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W
e’re well into 2018 and
here is the 1st issue of
TheOverclocker magazine.
I’m unsure what this year holds but
as always, we have no choice but to
be excited about it, actually I’m very
excited by it, with at least three new
platforms for us to tinker with and
make very cold - great times ahead.
For overclocking, perhaps 2018 is
the year when it all returns
to it’s 'pure' form, where it's the
participants doing it purely for the
love and nothing more, nothing less.
While the competitive
nature will never die,
I do believe that at some
level - at least early on -
the commercial
element of overclocking
in whichever form didn’t
quite gell with the
participants who for all
intents and purposes,
partook in it as just an
enjoyable pastime. With
the changes at HWBOT, it could very
well be a trying time for overclocking
in some regard, but I’ve no doubt that
it will come out stronger having gone
through this change as challenging
as it may be at present.
Vendor side, we essentially have
only one (ROG) that's vested in
overclocking, where all others have
turned their gaze towards the ever
illusive “gamer”. It isn’t surprising
though given that years back, when
DFI and ABIT were still names, we
came upon ROG and it’s been going
strong since then. The last man
standing if you will.
That is motherboard side
however, It remains to be seen how
the GPU side of things turns out.
More about Issue 43 though, we
have fewer components that’s how
it will be going forward. Waffling is
a sin punishable by death in some
universe I suspect and there’s no
point in us writing and generating
content which you could easily read
anywhere else, quicker and in a
more entertaining format (YouTube
videos for example).
“This issue there’s a very
narrow focus on two to four
products and that’s how it
should be going forward.”
Speaking of which, some time ago I
was asked why we don’t have a
YouTube channel and the answer I
gave I suspect, was not satisfactory at
all. The reality is that, we or rather I
simply do not have the desire to make
a YouTube channel. More importantly
and key, TheOverclocker is a
magazine whose format we genuinely
like even with all its limitations. With
the people I work with, it's a very
personal project and has always been.
Video is not what we do and perhaps
never will (We would suck at this in a
spectacular fashion BTW). “Me too”
isn’t a mantra we live by. Add to which,
being in front of the camera isn’t for
everyone and I in particular have no
desire to be in front of any camera nor
do I have the ability to. Limited as it is,
there is a form of autonomy one has
over this structure and that is
significantly more important to me
(us) than being perpetually
accountable YouTube’s ever-changing
algorithms for promotion/
monetization, views etc.
That which I love is overclocking
and that hasn’t changed in over a
decade. Less so, everything else that
is around it. It is not a case of being
enamored by some misguided sense
of nostalgia, but simply a sentiment
that reflects who I am/ we are as a
team as well.
There are at least two fantastic
overclocking orientated channels on
YouTube and they are an invaluable
source of information and
entertainment not only for
overclockers, but DIY enthusiast as
well. If you’ve not bookmarked or
subscribed to der8auer or perhaps
Buildzoid’ s channel. I suggest you do
so immediately. These are great
channels with plenty of content that
I find interesting at least.
That said, here is to issue one of six for
2018. I am already excited for what I
have planed for the next one - nothing
but net.
[ The OverClocker ]
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