AMD Phenom II X4 965 125W Black Edition Overclocked Benchmarking

After overclocking, testing and benchmarking for days, on AMD Phenom II X4 965 125W Black Edition CPU, here we get to publish the results. Just keep in mind that we're not comparing video graphics adapters but CPUs so the differences between scores, vary only based on how much the benchmark is CPU dependent. In some cases they are minor in others major. 


System Specifications :


ASUS M3N78-VM
ATi Sapphire Radeon HD4830 512MB Overclocked @ 740/1291 MHz
2x2GB Ram DDR2 Dual Channel Overclocked @ 1024MHz
(Add Air Condition to the cooling... It makes a big difference. ;-) )


Here we go : 


The CPUs in comparison are the following :


AMD Phenom II 965 BE X4 - Overclocked @ 4.363MHz
AMD Phenom II 965 BE X4 - Default Clocks @ 3400MHz
AMD Athlon 5200+ X2 - Overclocked @ 3200MHz


7-zip Benchmark
Measured in MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second)

As we can see in the simple 7z benchmark, the overclocked 965 processor is clearly the winner no matter the number threads in use by the system. Note that 5200+ is a dual core CPU and that's why there is only a slight difference between its score achieved at 2 and 4 threads. But also note the superiority of the overclocked 965 over the default clocked 965 on all 3 cases.

Cyberlink PowerDirector 9.0 - Video Converting

Measured in seconds - Lower is Better

In this test, we simply tried upscaling while changing the encoding type of a high definition video file from 720p .mov format to a 1080p .mp4.

Playback duration : 4 mins 5 sec

Details : 

MOV File Details: (File to be converted)

Video Resolution : 1280x720 @ 30 FPS

Data Rate : 15042kbps

File Size : 443MB

MP4 File Details: (Converted file)

Video Resolution : 1920x1080 @ 25 FPS

Data Rate : 11521kbps

File Size : 341MB

Time taken on 5200+ @ 3200MHz : 6 mins 14 sec

Time taken on 965 @ 3400MHz : 4 mins 34 sec

Time taken on 965 @ 4363MHz : 3 mins 59 sec (Even less than the playback time!!!)

As we can see here the default 965 took only 73% of the time taken by the 5200+. More over the overclocked 965 took only 63% of the 5200+ time. Now keep in mind that this test was done on a small duration video, only 4 minutes and 5 seconds.. in case you would like to do the same test on a normal movie (2 hours duration) the time differences would be much bigger. If you do the maths you'd find out that a 2 hour video using the same data rates would take 3 hours and 2 minutes on the 5200+, while on the overclocked 965 it would only take 1 hour and 54 minutes. Yep.. i bet you get the picture. :-)

Benchmarks

In this section we tested the three CPUs using some commonly accepted benchmarking tools. And when the word "Benchmark" enters our ears, there is only one thing that comes up in our brain.. 3D Mark. For more than 10 years now it has been the basic comparison tool for for most of the pc enthusiasts all over the world. So our review would be incomplete without adding them to the list. We tested 3D Mark 2005, 2006 and Vantage using the three CPUs in our testing list. Let's check the results out..

Keep in mind that the most important bar in all three following charts is the CPU Score one. At least for our review as our comparison is between CPUs and not VGAs.

3D Mark 2005

Measured in 3DMarks - Higher is Better

Check this out.. The 965 overclocked edition is much more than 2 times faster than the 5200+ and 28% faster than the default clocked edition. As we can see the difference between the 3 processors is really high according to 3D Mark's tests. Let's see more of them..

3D Mark 2006

Measured in 3DMarks - Higher is Better

3D Mark 2006 was always known to be really stressing our CPUs and it's still very hard to achieve high scores on its CPU tests. However once again we see that the overclocked edition is almost 3 times faster than the 5200+ and 27% faster than the non-overclocked edition. It's also worth mentioning that the final score shows a 4794 points increase over the old 5200+.

3D Mark Vantage

Measured in 3DMarks - Higher is Better

Once again the overclocked edition of the 965 is 3 times faster than the 5200+ and 26% faster than its default clocks edition. So, let's sum it up..

