You know you Overclock too much when....

[konceptz]

You'd rather benchmark than play games.

you think FPS gaming means play a game and watch the Frames Per Second.

You multiply any three digit number by 9 instantly.

You overclock your office PC.

You've tried to lap your frying pan.

You admire the fine lapping job on your iron.

You wonder what CFM rating your bathroom fan has.

The word "stock" has a negative conotation.

When it's cold outside you think, "what great ambient temps!"

You can't sleep because of all the blue lights.


Ok, help me out on this.. Cause I'm sure there are funny ones, I just can't think at the end of the day.

 

[Markfw]

You build a new system, set the bios on the first boot to ~max OC, it works fine, and you install the OS at that speed !

 

[LOUISSSSS]

LOL minus the blue lights

 

[konceptz]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
You build a new system, set the bios on the first boot to ~max OC, it works fine, and you install the OS at that speed !

:thumbsup:

You benchmark your system by installing the OS. Cause you've done it over and over and over....

 

[LOUISSSSS]

when u overclock till ur CPU reaches the maximum mfg temp limits

 

[Tempered81]

You cant find the side of your case

 

[sutahz]

Originally posted by: jaredpace
You cant find the side of your case

konceptz's made me smile inside. jaredpace made me chuckle for real.

Originally posted by: tigersty1e
You get pissed and think you're processor is broken when your E6320 can't go from stock (1.86 GHz) to 3.0 GHz on stock voltage, a 62% overclock.

I like this one as well.

 

[kenrippy]

...you can clear the CMOS jumper without even looking.

...you try to bump your cordless phone up from 900mhz to 2.4ghz.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: jaredpace
You cant find the side of your case

Or better yet, you haven't owned a case in 3 processor generations. Or how about you can't remember your own phone number, but you have no problem remembering that an SLACR is a G0, and an SL9UM is a B3. BTW, I didn't have to look up either one of those steppings, and I probably have the worst memory on anyone registerd on this site.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
You build a new system, set the bios on the first boot to ~max OC, it works fine, and you install the OS at that speed !

You own six quads @ 3.2 Ghz or faster, yet you buy a Celeron 420 just to see how well they overclock?:laugh

 

[njdevilsfan87]

You start to get nervous in the final hour of your 4/8/12/24-hour prime when testing for stability.

 

[Triton67]

Prior to new mobo install, you forget to backup your 20GB MP3s, but once again you create a "good 2 have CD" with Prime95, SUPERPI, SpeedFan etc....

Also, 2-3 weeks after reaching highest stable 24/7 clocks, you get bored of the clocks...start underclocking, using lowest possible vcore, for fun...and finally when you know your cpu, the adventure is "over", time for webshopping new parts

 

[nefariouscaine]

when you start finding random boot CD's with different versions of memtest

when you own good heatsinks from past generations of processors just incase you want to do that "special" mod to make it fit

when you own more stock HSF's than processors at the moment

when you seriously wish bios settings allowed for CAS 2.5 still and still try CAS 2 just because

 

[Qutlass]

when dice isn't something you associate with board games anymore.

 

[Zap]

You think Futuremark is the greatest game publisher ever.

You watercool your game console.

Your parent's computer doesn't have FSB controls in BIOS, so you increase the Typematic Rate setting to give a semblance of increased speed.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

When you keep your collection of dead CPU's in a coffee can

When you get pissed off when you can't seem to kill one

When you can remove an IHS with your teeth

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: Markfw900
You build a new system, set the bios on the first boot to ~max OC, it works fine, and you install the OS at that speed !

You own six quads @ 3.2 Ghz or faster, yet you buy a Celeron 420 just to see how well they overclock?:laugh

Ha ! Yes, I was bored... When I get more time I may try a suiicide run ! It doesn't even have a hard drive or a case, its on a table. I think I have an old 2 gig drive I could try to install an OS on.

I just had an empty motherboard, and it needed something to protect the pins.....

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: Markfw900
You build a new system, set the bios on the first boot to ~max OC, it works fine, and you install the OS at that speed !

You own six quads @ 3.2 Ghz or faster, yet you buy a Celeron 420 just to see how well they overclock?:laugh

oh crap... he got you mark...

Dont drag me into this please.... :X

 

[LOUISSSSS]

when u read AT about 75% of the time spent @ jury duty on your PDA/Smartphone =]

 

[BonzaiDuck]

. . . . when you keep tuning your configuration at least weekly for six months . . .

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
I just had an empty motherboard, and it needed something to protect the pins.....

Add that one to the list...

You buy a cheap CPU to "protect" the socket of a spare motherboard.

 

[JAG87]

When you get a new motherboard, you rip off the heatsinks and go "wow, terrible", and whip out your (nsert favorite thermal paste here)

When you get a new motherboard, and the first thing you do is pencil in resistors.

When you lap your CPU before even checking if the IHS is flat.

When you change all the stock fans that came with your case.

When you use chopsticks to grab the little bastard CMOS jumper deep inside your case.

And lastly, when you look at your AC vent, and think it should be going straight into the front intake of your case.

 

[konceptz]

Originally posted by: JAG87

When you use chopsticks to grab the little bastard CMOS jumper deep inside your case.

LOL!

When you undervolt your cpu and ram, smile, then look up and around the house and wonder what else you could make more "efficient".

 

[nefariouscaine]

when you look at this thread and think - wow those are some good idea's I'm gonna have to try out

 

[The-Noid]

When you change the caps in your sister's car from liquid to solid, because one of them kept blowing on the stereo. (Yes I really did do this).