TheOverclocker Issue 20 | Page 7

CPU Pot. It is fast and heavy. For GPU pots I love Kingpin’s FatBoy with the black extension and anodized body. Which is your favourite benchmark if any and what is your least favourite and why? I love all the benchmarks 2D or 3D. I love 3D benching more because of the modding side of it. It just shows how dedicated one can be. I don’t like 2D benching because of the binning side of it. 2D benching does show how efficient you are though. What’s your current platform of choice for overclocking? Ivy-Bridge is insanely fun. Intel really put out a great platform and awesome silicon. RAM clocking goodness and lots of overclocking room because of cold bug free conditions. How is Ivy-Bridge treating you so far and how many CPUs have you binned so far? I’ve tried one or two, unfortunately my luck has ran out. Both CPUs have cold bugs. Do you bench NVIDIA or AMD graphics cards mainly or do you not care and bench the fastest one at any given time? I loved NVIDIA more than AMD before, but now AMD has really done a good job with their 7-series. It’s a tie for them right now. Who do you normally bench with and how often do you bench? I bench 95% solo. With the work I have I hardly have time to bench, but I do bench weekends when time permits. At times I visit my Issue 20 | 2012 The OverClocker 7