As we can see the performance difference between the 3 processors is massive when it comes to benchmarking. The 2 extra cores that the 965 has, surely help a lot, but we can also notice that overclocking it helps performance even more. The difference is still huge when we compare the overclocked edition of 965 with the non-overclocked one in these three benchmarks. However these scores don't necessarily define how the system would perform against against some "real life" gaming, but they are still good in order to compare older CPUs with the latest ones. So, we couldn't help it but do some "real" gaming with some of the latest games in the market and share the results with you. Read on..

Now let's talk about games...

We did a lot of benchmarking on some of the latest games on the market, measuring the average, minimum and maximum frames per second the video graphics adapter was drawing at each time, on different game locations and graphic details. After collecting the results we got the averages of each case and then we created the charts so you can clearly view the results.

All test were done using a screen resolution of 1920x1080 using Directx Version 10.1.

All temperatures were ~24 Celsius degrees at all times using air-condition cooling.

All games were set at the maximum detail level possible changing only the Anti-Aliasing levels through each test.

Crysis 2

Crysis 2 has been out for a while, and it makes use of most of the current technologies in the graphics section, so it would be a nice way to benchmark our processors. So here we go. We used the general options (Gamer, Advanced, Hardcore) in the Video Settings of the game just like what most pc users would do. (There is a way to unlock the advanced options but only a few gamers around would try it, so we try to keep the tests as close to real life gaming as possible).

Crysis 2 Gamer

Measured in Frames Per Second - Higher is Better

Crysis 2 Advanced

Measured in Frames Per Second - Higher is Better

Crysis 2 Hardcore

Measured in Frames Per Second - Higher is Better

As we can see in these three tests the overclocked 965 gets in the first place, gaining up to 9 FPS depending on the graphics quality. Surely a better graphics card would perform much better but still we can easily notice the difference between the 3 processors.

Red Faction Armageddon

One of the latest and very demanding game we decided to add to the benchmarks is Red Faction Armageddon. It is an open world 3rd Person Shooter-Future RPG with amazing physics allowing you to destroy and re-create almost everything in the map. We tested the processors in three different cases. 

Red Faction Armageddon - No Anti-Aliasing

Measured in Frames Per Second - Higher is Better

Red Faction Armageddon - 4 x Anti-Aliasing

Measured in Frames Per Second - Higher is Better

Red Faction Armageddon - 8 x Anti-Aliasing

Measured in Frames Per Second - Higher is Better

As you might have noticed the specific system barely makes it to keep the average of the 30 FPS playable limit, and that happens only with the overclocked 965, and only with anti-aliasing disabled. Once again you can notice the difference in FPS between all three processors. You should also keep in mind that you need a newer graphics card in order to enjoy the experience of this game at maxed detail.

Test Drive Unlimited 2

That's also a gaming choice we'd like to include mainly because in racing games it's all about FPS, if you know what we mean. And this game would be a fine benchmark tool because of the dynamically designed in-game open world and fast pace gameplay. It surely needs a beast of a gaming rig using one of the latest high end graphic cards in order to run properly with no lagging. You'll see what I mean once you check out the tests below.

Test Drive Unlimited 2 - No Anti-aliasing

Measured in Frames Per Second - Higher is Better

We see that the system performs overly well but still in some cases at high speed driving we see a performance drop of about 6 frames. As we compare the 3 CPUs, the overclocked 965 performs pretty well staying above 30 FPS for most of the time. It's non overclocked edition does also keep up pretty well only it drops more when the load is high. Now as for the 5200+ we could say that this game is almost unplayable at full detail level. Now let's turn that anti-aliasing switch on..

Test Drive Unlimited 2 - 4x Anti-aliasing

Measured in Frames Per Second - Higher is Better

No big changes, 4x Anti-aliasing seems easy. We notice an overall small drop of about 4 FPS on the 965 while the 5200+ stays almost untouched. However the difference between the overclocked and non-overclocked edition of the 965 becomes even smaller. Remember that we are running the game at maxed details except V-Sync. Check out the 8x Anti-aliasing test below..

Test Drive Unlimited 2 - 8x Anti-aliasing

Measured in Frames Per Second - Higher is Better

Well the differences are now somewhat tragic. There is a possibility that something went completely wrong with the game when trying on the 5200+. So let's keep that out of the comparison. Now as for the 965 we see another ~4 FPS drop when running at 8x Anti-Aliasing. And as we can see the ATi 4830 is still fighting.. though the game becomes unplayable. Also keep in mind that it's no ordinary 4830.. it's superclocked at 740/1290 MHz from 575/900 and also it's working under 24 degrees so the performance difference is massive..

