Richard Chao
12-27-2011, 08:05 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.extremetech.com/computing/109821-is-overclocking-over' target='_blank'>http://www.extremetech.com/computin...erclocking-over</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>""I think the enthusiast passion for overclocking has cooled off as it's become increasingly difficult to justify what a person should overclock for," he said."</em></p><p><img height="196" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/wpt/auto/1324830098.usr117680.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" width="348" /></p><p>Overclocking is probably something many of us has tried in the past. Who wouldn't want more for less? However, with recent hardware prices relative to performance, there are some that believe overclocking is no longer necessary. ExtremeTech takes a look at overclocking to see if in fact there is a cooling trend in this art. </p><p>Do you still overclock? If so, are you looking to gain performance for a budget item or are you in it for the satisfaction of being able to say you've pushed a piece of hardware to its limit? </p><p> </p>