You know you are an overclocker when....

Kohta · 04-30-12, 01:39 AM

When,

a GTX 560 ti 448 looks as good as a GTX 580.

You've spent more in your PC than anniversary presents, every year..

Your wife buys you Benchmark suites for your birthday

The only thing stock is your 'stock of' thermal compound

You own more motherboards than there are people in your household

Passing a benchmark calls for a celebration

Your case has more lights than your home

A platter HDD just isn't enough anymore

Your machine is valued as much as a vehicle down payment

Your heatsink is the size of a lawnmower motor

You spend $20 in desktop speakers, but $100 in case fans

You are willing to spend the extra $50 on a power supply, but want the cheapest set of tires for your vehicle

You have a problem paying $20 for an oil change, but not for thermal compound

$45 Overnight shipping, no problem

Your average computer part is newer than your attire

A BSOD is not very scary

You have considered water cooling, or are using water cooling

You buy the latest and greatest, and then blame some sort of auto-charge conspiracy when it arrives sporting a fake surprise look when UPS knocks on the door

bluezero5 · 05-09-12, 11:46 AM

- When you have a note book next to your computer
which records all your configs.

- You take time out from the busiest schedule.. just to do some modding.

Archer0915 · 05-10-12, 06:27 AM

When you have a net-book to monitor your temps and voltages with a data logger.

(Clanger)(DOA) · 05-30-12, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krag

When you get new computer parts and the first thing you do when you open the anti-static bag is sniff the bag.

I love the smell of new computer parts...mmmmmmm! Parts pervert-heeh-heeh-heeh!

^^ +1 it is an alluring smell

Aldakoopa · 05-30-12, 10:44 PM

^^^ +2

My computer still smells new. Sometimes I just take a big whiff of the top exhaust fan. And then I realise I have no friends.

bluezero5 · 05-31-12, 01:33 AM

you know when:

- You pyramid your fans.. and you take a picture.. to show friends.

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/s...&postcount=149

lol.

markp1989 · 05-31-12, 07:59 AM

when you get your £25 raspberry pi thought the post and the first thing you do after installing the OS is try to OC it to 1ghz.

+1 to the "new" smell, I do that with everything I buy, new books, new phone, new electronic parts...I Love it! they should sell "New Smell" scented air freshener