Mass Effect 2

Now this was a choice mostly for fun than comparison. This game is not really demanding but we added it as a reference because many gamers around the world find it interesting and they have to know about how this system would behave while running it. Keep in mind that Mass Effect 2 uses a frame-rate limit at 60 FPS. We decided to leave it as is because most gamers wouldn't bother removing that. It's actually pretty smooth playing at 60 FPS. So let's see how it performs.

Mass Effect 2 - Full Detail Level (There's no in-game anti-aliasing option! You could enable it manually on AMD Vision Engine Control Center if you'd like to..)

Measured in Frames Per Second - Higher is Better

The game is smoothly playable on both processors and the non-overclocked edition of the 965 seems to be even more stable. However we can see a fine difference of ~8 FPS between the 5200+ and 965.. Anyway, as we mentioned, this test is just to let you know that with a decent graphics card you can play it at maxed details.

Conclusion

We bet that concludes all the tests. We guess the upgrade from the 5200+ was amazing including the price-performance ratio. The only thing that's stopping us now from the newest games is a better graphics card. Also we might use these results in order to post the difference levels after I upgrade. The AMD Phenom II 965 Black Edition is an amazing CPU even non-overclocked but for enthusiasts.. it's hell of an overclocker. Highly recommended!

Thanks for reading!

Solid Snake

AMD Phenom II X4 965 125W Black Edition Extreme Overclocking

Hello everyone, this is Solid Snake, and we've been busy for a long time preparing this new review about my latest CPU Upgrade. we're talking about my brand new AMD Phenom II X4 965 125W Black Edition. This beast was definitely worth its money and proved to be an extreme overclocker.. and by saying it, we really mean it. 

First of all let's take a look at it's manufacturer specifications :


CPU Type : AMD Phenom II X4 Quad-Core
Model : Phenom II 965
Code Name : Deneb
Core Speed : 4 x 3400 MHz
Revision : C3
Manufacturer Number : HDZ965FBGMBOX
TDP : 125W
Vcore : 0.825 - 1.4
Maximum Operating Temperature : 55-62
System Bus : 4000HT/S
L1 Cache : 512KB (4 x 128KB)
L2 Cache : 2048 (4 x 512KB)
L3 Cache : 6144KB
Socket : AM3
Processor Achitecture : 45nm SOI
Operating Mode : 32/64 bit


Plus don't forget that this is a Black Edition CPU which means it has an unlocked multiplier which far extends the oveclockability possibilities. Now let's get down to the process.


As this CPU was an upgrade to my previous one we had to compare these two in order to check the performance difference and upgrade value. So before getting my beloved AMD Athlon 5200+ , which has been serving me well for 3 years now, off my mainboard, we decided to overclock it as far as possible for one last time using extreme conditions, make a lot of benchmarks and then do the same to my new AMD Phenom II 965 one..


For extreme overclocking we've used Air Condition Cooling which gave us perfect temperature values down to 17-24 degrees during the whole process (I almost got a cold that day :-) ).


As for my system specifications you can check our previous post here :
My System Specifications.


As for the tools We've used, the following list includes them all : 


Frequency - Temperature Monitoring :


CPUID CPU-Z 1.57.1
CoreTemp 0.99.8
GPUTool 0.0.0


Compression - Conversion Tools :


7-zip
Cyberlink PowerDirector 9.0


Benchmarking Tools :


3D-Mark 2005
3D-Mark 2006
3D-Mark Vantage


Games :


Crysis 2
Red Faction Armageddon
Test Drive Unlimited 2
Mass Effect 2


using Fraps V.3.2.3 Build 11796 to collect the FPS values.


Also lets state that we used Windows 7 Ultimate x64 and that VGA was upgraded to its latest drivers:
AMD VISION Engine Control Center V.11.6


So after days of benchmarking my old AMD Athlon 5200+ it was time to switch to the new AMD Phenom II 965. So we downloaded and flashed my mainboard to the latest BIOS available, entered safe mode, uninstalled the previous processor from the device manager and turned off the whole system. We got the Xigmatek HDT-S963 cooler out, then the old CPU. Cleaned the cooler surface, inserted the AMD Phenom II 965 in the socket, applied some fresh XILENCE ZUB-XPTP .X5 X5 thermal grease, and installed the cooler back in. After everything was set up correctly, we powered on the system and entered bios to check if the readings were correct. Then we entered Windows 7 and re-did the benchmarks using the default settings with no overclock applied.


