towards. I think the more 3d benches
with points the better.
Between 3D benchmarks and the
more CPU/memory focused ones
such as XTU and SuperPi, GeekBench
etc., which ones are you partial to?
I really love 3d benchmarks the
most. It’s what I started on and it’s all
I did on water cooling before trying
ln2. When I first started ln2 I was
only freezing the gpu and keeping
the cpu on water. A little backwards
compared to how most people start
but I love 3d and gpu’s.
But now that I love ln2 I do the cpu
benches also just because I like any
kind of benching. Also with 2d you
can usually use less ln2 and stretch
it out a bit more which means more
fun. I guess I just enjoy any type of
overclocking really.
How much of overclocking do you
think is finding the right hardware
(binning) and how much is skill?
I would say it’s mostly a balance
between the 2. Even if you find a
great cpu, if you don’t have any skill
than you won’t be able to max out the
clocks. Just because a cpu is capable
of a crazy speed doesn’t mean the
overclocker will be able to get that
speed out of it. Also if you have crazy
good skills and have a terrible cpu
your skill will not be able to overcome
the bad cpu. So to me it’s definitely
a balance. Usually just using ln2 it
will be pretty easy to get to a certain
speed, but it’s those last mhz that
really take the skill and separate the
top benhcers.
What is your single greatest or most
memorable overclocking event and/
or achievement?
Honestly my first time overclocking
on ln2 and hitting 1850mhz core clock
has really stuck with me and I still
smile when I think about it. I was also
really proud of myself when I broke
into the top 100 of the extreme league.
It took a lot of work and dedication to
get there.
A couple weeks ago I also hit #2
ranking on the OCN team rankings
which was cool, now I’m third. It really
felt great because the team is full of a
lot of great overclockers.
Also when I booted up my first
zombie mod that felt amazing. I never
thought I would be able to do it. I used
to see people benching with them and
I would get so discouraged thinking it
was impossible for me. I finally got a
hold of an epower and gave it a shot.
I tested the card on ln2 and hit
1215mhz core which is the 2nd or 3rd
highest core clock ever submitted for
that gpu. I was really proud of myself.
The problem is the card has quimonda
memory and the memory does close
to 300mhz less than other top cards
so it really hurts my score. I’m going
to try the card with Samsung memory
soon with an asus power board I got a
hold off.
Overclocking as an eSports. Do you
agree that this can be fun to watch
live with an audience?
This is a tough question. I think it
would need some changes to become
fun to watch live. Maybe adding
random hardware and time limited
rounds could make it fun to watch.
Right now it is a little boring to watch
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