time. Yup, I sat on results for up to 9
months without submitting them. I've
beaten that. I have results from an
overclocking meet last December that
I've still not submitted.
Who are the people you overclock
with the most when you have group
sessions?
I've only been to a few meets because
they're still quite a new thing in the
UK scene. It's good to have familiar
faces at them- Dualist, Scooter.Jay, El
Gappo, Hivizman, Blindfitter, Borandi
and Drifting. Even Predator and
DaCoSa from Spain are on the list of
overclockers I see most. They're all
great company, great company.
Who is your closest competition in
your country or in the world actually?
The person that you feel challenges
you the most with similar hardware
to your own.
In the UK, boy am I glad Hivizman
has moved to the Pro League! The
amount of work he does on OS prep
is - terrifying. He makes me feel very
lazy, which I suppose is a good thing.
He knows that the settings that work
best on air during pre-testing will
change under LN2.... and he has the
LN2 supply to pre-test under LN2. I
can't, I have to wing it. Globally, with
similar hardware, 12 and Sam are the
main consistent competitors. I guess
it would be no fun if there was no
competition!
You recently attended an OC meeting
in the UK a few weeks ago, how did
that go?
It was brilliant! Start to finish it was
great. Everyone's really chilled out
and was there for the laughs and the
chat. The benching is kind of a bonus!
Scooter Jay should go on tour. He's
hilarious. I can't explain it as you
have to experience the phenomenon
for yourself! A couple of the guys
had some hardware problems,
which is always harsh at any meet
or live event, but on the flipside,
there were some great scores from
others. Topdog is the most laid-back
overclocker I've ever seen. He loaded
up his pot, set wPrime to run then
went outside for a smoke! I had my
first shot at benching 4 pots. It went
really well, went smoother than
most of the single-card benching
I've done recently! Meets are a good
opportunity to try something new.
Some things are much easier with
a second pair of hands available
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to refill flasks or pour and having
someone to bounce ideas off during a
session is priceless.
In your opinion, is overclocking
growing, dying or staying about the
same for the most part?
I think it's still growing, but in some
weird directions as well as the
expected ones. I think it's separating
itself off as a sport though. What
the extreme guys need in a product
is pretty much unmarketable to
any other demographic. It would be
interesting to see if we draw more
parallels to the F.1 world in the future
instead of Rally. I mean motherboards
and cards that are definitely trackonly, instead of essentially road cars
with the necessary mods. People
don't really need to overclock for daily
tasks any more unless they have a
crazy monitor setup.
How feasible is it for you to get
access to LN2 where you live and
how much is it?
LN2 is easy to get, but my supplier
has a ridiculous ordering system.
Each time I phone up, I hear "it'll be
with you by this time next week" and
I never get a call on the morning of
delivery or when the tanker is 10
minutes away. If I miss a delivery
because I dared to leave the house,
they have the cheek to sound
annoyed. I pay £1.75/L which is much
cheaper than some, but still 2-3x as
much as it would be if I could take
more at a time.
What are your thoughts about
the seemingly growing desire to
fabricate scores by members of the
overclocking community? Is this
something brought on by the current
award or point system?
It's disappointing how many people
have been caught cheating this year.
It's something I’ll never understand.
You risk your reputation for a couple
of rankings that won't matter in 6
months? Pathetic. A moral compass
isn't something that can be taught
I don't think. HWBot have put some
work into this recently. A clear
list of rules and punishments for
breaking them was definitely overdue.
Personally, I think any score or
MHz manipulation should have the
member permanently banned if they
are caught. To do that is a conscious
decision and it takes some time to
do. It shows a complete disrespect
for your competitors, HWBot and
yourself. Once the first manipulation
is done, the barrier is down and the
offence will most likely happen again.
If someone is greedy and doesn't
get caught, they do it again. Best to
remove them completely once they're
found out. Bugged runs can \ [???