Then once more we got in to BIOS in order to check the maximum overclock levels of the specific processor. After hours of playing around with the frequencies and multipliers we managed to reach the limit of 4491.76 MHz and validated it with CPU-Z. Check the validation here : CPU-Z Validation. This was terrifying at first, keeping in mind that the default frequency of the processor was 3400 MHz. This means almost 1100MHz or 32% overclock on the default frequency. Now as for the stability testing the system performed nicely but was not totally stable under huge load. So we decided to keep the frequency of 4363 MHz as the stable frequency for benchmarking. Here are some more details on the BIOS setup as shown on CPU-Z: 


FSB : 256
Core Multiplier : x 17.0
Core Frequency : 4363.4 MHz (Effective -> x 4)
Core Voltage : 1.456 V (+150mV on default)
Ram Frequency : 1024 MHz (overclocked from 800MHz)
HT Link : 1283.4 MHz (we let that one down in order to keep the system fully stable)
CPU Temperatures : 24 - 41 degrees (A/C cooling + Xigmatek HDT-S963)


So this is the time for the final comparison :


Benchmarking!

ATi Sapphire HD4830 512MB GDDR3 Overclocking And Benchmarking

Hello everyone it's been a long time since I made my last post. Hopefully my next posts will come more often.


I finally decided to post my overclock results for my main graphics card, ATi Sapphire HD4830 512MB GDDR3. I've been using it for more than 3 years now and I still don't feel the need to purchase a new card cause I still play most games at maxed details with no problems. It's really a beast of a Graphics Card.. Let's check the details:


Part Specifications:


Chipset: Ati Radeon HD 4830
Memory Size: 512MB
Memory Type: GDDR3
Memory Interface: 256-bit
Core Clock: 575 MHz
Memory Clock: 2x 900 MHz
Connection Type: PCIEx16
Maximum Resolution: 2560x1600
DirectX Support: 10.1
Shader Model Support: 4.1
Output Ports: 2x DVI, 1x Display Port


My System Specifications:


CPU: AMD Athlon X2 5200+ Brisbane
(Overclocked from 2.7GHz to 3.2GHz)


RAM: 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2
(Overclocked from 667MHz to 948MHz)


For details on other parts please check my other post : My System Specifications


OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit


Driver Version
CCC2 Beta - 10.12


Overclocking Utility
GPU Tool CCT1 V.0.0.0


Applications:
3D Mark 2006 V.1.1.0
(using the SystemInfo Hotfix Feb08)
3D Mark Vantage


Overclocking Process:


The whole overclocking operation took place on my main desktop pc which is stable on high overclocking conditions. As you can see my CPU and RAM are highly overclocked, and to achive this I've used air cooling solutions such as a Xigmatek 963 CPU Cooler and Corsair Dominator Airflow and new heatsinks on Ram modules. Voltage was also raised properly on both of those, and still temperature stays below 45 degrees under high load conditions. The ATi Sapphire HD4830 512MB comes with a fine stock cooler. It's a huge round heatsink with a fan. I did not need to replace it as it does an excellent job keeping the VGA card cool. To be more specific the card operates with no load (on windows) at 40-43 degrees and at high load (3D Mark-Games) at 55-65 degrees. Fan speed was set to 100% during the overclocking and got a bit noisy but I could live with that.


So in order to find out the max core levels that the HD4830 can reach I used GPU Tool's "Find Max" functions. The core started getting raised a few MHz at each time and soon it got above 700MHz.. Then it kept raising and passing heatup phases until it reached 755 MHz which caused a few artifacts on the screen. So the maximum overclock for the core without artifacts was around 750MHz which means 225MHz overclock or ~40% raise on the default frequency (pretty nice ain't it?). Then the memory followed the same process and the limit the overclock reached before failing was 1255MHz which means 355MHz overclock or also ~40% raise on the default memory clock. Now keep in mind that the effective clock on the memory is double that value.. As we can see the result is that the ATi Sapphire HD4830 512MB can be overclocked using the stock cooler at about 40% higher clocks. In order to avoid failures I decided to set as a max value for the core clock the 740MHz and for the memory clock the 1240MHz. Now how about some benchmarking?


