by accident, score sharing *can*
happen by accident because CPUs
can be shared for 3D benchmarks.
Manipulation - only deliberate.
Points and rankings are motivators
for cheating without a doubt, but
it's a positive motivator for the vast
majority so I don't want to see it
changed too much because of the
actions of a few. I love that HWBot
has leader boards for everything.
Maybe some people are cheating
so they get noticed by a company.
I hope companies see that as a
really poor "audition" and refuse to
support them. The sad thing is that
so much can't be enforced at HWBot
level. There are a lot of results out
there that look a bit questionable,
especially in terms of sharing, but
without a smoking gun, HWBot
can't do anything. I get a bit of flak
occasionally for wanting more rules,
more enforcement and more ethics,
but I believe in those things.
Any thoughts on live
overclocking competitions,
be it past or future ones?
They're important for sure; the
overclockers who do well at MOA,
GOOC, etc are a special breed. Let's
not ignore the events in the Far East
that we don't hear so much about Galaxy events and such. They aren't
my cup of tea however; it's not how I
bench. I want competitions like that
to expand. It would be great if these
events crossed media borders and
were covered or at least mentioned
in wider computing circles or even
in non-computing circles. I declined
an invite to MOA this year. I'd rather
not have all that nice hardware and
the scores that go with it, than go to a
competition I’ve not earned any right
to be at, then come in last place and
paint a bad picture of UK overclocking.
I don't think someone can be given
a higher honour than being asked to
represent their country at an event of
ANY kind, computer-related or not.
Is there anything you would like to
extend to the community and other
readers?
Go to an OC meet, it will give
you a whole new perspective on
overclocking. You might have to
travel a long way for it, but it will
be worth it. If there aren't OC
meets near you, try setting one up.
Overclock.net has a guide on things
such as venues and what you will
need. Have fun; respect your rivals,
even if you don't know who they
are. Thank you to everyone who's
contributed to all the good things that
the extreme overclocking scene has
built up over the last 7 years!
Outside of overclocking, what else
are you as passionate about and
spent an equal amount of time if not
more doing?
Well, I’m a care-giver because my
Mom’s health is pretty poor. That
takes up a lot of my time. I don't think
"passionate" is the right word, but
I think it's the right thing to do. My
social life has taken a hit because
of it, so...I sleep, I bench and I care.
That's probably 95% of my life at the
moment. (Sorry to hear that Kenny,
best wishes – Ed!)
Do you have any advice for
overclockers just starting out?
Read everything you can find that’s
connected to the hardware or process
you're starting out with. Don't expect
every guide or piece of advice to
match up. Test one variable at a time.
Test as many settings as you can. Be
gentle with voltage. Take notes on
everything. Take your time. If it stops
being fun, take a step back for a few
days. If you take an unexpected gold
medal with 20%, 30% lower MHz than
the other top scores on the leader
board, it's a bugged score, don't
submit it.
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