No more overclocking?

Somewhere on teh intarwebs Ed Medlin wrote:
> "dewey edwards" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Mon, 25 May 2009 12:07:52 +1200, "~misfit~"
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>> Somewhere on teh intarwebs Augustus wrote:
>>>> "~misfit~" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:4a18eb4e$...
>>>>> 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.