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| Cooling | Be Quiet Pure Rock Air |
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I still strongly believe in the following: (and I realise these views aren't compatible with the opinions of the *most active* members of this forum) so I've chosen to take a back-seat. From now on.
GPU Overclocking
-Current overclocking & voltage controls are adequate for mainstream users, but Enthusiasts want more!
-I believe we should be able to tweak unlocked BIOS's on Nvidia GPU's, (same way we can buy an unlocked 'K' series CPU from intel & pair with an enthusiast motherboard)
-I understand its more complicated with GPU's than CPU's. But I still believe we should have more flexibility. Nvidia locks down harder and harder with every new generation.
-There must be some, more amicable answers out there to make it easier for the 'average joe' to break through and at least compete in the same league as the elite who have untold access to unlimited hardware and engineering/electrical experience to draw from.
-I'm not saying for a minute that manufacturers should pay out on warranty cover when we fry a card, but I do think there should be more flexibility with BIOS tweaks and voltage for those just 'starting out' with 'extreme cooling'.
-If CPU's were all locked down the same way GPU's were.. the sport at hwbot would be reserved soley for those with the knowledge with a soldering iron and micro-electronics, or the rich.
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Kind of lost the passion for it a bit.
After what happened on my poll at the Nvidia section last week. My intensions got misunderstood and when shit hit the fan, I found out all my threads weren't what I thought they were, either. Which wasn't pleasant.
In my poll, people thought I wanted the manufacturer to pay for us to do what the hell we wanted, when actually I was trying to come up with a solution to "help" the manufacturer give us the freedom we want without costing them.
Before that. I was really enjoying experimenting and trying new things (even some things people haven't maybe done before/or seen for a while at tech-power up).
So to answer your question, no.. probably not... I might still do a bit benching now/again or even join a competition at hwbot at some time down the road, but for the time being -- I'd just like to get back things back to how they used to be, maybe enjoy some gaming again.
/\ sorry for the edit, finished what I wanted to say, properly now.....(no more edits).
No pain, no gain. I like to abuse my hardware, but I'm relatively careful.
BTW - parts of the socket look cooked!