3D Mark 2006
Default Settings


(Default Clocks)
Core Clock : 575MHz
Memory Clock : 900MHz (Effective 1800MHz)


3DMark Score : 10072
SM2.0 Score : 4325
HDR/SM3.0 Score : 4960
CPU Score : 2303


(High Overclock)
Core Clock : 700MHz
Memory Clock : 1200MHz (Effective 2400MHz)


3DMark Score : 10968
SM2.0 Score : 4843
HDR/SM3.0 Score : 5581
CPU Score : 2313


(Maximum Overclock)
Core Clock : 740MHz
Memory Clock : 1240MHz (Effective 2480MHz)


3DMark Score : 11367
SM2.0 Score : 5040
HDR/SM3.0 Score : 5835
CPU Score : 2358


3DMark Vantage
Default Settings


(Default Clocks)
Core Clock : 575MHz
Memory Clock : 900MHz (Effective 1800MHz)


3DMark Score : P5468
GPU Score : 5767
CPU Score : 4734


Details:
GPU Test 1 : 16.46 FPS
GPU Test 2 : 17.34 FPS
CPU Test 1 : 594.35 Plans/s
CPU Test 2 : 7.80 Steps/s
Feat. Test 1 : 481.04 GTexels/s
Feat. Test 2 : 3.09 GPixels/s
Feat. Test 3 : 15.99 FPS
Feat. Test 4 : 16.51 FPS
Feat. Test 5 : 27.99 FPS
Feat. Test 6 : 32.59 FPS


(High Overclock)
Core Clock : 700MHz
Memory Clock : 1200MHz (Effective 2400MHz)


3DMark Score : P6460
GPU Score : 7306
CPU Score : 4795


Details:
GPU Test 1 : 20.80 FPS
GPU Test 2 : 22.02 FPS
CPU Test 1 : 597.19 Plans/s
CPU Test 2 : 8.02 Steps/s
Feat. Test 1 : 584.85 GTexels/s
Feat. Test 2 : 4.15 GPixels/s
Feat. Test 3 : 19.44 FPS
Feat. Test 4 : 20.20 FPS
Feat. Test 5 : 32.13 FPS
Feat. Test 6 : 39.63 FPS


(Maximum Overclock)
Core Clock : 740MHz
Memory Clock : 1240MHz (Effective 2480MHz)


3DMark Score : P6651
GPU Score : 7637
CPU Score : 4796


Details:
GPU Test 1 : 21.99 FPS
GPU Test 2 : 22.76 FPS
CPU Test 1 : 595.90 Plans/s
CPU Test 2 : 8.06 Steps/s
Feat. Test 1 : 618.77 GTexels/s
Feat. Test 2 : 4.30 GPixels/s
Feat. Test 3 : 20.64 FPS
Feat. Test 4 : 21.26 FPS
Feat. Test 5 : 36.71 FPS
Feat. Test 6 : 41.88 FPS


Conclusion:
The performance difference between stock and overclocked clocks is highly noticable. Remember this is only a benchmark comparison. When it comes to everyday gaming the performance gain is even higher.


As you can see the ATi Sapphire HD4830 512MB is still a high end card plus after considering that it overclocks around 40% higher than its default clock values, using only its stock cooler the overclock makes it last even longer without the need of an upgrade. It performs well even when playing the today's market games at maxed details.


Some of the games I can run at maxed details right are Mass Effect 2, Alien VS Predators, Colin McRae DiRT 2, Batman Arkham Asylum, Tom Clansy's Splinter Cell Double Agent, James Cameron's Avatar, Mount & Blade Warband, Prototype, Fallout 3, Wolfenstein plus many many more.. So I guess I can stick to my ATi Sapphire HD4830 512MB for a while longer before upgrading.


That's all! I hope you enjoyed reading my article. Come back soon for more overclocking & benchmarking content!

Forum Signatures.. some define us.. others make us laugh.

Have you ever noticed those few words people add to their forum signatures? Sometimes they tell us about stuff they like, dislike, love, hate plus something that defines them. But there is also this trend, that some users like to add jokes or funny notes to their signatures, so that everyone else in the forum, who gets to read them is driven to "ROFL"..

Today's subject is not about every type of joke but the ones that a computer maniac would enjoy more.. Remember, this blog is mainly dedicated to techies like me.. So here, I've made a collection of nice signatures that would mostly attract that kind of people.. They mainly come from OCN. (Overclock.net) Normal people might not understand much of the sense of humor in them, but anyway.. I hope that if I don't make you laugh.. at least I'll make you smile..

