View Full Version : Where's the "Xtreme n00bage" forum?
akijikan
06-12-2006, 03:06 PM
You know, where I can ask stupid questions without being lambasted for being inexperienced and moderated by tolerant, paitient, helpful people, lol.
alexio
06-12-2006, 03:20 PM
First, this should be in the forum comment section, second this is Xteme System. There are plenty of n00bish forums out there and I suggest you to become a member of one of those if you are a n00b ;)
akijikan
06-12-2006, 03:54 PM
well I posted it here because its a question and I'm sure some day another noob will wonder the same thing.
So are noobs not welcome or what?
[XC]melymel
06-12-2006, 04:06 PM
this question has been asked before. XS is seen as the ultimate overclocking forum so a slight knowledge is expected from members and a lot of members spend time lurking around the forums building on knowledge before posting, however thats not to say noobs aren't welcome. However if it is a noobish question than the odd's are it has been asked previously so just spend 1 or 2 minutes minimum searching for your answer obviously if it something that you simply can't find then by all means post away and providing you've searched you wont be "lambasted". You will find that there are a few members that will jump on you for being a noob but you will also find the majority of members are great guys that happily share knowledge as long as you have previously searched for it and are going round in circles and not just being lazy. :slap:
alexio
06-12-2006, 04:12 PM
So are noobs not welcome or what?
They can sign up, read stuff and are permitted to post :)
But they should educate themselves a little on the overclocking subject before starting to post or open threads.
ex2cib
06-12-2006, 05:21 PM
dont feel intimidated or anything, just a quick guide for you
make sure you post in the right section for things
when starting threads:
if you are speaking of general OCing, post in the AMD/Intel sections
The "Xtreme" sections at the top of the forum are meant for crazy results, such as...
xtreme cooling: chilled water, phase, Ln2, dry ice,etc
high CPU mhz: maybe results slightly higher than normal,etc. it kinda gets old with having 300 threads on people that have achieved the same thing as nearly 80% of people with the same hardware. (now, if you reach the same milestones as others with xtremely low voltage, now, that would be considered xtreme in my eyes, so you should share)
just browse the forums, ask questions
make sure to read over the forums policies a few times
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/announcement.php?f=120&a=38
learn to use the search function on the forums, as there is a lot of knowledge on the boards
if you have any other questions, the moderators/admins here are very helpful
just read the forums and learn, take some time in the day to read entire threads, read through the stickied threads, as those are very helpful when starting off
and finally
welcome to XtremeSystems
also, if you want a lot of people on the forums that will help with general OCing and stabilty, check out some of the distributed computing teams, as most of us that run those are very helpful, because extra mhz = more points :)
akijikan
06-12-2006, 06:25 PM
thanks everyone...now when I read what I said, I sounded rude...sorry.
EDIT: I also wanted to add that I haven't experienced any "being lambasted for being inexperienced" here.
Direwolf
06-15-2006, 10:12 PM
EDIT: I also wanted to add that I haven't experienced any "being lambasted for being inexperienced" here.
Until you met me! Noob!! Haha just kidding, Im in the same boat somewhat. Just read around and your get a lot of information and its fun. A lot of helpful people at XS as well... thats what I think. :cheer:
Movieman
06-15-2006, 10:17 PM
You know, where I can ask stupid questions without being lambasted for being inexperienced and moderated by tolerant, paitient, helpful people, lol.
I read this forum for a month before posting. The wealth of information available through the search is incredible and welcome to XS..:toast:
Vapor
06-15-2006, 11:41 PM
I read this forum for a month before posting. The wealth of information available through the search is incredible and welcome to XS..:toast:That's EXACTLY what I did....
And don't worry about reading EVERYTHING, I still know nothing about Phase (among many other things, but this is just a good example) but am reading it often and picking up. :)
heres the xtreme noobage section friend: http://forums.guru3d.com/
enjoy
runmc
06-17-2006, 05:16 AM
You know, where I can ask stupid questions without being lambasted for being inexperienced and moderated by tolerant, patient, helpful people, lol.
