Muscle Cars And Smokin' Chips

YetAnotherGeekGuy writes "IEEE Computer has an article this month, "The Zen of Overclocking" by Bob Colwell. In it the author compares overclockers to hot rodders (which, in my personal experience, are two sets with a significant intersection). More importantly he talks about the phenomenon, the culture, the attitude, and the natural tension between them and the industry in the quest for the right balance between performance and reliability. Thought-provoking, and some good one-liners. Enjoy!"

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Re:too bad

[74nova]

hehe... wait, wait, wait. you think it's cheaper to build a honda than a nova? i buy amd's because theyre cheaper and more intelligent. hey, that's the same reason i buy old hot rods, too. well, at least the cheaper part. i can buy a $1k nova(or whatever) and dump $3k into it to put it into the 12's. try THAT with a honda without going back to the 80's and abandoning modern well-engineered honda motors.

upon second read of your post, you admit that a boosted 2.2 vtec cant compete with a 460. it's also going to cost a hell of a lot more to build the honda motor. 4cylinders can be plenty fast, but it takes HUGE amounts of money to do it, especially with hondas. ill grant a few exceptions, of course, such as the dsm's and some of those older boosted fords that can be stuck into pintos.

i woudl also completely reverse your additional overclocker/hotrodder divisions. import guys are the ones that would spend a lot of money on an intel chip that is hyped up and expensive to build. the hot rodder is going to do the research and know that hte amd chip can be overclocked for higher bang for the buck.

let me just add that this is just my opinion, not flamebait. i welcome any responses that make valid points. im not trying to piss of import guys or intel guys, or you, hehe.