Here they are...:

1. Originally Posted by dalteezy
I am new to overclock.net. I am from States United and I can has info on computers

2. Originally Posted by xplodee
i know copy-paste , tooth paste..

now whts this thermal paste ?

3. Originally Posted by SpookedJunglist
Turns out naming the Servers after transformers has caused Starscream to fight with Megatron over who is the best server.

4. Originally Posted by EMP7Y
Your brother is quite obviously a new type of computer virus... but it also affects hardware

5. Originally Posted by Newbie2009
I did not read the article & I have an urge to write something stupid, but looks like I have been beaten to it by a lot of other people.

6. Originally Posted by F1ForFrags
Companies don't understand that you can screw the console market all you want, but when you screw with the PC Gamers, we just crack it.

7. Originally Posted by Technodanvan
The amount of stupid in this thread is astonishing.

8. Originally Posted by kledster
great job man. and i thought you were black

9. Originally Posted by TheArchfiend
I punished my gay Mac by making it download straight porn for an entire year non-stop.

10. Originally Posted by Richard Chan
BTW,
MACs using Bootcamp to use PC software is like a white guy trying act black.

11. Originally Posted by Maris

i use 1280x1024 (19') full hd philips monitor which is perfect for gaming

12. Originally Posted by Afrodisiac
You are such a hypocrite it's not even funny.

13. Originally Posted by CryWin
Using a quad core octocore with Linux is like putting a V8 on a tricycle

14. Originally Posted by Pir
Don't you have an AMD pen lying around somewhere? They write a bit slower but at least they always do.

15. Originally Posted by Hephasteus
CPU's used to have to do more work, they were fighting off wolves with flyswatters, today they are swatting at flys with bazookas.

16. Originally Posted by nathris
OSX User: Oh look funny dog pictures, I'm going to download them!

"Funny Dog Pictures requires that you type your password"
OSX User: Hurr Durr, OK!

17. Originally Posted by Djghost454
Titanic ring any bells? Say something will never happen and BAM!

18. Originally Posted by Supacasey
Holy crap I'm still shaking... I was benching my 280's... And my PSU just started to... BLOW THE $%#@ UP. It was like firecrackers in my freaking case! Smoke started spewing out of the back!

19. Originally Posted by sotorious
I would love to have a 980x but i have my limits. I almost fainted when i bought the 5970

20. Originally Posted by k4m1k4z3
LOL, evolution proves nothing. It is a theory that has been denied by its author, and it is slowly being proved wrong.

21. Originally Posted by xeeki
Aaaw, Sweden, we used to be vikings, now we're pirates. Aargh! 

22. Originally Posted by sharpshoooter82
can be a cpu bottle meck

23. Originally Posted by aSl33pR0
I'm no expert and having not read any of the posts above this, In my opinion, I believe there is something wrong with your rig.

Yours, aSl33pR0

24. Originally Posted by Matthew_Rocz
Sorry if the Pix are LQ, Took with my Cell Phone, Cam recently fell into Niagara Falls

25. LMAO meaning :
Originally Posted by Tainok
Come on now, seriously? Every time you type that, DOES YOUR ASS LITERALLY FALL OFF?

I didn't think so.
Answer:
Originally Posted by Chunky_Chimp
Yes it does. I just put it back on, though, but only so I can laugh it off again. I have to keep it taped on to do the #2, though.

25. Originally Posted by liberalelephant

Prisoner A: "What did you do to get in here?"

jshay: "I tried to sell a CPU on craigslist and this noob called me a scammer, so I made a thread on OCN and they traced his IP address, then someone murdered him"

Prisoner A: "Bend over"

26. Originally Posted by T3h_Ch33z_Muncha
yo dawg i herd u leik patching so i put a patch in your patch so you can patch while you patch.

27. Originally Posted by MrDeodorant
Yeah, that'll win hearts and minds. Nothing says "Yay democracy" like having your neighbourhood torched.

28. Originally Posted by d3v0
It's galaxy, he has a better shot getting an RMA from Jesus himself haha

29. Originally Posted by michaeljr1186
my dad bought an emachine and i got pissed off.

30. Originally Posted by Shane1244
Maybe I can come over to your house and we can play some SuperPi? Then later on we can set up a LAN and play 3D Mark Vantage?

