247]

Originally posted by: heyheybooboo
I tend to underclock and undervolt.

As I type I'm zooming along at 1004MHz and 1.125v. Got my email open, web browser, and checkin' the news by way of the HD tuner. Just updated my AVG. CPU utilization is 11-16% on an Opty 165.

It's nice to know that 2.7-2.8GHZ is there when I want it but I'm not going to overvolt and overclock 95+% of the time. Some folks are rightfully proud of the performance gains of their OCs but I'm willing to wager that in most instances it's a waste because of low cpu utilization.

There are always exceptions. F@H, CAD, video/audio re-codes, etc., but normally, I don't care if a project is run 13 minutes faster because I'm not going to sit there and watch the frames click off - lol

And if you have serious crunching to do that's why they make 2p/4p platforms and render boxes.

I'm not knocking OCers. I'm one myself, though I look forward to the days of 'single-click' clock/volt management where you can optimize settings for the tasks at hand. There are some neat utilities out there but we are just not quite there yet.

Give me a combination of CrystalCPU, CoreTemps, SpeedFan, CPUZ, Rivatuner and AMD Overdrive with complete control over the bios from within the OS and I'll be happy.

Am I asking for too much ??

nothing wrong with your assessment, but nowadays isn't it just simpler to use speedstep?

 

[heyheybooboo]

Originally posted by: wired247

Originally posted by: heyheybooboo
I tend to underclock and undervolt.

As I type I'm zooming along at 1004MHz and 1.125v. Got my email open, web browser, and checkin' the news by way of the HD tuner. Just updated my AVG. CPU utilization is 11-16% on an Opty 165.

It's nice to know that 2.7-2.8GHZ is there when I want it but I'm not going to overvolt and overclock 95+% of the time. Some folks are rightfully proud of the performance gains of their OCs but I'm willing to wager that in most instances it's a waste because of low cpu utilization.

There are always exceptions. F@H, CAD, video/audio re-codes, etc., but normally, I don't care if a project is run 13 minutes faster because I'm not going to sit there and watch the frames click off - lol

And if you have serious crunching to do that's why they make 2p/4p platforms and render boxes.

I'm not knocking OCers. I'm one myself, though I look forward to the days of 'single-click' clock/volt management where you can optimize settings for the tasks at hand. There are some neat utilities out there but we are just not quite there yet.

Give me a combination of CrystalCPU, CoreTemps, SpeedFan, CPUZ, Rivatuner and AMD Overdrive with complete control over the bios from within the OS and I'll be happy.

Am I asking for too much ??

nothing wrong with your assessment, but nowadays isn't it just simpler to use speedstep?

Just not enuff 'there' in Speedstep. AMD Overdrive has got potential if they don't screw it up. Combining an 'underdrive' to adjust multi's/voltage with the 'overdrive' would be really cool ... I'd even click twice for that.