nice place to live and grow up, but
right now I’m in a phase where I’m
exploring other parts of the world.
For some reason I keep coming back
to Taipei, there’s just this easy way of
life with very friendly people around
and cost of living is definitely a big
advantage (50 USD for 180L of LN2,
delivered). Plus you’re at the heart of
the computer industry and can keep
a close watch on what’s happening
next. I just finished a six month stay
in Berlin during my last semester as
a student and it’s really an awesome
place, especially as a student. I dare
say it’s the party capital of the world
and the energy of the city with its
characteristic minimal techno is just
amazing. The beer is cheaper than
water and there are really cool people
around. It is however not a place I
see myself living and working in long
term. I will definitely be back to revisit
for many weekends to come though
whenever I have the chance.
Word is you’ve moved on to another
vendor mainly ASUS. Is there any
truth to this and how did this move
come about if you’re allowed to share
this with us?
Gossip moves fast in the overclocking
industry. This is true though, we’re
in talks and finishing up the details.
Essentially I’ll be joining Shamino at
the ROG R&D together with coolice as
a full time engineer. It’s very exciting
for me since it’s the first full time
position after my studies and the
benefits of working with Peter and the
rest of ROG R&D need no explanation.
You won your first MOA competition
pretty early on in your overclocking
career, or at least in a serious
capacity. Have you ever had a
problem getting a hold of hardware?
Not necessarily great overclocking
hardware but hardware in general?
The years between 2008 and 2011
were golden when it came to live
overclocking competitions. The timing
was perfect as I just had gotten
serious about extreme overclocking
due to teaming up with Kinc back in
Sweden. Everyone started doing it and
wanted to make it as big as possible;
there were a lot of company contacts
around wanting to meet overclockers
in order to collaborate in order
for them to gain market share and
influence in the overclocking/gaming
segment. I was already in a position
where I had backing from Intel and
Asus in Sweden which meant I ݅́