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Overclockix 3.7 Released

Posted by michael on from the burn-baby-burn dept.

prostoalex writes "Overclockix 3.7 is released, available via bittorrent. It's a live Linux CD with a bunch of utilities for 'torturing' the PC hardware, hence the name. The authors seem to take a reasonable approach on graphical desktop, cutting out what they consider unnecessary eye candy, but leaving in the tools essential for effective GUI. 'Some new package highlights such as knoppix firewall, vlc, superkaramba, KDE 3.3.1, newer 2.6.7 kernel, NX client, and many more', the site says."

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  1. Torture the computer? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is Windows ME on there?

    1. Re:Torture the computer? by Skidge · · Score: 3, Funny

      That would be against the Geneva Convention.

    2. Re:Torture the computer? by christopherfinke · · Score: 5, Funny

      That would be torturing the user, not the computer.

  2. new?!?! by Coldglow · · Score: 2, Funny

    2.6.7 I hope you don't try an xfs filesystem or a nforce2 system on this kernel. woo superfase lameness

  3. Re:Kinda late... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You must be new here.

    Oh, no, wait... this guy's new here

  4. Re:Overclocking damage via software, Possible on P by Zorilla · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why don't you just blast the thing with a shotgun?

    Compy 386 for sale!
    Like used
    Slightly Shotgunned

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  5. hence the name by Trepidity · · Score: 2, Funny

    That is indeed something of a tortuous name.

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  6. Apparently... by jd · · Score: 2, Funny

    The server's hardware is being tortured right now. It's totally slashdotted.

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  7. Re:Overclocking damage via software, Possible on P by Brandybuck · · Score: 3, Funny

    I remember doing that (accidentally) a few times. Quite embarassing. But the really cool trick with some printers was to make themr actually "walk" across the room with a series of carefully timed carriage returns. Also you could get some printers to play music (of a sort).

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  8. Ultimate stress test by hairykrishna · · Score: 3, Funny

    1) Create interesting bootable linux distribution

    2) Get posted on front page of /.

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