that have taken centre stage in my
bench room but to single one board
out that had the most impact I would
have to choose the REX (ASUS
Rampage Extreme) This board was
the game changer that gave me the
ability to start competing with the
likes of Vivi and Neo in the South
African League.
The MSI N580GTX Lightning
is and probably will remain my
favourite GPU with the 8800GTX in
second place.
Which is your most favourite
benchmark if any and what is your
least favourite and why?
Favourite: 3DMark 11
Least favourite: SuperPI 32m
Reason: finding a golden
Hardware (CPU’s and Memory) is
near impossible for us here in South
Africa with 3DMark 11 the Physics
Test and combined test do not play
a big enough role in the overall
score to rule out the guys that have
200Mhz less on their CPU’s This
gives the average joe (like me) a
chance for the number 1 spot with a
good GPU and system tweaks.
SuperPi 32M is not only boring
but requires an awesome CPU and
excellent memory. Added to the
hardware requirements, the system
tweaks can take longer to complete
than the benchmark. I have better
things to do in life than sit and watch
copy wazza complete only to have
SuperPi crash at 16 or 20 loops.
(Lol, I so agree - ED)
What’s your current platform of
choice for your overclocking?
With the costs involved and my
small budget I am limited to just
the Intel platform. If I had the
opportunity there is no doubt that
I certainly would enjoy testing out
some AMD platforms and broaden
my skill set.
What is your current take on
online Futuremark or HWBOT
overclocking competitions? Do
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