TheOverclocker Issue 19 | Page 9

GeFORCE GTX680, do you think it will take over from the HD7970 or do you feel both are still needed for different benchmarks? I saw the amazing achievements from Tin and Kingpin, with the external Epower. I have never used the MSI HD7970 Lightning, but I would love to test one but at the same time anxious to get a GTX 680. Once I get both cards in my hands, and see what other overclockers are able to do with the cards, I will be able to give you my true opinion. What would like to say manufacturers as a whole who are reading this? I would like to tell you that overclockers are very good marketing for you. They are known as the guys with great skill and knowledge so when a component is recommended by a great overclocker, people buy based on that information. Is there anything you would like to extend to the community and other readers? If you are an overclocker, keep pushing, if you are not an overclocker, you don’t know how much fun you are missing out on. Do not waste a second more, start now. Outside of overclocking, what else are you as passionate about and spent an equal amount of time if not more doing? I am Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter, a 3rd degree black belt, and spent more than 20 years in competing when I was younger. Now, I train and fight only for fun and overlock competitively instead (lol) What do you do for a living and what does your typical day look like? I am Mechanical Engineer, but now I work for Corsair, an amazing and very supportive company I must say. I’m quite happy being part of the Corsair family. Any final words? I would like to give thanks to the guys who encourage me and inspire me to compete and learn and improve and sharpen my skill including the overclockers I consider friends that make this art so much fun. Shamino, Kingpin, Andre, Tin, Nickshih, Gyrock, Hideo, Cal930, Chew, Uncle Fester, Slamms, Smoke, Rsaninno, Giorgioprimo, HiPro, Phil, Ryba, PT1T, Mean Machine, Aristidis, Stelaras, Kintaro, Stummerwinter, Suicide Phoenix, Deanzo, Benchbros, Massman, Christian, Sweet, Splave, Kal El, V2V3, SF3D, Fugger, Gautam, Bryan, Gomeler, Matose, Monstru, Hazzan, Ekky, Namegt, Dinos, Hiwa, Mad222, Elmor, Me4me, Gnidaol, Faster, Schenkel bros, Nacho, Ekiller, everyone at the I2I3 Team. Trouffman, Xyala, Neo and many others. (Sorry to those who I forgot to mention by name here…lol). Issue 19 | 2012 The OverClocker 9