I am slowly walking away from OCing. I'm finding I'm happy with a quiet, visually appealing water cooling setup...without the need for anything extreme.
Bigfoot computers, in Toronto, is getting a full stock of water cooling gear in soon due to popular demand. Shows the H20 community is alive and well around here. I think the hardware industry is in trouble though.
I agree with pH about AMD being in trouble, they are three paper launches ahead of themselves. I'll even go a step further...AMD is screwed. I can't complain about stock speeds now really, (1.4 GHz+ is actually tons...outside of a "mine's bigger than yours" scenario) and the "theoretical" 2800+ for example, is way faster than anything I need. Double whammy for AMD right there...they are struggling to get the latest chips running, and people like me won't buy them anyway. I'm done buying new hardware for awhile.
My current hardware will last me nicely, for a couple years anyway. I won't need to upgrade until the software catches up. UT2003 only needs 733 MHz, and it's bleeding edge. I'll focus on making this system look it's best...but it'll be the last money I'll be spending for awhile.
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