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Muscle Cars And Smokin' Chips

Posted by timothy on from the lowrider-fx dept.

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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  1. Re:Smoke crack, kill babies by LBArrettAnderson · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    has anybody realized that the parent comment is NOT offtopic? sacrificing stability/memory for FEATURES/SPEED is what the poll AND the article are BOTH about.

    The parent brings up a good point, would you rather have features/speed over memory/stability?