request for 2 OCing forums...

[THUGSROOK]

request for 2 OCing forums ~ 1 amd, 1 intel

the oc forum is too busy ~ isnt it about time we have 2?

P L E A S E

 

[jpetermann]

I concur! Please think about doing this! We really need it!

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

I disagree, because OC'ing also covers memory OC'ing which would in that case need a new forum. I say leave it as is, there are enough forums right now IMHO.

 

[Lord Evermore]

How much can really be said about overclocking? You either mod the chip (Athlon) so you can change the multiplier, or you change the FSB for either type.

Yay, I summarized it all!

 

[murphy55d]

How about just asking people to use the search tool?

 

[microAmp]

Originally posted by: Lord Evermore
How much can really be said about overclocking? You either mod the chip (Athlon) so you can change the multiplier, or you change the FSB for either type.

Yay, I summarized it all!

I don't understand that

 

[Looney]

LOL you guys have to be kidding... it's not that busy.

 

[Jeff7]

nVidia and ATi...nVidia and VIA, SIS and Intel, Epox and Abit...well, you get the idea.

 

[THUGSROOK]

still would rather have 2 rooms like all the other forums on the net.....

 

[chizow]

I think what Thugs is referring to is the high volume of user-specific posts about OC'ing (and most are from AMD since this board has ~60/40 ratio), since many don't have the slightest clue about how overclocking works or what factors dictate a successful overclock. A good, updated FAQ laying out the basics of OC'ing and then reflecting the limitations for AMD and Intel platforms in controlling those variables would probably solve much of this problem, but I don't think there is one around AT. AT articles and FAQs give a good overview, but you'd have to already have a base understanding of how OC'ing works to be able to piece together the puzzle.

Personally, I don't think there's enough traffic in the CPU/OC forum to justify 2 different forums, and I also think many of the posts can be helpful to both Intel and AMD users, especially regarding memory/RAM. I always poke into new Intel threads as well to get an idea of what the latest chips/chipsets are doing and the hot configs on the Intel side of things, which I probably wouldn't bother to if it were in a dedicated Intel forum.

Chiz

 

[Evadman]

I request 8 OT boards please.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
still would rather have 2 rooms like all the other forums on the net.....

Generally I'd disagree with you, but I remember 'something' about fusetalk4 supporting 'sub forums'. Now, it was never clear to me how these worked. But if they are close to what the name suggests, perhaps this is a place for them?

Bill

 

[Elcs]

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
request for 2 OCing forums ~ 1 amd, 1 intel

the oc forum is too busy ~ isnt it about time we have 2?

P L E A S E

I agree that the forum 'can' be too busy at times but I dont think its busy 'enough' consistantly.

I also agree that separate forums would be good. Id hate it for someone to try and Multi-mod their P4 the AMD way. It would reduce confusion when a new person posts, gives them a stand if you like to preach their problems instead of walking in the door and shouting to a crowd from the floor.

However, splitting the OC forum into 2 separate places isnt good for a few reasons. Memory overclocking will be without a home, as well as power supply questions and dare i say it, AMD Vs Intel posts will be very biased towards 1 side if posted on 1 board.

And 1 last thing I wish to add that is directly linked to you Thugs. If you split the forum into Intel and AMD, where do posts like yours about Benchmarking programs go? I agree that your proposition has benefits but it also has a few drawbacks that need to be considered before action is taken.

Power supply Q's could be tagged onto Cases/Cooling, Memory in with Motherboards perhaps but as you know, Overclocking isnt 100% CPU dependant and people have a large selection of questions about a huge range of hardware to ask about now.

 

[human2k]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic
LOL you guys have to be kidding... it's not that busy.

 

[THUGSROOK]

PSU, memory, benchmarks, reviews....
all that stuff is platform specific anyways.


this doesnt have much to do with how busy the OC forum is ~ its more about cleaning it up. (less threads that you arent interested in, have to skip over, etc) i personally dont read any AMD threads unless its a friends thread.

lots of great info falls to the bottom very quickly ~ then the repost questions start all over again

i thought it was a good idea ~ oh well

 

[beatle]

I like reading about both chips in the same forum, even though I've been exclusively AMD for the past few years (due to budget constraints .)

 

[JungleMan1]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
nVidia and ATi...nVidia and VIA, SIS and Intel, Epox and Abit...well, you get the idea.

SIS should never be used when takling about OCing

 

[ProfessorFate]

Or perhaps add a *Bench Marking* forum and leave the CPU/OC forum as it is. You have a few folks here who do a lot of bench marking and provide a lot of interesting, current information. But their threads don't really need to be between three "What mobo/cpu should I buy, or why won't my box post @ 478 FSB, or best ram to use?" threads.

My 2c.

 

[PhoenixOfWater]

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
request for 2 OCing forums ~ 1 amd, 1 intel

the oc forum is too busy ~ isnt it about time we have 2?

P L E A S E

YES!!!
I think that would help out!!
be EZer to find what you are look for too...

 

[Corporate Thug]

2 would be nice

 

[HardWired]

I don't think there's enough traffic to warrant it. It doesn't seem nearly as overwhelming at the FS/T, or the HD forums.

 

[THUGSROOK]

please keep in mind~
that while the FS/T and GH forum is full of posters...
i dont think half the ppl that visit the oc forum actually post ~ they are looking for info and answers. (quickly)
and they may not find what theyre looking for easily.
heck ~ i have a hard time finding my old threads

im just thinking that creating another room of some kind will help clean up the mess.
private threads arent gonna help anyone.

just my .02

 

[SinfulWeeper]

Great points you have there. I am forced to concur.

 

[Jeff7181]

I personally don't like CPU's and overclocking being grouped together... if anything, CPU's should be a sub category of overclocking because you can overclock video cards and RAM as well.

A separate AMD and Intel forum is one way to go... however, I think a "buyers guide" section would be more helpful... would keep all the "I might buy this, what do you think?" threads from cluttering up every other section, and leave those for tech talk/help.

 

[HardWired]

Okay I would agree if it were something other than just Intel and AMD. Like Jeff7181 mentioned, maybe a "Buyers Guide" w/ a "how-to" section. But just an AMD and Intel group wouldn't do much to clean anything up. It would just create double of what's already going on.

The sticky thread with the 1-8 topics are good at the top of the CPU/O'C forum, but there should be more explanation of "how-to" with regards to o'cing. That again would clear up some of the "how should I?" and "what should I?" threads.

While the issues to the platforms vary a bit, just separating the two wouldn't do much good, imo. You'd end up having to search two groups instead of one. Plus that would just create more separatism of peoples already opinionated views of the platforms. As to where I like how we can all get together, platforms aside, and talk o'cing issues. Because there's much more than just cpu issues when o'cing. So instead of platform separation, to me some kind of topic separation (other than simply platform) seems more appropriate.

You've got me rambling now. I'll have to sleep on this one and see if I can make more sense tomorrow