E D ’ S N O T E //
One More Time
I
ssue 47 is finally published. A good four
months after the previous edition. Don’t
ask why it took so long, it’s always taken
a long time. That said, Issue 47 is genuinely
our second last issue. We had wanted to
go to 50, but that won’t be happening it
seems, so this is literally the pan ultimate
edition of TheOverclocker Magazine.
After which, all content will be on the
site, as the magazine stops publishing.
It’s been an interesting journey, from Issue
11 which was the first one we did with myself
at the helm, right up to this one. Not once did
I ever think we would manage to push out five
issues let alone 30 plus. During that time,
overclocking has changed so much, along
with the community, benchmarks and more.
I'm glad to see it embraced by all sorts of
media which previously didn't
even consider overclocking an
actual thing.
Throughout this journey
we’ve seen vendors and trends
come and go and this time it’s
the magazine which must go.
Throughout all the issues,
we’ve had opportunity to chat
with so many good people, who
above all are pure fans of
hardware and overclocking, be
it they were participating
directly or otherwise. As with
so many hobbies it can bring
the oddest people together and
I’ve personally made some epic
friends because of
overclocking.
It’s still something close to my heart
and with the print magazine ending, I
will hopefully have more time to do even
more overclocking for the site along with
pursuing other technical endeavours
I previously couldn’t because of my
obligations to the publication.
Interestingly enough, between Savage the
art director and myself, the decision to end
the publication at issue 48 came organically.
Wasn’t dramatic or anything of the sort, we
just came to realize that this window has
closed. He has other obligations and I myself
have taken on different adventures where I
can best apply my mind. The magazine isn’t
that place or space anymore which is why it
doesn’t make sense to continue with it as is.
Besides the monetary commitments and
stresses that come with publishing (anyone
who has ever worked in print should know
this), just the time it takes alone is no
longer justifiable. For the vendors who we
had partnered and worked with, the delay
between product announcement and editorial
is just too long with a magazine. This is
It’s been an interesting
journey, from Issue 11
which was the first one
we did with myself at the
helm, right up to this
one. Not once did I ever
think we would manage
to push out five issues
let alone 30 plus.
true for a monthly magazine let alone one
that’s bi-monthly in theory and quarterly in
practice. The same holds true for you our
friends as well. In the tech space, things are
time sensitive and a magazine, digital or
otherwise can’t respond appropriately to
this, whereas video and more so - web can.
That said, all previous issues will remain
available on both Joomag and ISSUE (These
editions need updating) near indefinitely.
As and when one finds time, we will be
refining the issues already published,
fixing the typos and all sorts of things
we had previously let slide. The original
Issue #1 through to ten should also be
available. Should you choose to, you can
look through all the issues from 2007 right
up till now for your retro fix.
Until next time, stay safe and keep
pushing. It’s been a blast and thank
you to each and everyone of you who
ever downloaded, shared, read or even just
paged through the magazine. It is deeply
and profoundly appreciated.
One!
- Neo
Issue 47 | 2019 The OverClocker 03