31. Android Ninja on CPU Heat Sinks:
"i was using an old AMD cooler and I held in on there with twist ties that you find on like loaves of bread"

32. Originally Posted by holtzman
Computer viruses are like herpes. You never think in a million years you'd get one... Till you do.

33.  Originally Posted by Firestorm252
so is "Chair-man of the Boards" an OCN achievement yet?

34. Originally Posted by frien
That's all very well, but how does it [GTX 470] perform in windows 95?

35. Originally Posted by Clorox
about babies: can you overclock babies 0.o??????? I'd totally overclock my baby, then try to voltmod it or something.

36. Originally Posted by Marin
I stared at him, not breaking eye contact, and silently let him know that if he waited around any longer he would soon be telling his friends that he lost his virginity to a display keyboard.

37. Originally Posted by Klue22
nobody actually cares about my vantage score, just my gf.

38. Originally Posted by pauldovi
Nvidia...

"The Way it............. BSOD

39. Originally Posted by lokster
little tiny people where to go FtW1!!

150$ to order little tiny people to go around destroy/defend other tiny people or buildings that blow up and stuff, a good story of course to sweeten the deal, maybe a little multiplayer to player with other tiny people, and of course bonus little people content 

id tap that.

40. Originally Posted by funky882
i can still turn the computer on, it just catches on fire when i do...

41. Originally Posted by Eska
all i see is a stupid chip that i dont have

42. Originally Posted by AlexTheBlue
Ah, I see you're running the new Trollware 49.3, how's that working out for you?

43. Originally Posted by Gallien
REPOST!! STONE HIM!! 

44. Originally Posted by Skylit
ATI grows each one of their GPU's till their ripe enough to produce amazing graphics.

Nvidia fired too many people and they can't keep up with the crops this year. 

45. Originally Posted by Miki, re Boxxy
She's totally adorable, who could not like her? I know, I know, some find her annoying. But, I think they are just boring so their opinions don't count.

46. Originally Posted by Krunk_Kracker
...I ended up handing out infractions like I was dealing cards in Texas Hold 'em.

47. Originally Posted by FuNkDrSpOt
The only time I'd ever pay $150 for a game is if it was HL3 and it came with a crowbar and a license to kill.

48. Originally Posted by Inuyasha1771
I hate it when they are like " LET'S WATCH A MOVIE >=3" and you're like "No, it's 6 PM, I just got off work, I need to overclock." and they can't relate. Give me a girl who overclocks, and I'll give you a miracle.

49. Originally Posted by dracotonisamond
the day will soon come that my computer will get me food WHILE it plays crysis.

50. Originally Posted by Rayzer76
I drove 65 miles yesterday for that 920 from micro center. It was my first time there. My jaw dropped and i didn't want to leave. I wish we brought lunch, i could have sat there and just inspected every case and mobo they had.

This is where i want to go to die.....

51. Originally Posted by Ecchi-BANZAII!!!
Do YOU want realism? stab yourself in the leg, then jump off a seven story building and use the knife on the person below and scream HEAD SHOT! without breaking a sweat

52. Originally Posted by SZayat
QTF, I'm facing some painful bottlenecks with solitaire. & BTW Minesweeper is unplayable.

53. Originally Posted by Ktulu
I can't tell if I am smelling a bad overclock or grandpa...

54. Originally Posted by _02
Well it's just the principle that if there is infinity of space, there is inherently an infinity of possibilities for planets and life.
Given infinity, this also means that there is a planet somewhere with plants that look EXACTLY like Core i7 systems in HAF cases, but they all give off coca-cola flavored gasses and sing american show tunes.

55. Originally Posted by llama16
wow?! I sigged myself.

56. Originally Posted by Steve Wozniak:
Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window.

57. Originally Posted by T3h_Ch33z_Muncha
there's just bugs in their patch so they need to patch their patch before they release the patch

58. Originally Posted by cl04k3d
Someone please explain to me why I am up at 5am on overclock.net!
Reply:
Originally Posted by CrazyHeaven
How about you explain to me why I'm up at 5am reading your up at 5am post?

59. Originally Posted by jshay
Well since you jammed it in 1 way and bent it whichever way. Can you stick it in and jam it back the other way?

60. Originally Posted by Zawarudo
"Pro gamers are 60 year old fighter pilots"

That's all folks!

I know they are not all funny.. but some really are..