Making A Case For Unlocked Dual Core CPU - Research On Losing The Entry Level OCers

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Why not promote using old 2nd hand hardware to practice amateur OC? Why sell a brand new, gimped or out of date but unlocked processor? It seems like a waste and a gimmick. I would also agree that it's strategic/lame to use an old chip and avoid unlocking a modern chip at a low price.

One of the things i hated the most about the OC/enthusiast scene was the waste - the packaging, the awful branding, etc. all of this money dumped on extra crap. Even the reasoning in the quote is sorta gross, "the entry level oc nerds of today are big spenders of tomorrow" wtf? This is the motivation? Ew, let it die then.

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Why not promote using old 2nd hand hardware to practice amateur OC? Why sell a brand new, gimped or out of date but unlocked processor? It seems like a waste and a gimmick. I would also agree that it's strategic/lame to use an old chip and avoid unlocking a modern chip at a low price.

One of the things i hated the most about the OC/enthusiast scene was the waste - the packaging, the awful branding, etc. all of this money dumped on extra crap. Even the reasoning in the quote is sorta gross, "the entry level oc nerds of today are big spenders of tomorrow" wtf? This is the motivation? Ew, let it die then.

The Pentium dies are actually quad core dies that have defects and have been harvested. This strategy is actually pretty smart on the part of Intel. it allows Intel to get rid of defective dies and make some money off of them by selling them to enthusiasts that'll have some fun with them. For the price, some enthusasts will probably buy a carton of them just to experiment on to perfect their methods and test their cooling hardware before overclocking a more expensive i5 or i7.