Welcome to XtremeSystems. Reading will be your best friend here.;) Read the stickies, know the forum rules. If you have a question use the search features. Look through the first 3-4 pages of the forum that pertains to your question. Many times someone has asked the same questions in the previous week. Always post in the proper forum.
Noob are always welcome here as far as I'm concerned.:D
hixie
06-17-2006, 11:58 AM
I remember i was reading posts for a good few months before i actually posted.
And welcome to XS!
[XC] mysticmerlin
06-18-2006, 01:36 AM
welcome you D@mn nOOb! lol I have been on the [H] for years and know exactly what you are talking about. This is like night and day here. Just don't act stupid and you will find there is some one here that knows what you are asking. Just read a while and you will not have to ask for the first couple projects.
You done any big air or water cooling as of yet or just getting into the whole thing?
littleowl
06-18-2006, 10:33 PM
I did the same thing I read on here for months before I even subscribed!! I am happy to be a part of XS!!!! I have user name and passwords for like 5 other sites but don't go to them very often! I feel the people here are great and have helped me out with my noob questions!!!!!!
heres the xtreme noobage section friend: http://forums.guru3d.com/
enjoy
Your link is broken. I think you meant http://www.overclock.net ;)
VulgarHandle
06-25-2006, 06:34 AM
i started at overclockers.com....i didn't really post here for a year after finding it, lots of reading..,
2fink
06-25-2006, 07:01 AM
yeah same here... at the beginning i was only reading, then i made my first thread... it was horrible. every post took "hours". my english improved a lot in the last year!
I'm a bit of a forum hobo(7 or 8 in the last year) so when I find a good one, I tend to dive right in. If you get treated like crap from the start, there's prolly nothing to look forward to. I actually got kicked off of overclock.net for being on another forum. :rolleyes: n00bz.
Got Chow
06-26-2006, 12:02 PM
Well I've been reading on and off for over 2 years before I started posting. :D When I first got started with this stuff I had very little to offer, hence stayed away from posting and giving suggestions. But now, after having learned from many others, I started posting today and will continue to do so. I did a lot of reading and learned quite a bit in a short amount of time. I've always tried to moderate myself though since I know that if I start reading more about phase change and LN2, I'll have to get it! I'm only on water so far. ;)
Truthfully, there has been little to nothing that I did not get an answer to through a search...
p360stick
06-26-2006, 07:35 PM
Im still a noob
I never read anything before I posted registered and immediatly posted for the first time :D
Just register on a local forum and spend some time there, that's what I did. I've been posting in Belgian and Dutch overclocking-forums for about 2 years now,
and the importants thing I learned since then is: "no one can learn you how to overclock, read read read!"
So never ask "how should I do this?" but say: "would this work?"
and the importants thing I learned since then is: "no one can learn you how to overclock, read read read!"
So never ask "how should I do this?" but say: "would this work?"
I couldn't agree more. Even if you don't understand much of a thread, it's good to read it. If anything, you should pay extra attention to the threads full of things you dont understand. Eventually, from a combination of questions and context, you will begin to understand what is going on. :D
aicjofs
06-30-2006, 08:46 PM
My personal thoughts on XS are that it's not generally a forum for newbies. Alot of the threads can talk rather technically assuming the readership has a relatively deep understanding of the nature of the discussion. In other words it might takes days of reading for a new person to fully grasp what is going on it just a few posts.
That said I have never seen a rude comment to a simple "low level" question(as long as you used the search function before asking).
Welcome, probably some of the best talent in the world here.
heh..I probably lurked for over a year before a need for me to register even came up!!
[XC] gomeler
07-01-2006, 03:08 PM
Like the people above me has said, this is xtremesystems, not iamsortofextremesystems. One way to get into the community quickly would be to join up with distributed computing. We are a friendly bunch and we tend to discuss the less technical aspects of life such as what we are going to BBQ or who has the best haircut and the likes. However we are also great resources for tweaking information, general overclocking and to some extent extreme cooling. If you ever plan to stepping up to chillers and phase coolers you might just drop a thread saying hello and then read and read and read. If you read straight for 3 months then you might manage to cram all the knowledge in your head, maybe. Then post questions =) Welcome to XS, we won't kill you but we might maim you. Don't ever take any online attacks personal also, some people can be cold hearted.