04-30-12, 01:39 AM	#41
Kohta Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Zebulon, North Carolina	When, a GTX 560 ti 448 looks as good as a GTX 580. You've spent more in your PC than anniversary presents, every year.. Your wife buys you Benchmark suites for your birthday The only thing stock is your 'stock of' thermal compound You own more motherboards than there are people in your household Passing a benchmark calls for a celebration Your case has more lights than your home A platter HDD just isn't enough anymore Your machine is valued as much as a vehicle down payment Your heatsink is the size of a lawnmower motor You spend $20 in desktop speakers, but $100 in case fans You are willing to spend the extra $50 on a power supply, but want the cheapest set of tires for your vehicle You have a problem paying $20 for an oil change, but not for thermal compound $45 Overnight shipping, no problem Your average computer part is newer than your attire A BSOD is not very scary You have considered water cooling, or are using water cooling You buy the latest and greatest, and then blame some sort of auto-charge conspiracy when it arrives sporting a fake surprise look when UPS knocks on the door __________________ Heatware: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=76821 Intel Core i7-2600K 4.5ghz @ 1.35v GIGABYTE GA P67A UD5 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 2133 EVGA GTX 560 Ti 448 Classified Ultra Corsair AX 1200w Professional Series Noctua NH-D14 Corsair Force 120GB SSD Last edited by Kohta; 04-30-12 at 09:26 AM.
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05-09-12, 11:46 AM	Thread Starter #42
bluezero5 Winner, Rig-o'-the-Quarter Fourth Quarter 2012 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Tokyo	- When you have a note book next to your computer which records all your configs. - You take time out from the busiest schedule.. just to do some modding. __________________ CM Storm Trooper Chassis - ASUS Rampage 4 Extreme Core i7 3930k 5.0Ghz (1.52Vcore) select1: GTX680 3x SLI @1280Mhz select2: HD7970 GE @ 1300Mhz 32Gb Trident 2400 DDR3 10-10-12-30 T1 Motto: I didn't go water-cooling for an air-cooling Vcore!! My Rig's build log ::: Fans 101: Going Scientific ::: Water Cooling FAQ
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05-10-12, 06:27 AM	#43
Archer0915 "The Expert" Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: In Nashville NC setting up a monster of a money pitt.	When you have a net-book to monitor your temps and voltages with a data logger. __________________ People that buy OEM systems think Linux was a Charlie Brown character, a registry is something you see at target to buy shower gifts, RAM is a Dodge truck and a hard drive is DC at rush hour. Knowing your usage habits can help you save money and get the fastest system for you! Current Active Fleet: Daily Driver - i7@3.8, 16GB Ram, 6770 GFX Bedroom PC - SB Celerey @ 1.6, 4GB Ram Entertainment Room HTPC & Madia/File Server - 661@3.5, 4GB Ram, On Chip GFXLiving Room HTPC - E-450@1.9 GHz, 4GB Ram Game Rig - 2500K@4.5, 12GB Ram, 465GTX + 9800GT (PhysX) using intel SRT Test Bed - 3570K with various components and a TT 750w PSU HEAT
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05-30-12, 10:44 PM	#45
Aldakoopa Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: North Carolina	^^^ +2 My computer still smells new. Sometimes I just take a big whiff of the top exhaust fan. And then I realise I have no friends. __________________ CPU: FX-4100 (4.2GHz, 1.25V daily --- 4.83GHz, 1.5V max stable so far...) COOLER: Hyper 212+ MOBO: Asus M5A88-V Evo RAM: 8GB (4GBx2) PNY Optima DDR3 (1400MHz) GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7850 (1050MHz core, 1200MHz mem) PSU: 600W Corsair GS600 SSHD: 500GB Seagate Solid State Hybrid 5400 rpm HDD: 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm SSD: 128GB Samsung 830 Case: Antec 300 Illusion OS: 64 bit Windows 7 Home Premium... (OEM?)
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05-31-12, 01:33 AM	Thread Starter #46
bluezero5 Winner, Rig-o'-the-Quarter Fourth Quarter 2012 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Tokyo	you know when: - You pyramid your fans.. and you take a picture.. to show friends. http://www.overclockers.com/forums/s...&postcount=149 lol. __________________ CM Storm Trooper Chassis - ASUS Rampage 4 Extreme Core i7 3930k 5.0Ghz (1.52Vcore) select1: GTX680 3x SLI @1280Mhz select2: HD7970 GE @ 1300Mhz 32Gb Trident 2400 DDR3 10-10-12-30 T1 Motto: I didn't go water-cooling for an air-cooling Vcore!! My Rig's build log ::: Fans 101: Going Scientific ::: Water Cooling FAQ
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05-31-12, 07:59 AM	#47
markp1989 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London	when you get your £25 raspberry pi thought the post and the first thing you do after installing the OS is try to OC it to 1ghz. +1 to the "new" smell, I do that with everything I buy, new books, new phone, new electronic parts...I Love it! they should sell "New Smell" scented air freshener __________________ Part Time Member of the Overclockix team DESKTOP: i7 875k \| 4gb ddr3 \| evga P55 LE \| OCZ RevoDrive \| ATI 5850 Black Edition \| True Black \| Linux Mint "Lisa" HTPC: E3300 \| 4GB DDR2\| Zotac GeForce 9300-ITX-I-E \| three 2tb drives (4tb raid5) \| Pico PSU \| Mini Ninja \| XBMCbuntu PORTABLE: Nexus 7 \| Asus EEE transformer \| HP Touchpad \| 13" MacBook Pro (Late 2011 2.8Ghz i7,16GB RAM,240GB SSD) \| Nexus 4
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