New Formula One Overclocking Competition Announced

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....Not a competition huh?? Dont tell me that dood.

before i comment, i would like to say i admire you clocks Kingpin and have for a few years now

now i would say this isnt a competition, for many reasons, but i will site just a couple, firstly a competition i would say is defined by the fact that anyone can enter. if you have the resources and time (that you have pointed out).

also a competition would have would have a proper rounds set up, this doesnt.

allowing a select number of peeps to bang out clocks for 5 months, then maybe (and i stress maybe) dropping the bottom eight say is wrong, this is just a get together in my opinion.

then using that logic, the event allows maybe another eight teams on board, but where is the now dated hardware coming from? the manufactuers are not backing anyone other than 'their' hand picked teams? housten we have a problem.

and then if these teams want to compete, how do they then go up against teams that are in effect being funded and supported by companies? you now have a 'Pro' and 'Amatuer' set up running in parallel. this also supports my suggestion that this is merely a PR stunt that is attended by overclockers.

so lets quantify what i just said, a non -excisting rounds set up that remains invite only after the first so called round

time scale issues with hardware, as by the time the 'next round' come along, the manufactuers will be demanding you use their new kit. for PR of course. that then dismisses the 'competition' as such as you are not competing head to head, more of a rolling overclock session.

Pro and Amatuer teams co-existing in the same F1 overclocking championship? a way round this would be for the manufactuers to give their word 'outsiders' would be supported in later 'rounds'

If you are not willing or able to devote 75-90% of ALL your time for 5 months to something like this, then you really should reconsider and give someone else the opportunity that can. I will commit 99% of my time if I do it because thats just how I do things . Thats how serious this league should be, this is gonna be sanctioned BIG TIME benching period, the kind of benching where there is NOTHING left in the setup when your done AND THEOVERCLOCKER needs to market it as such. With the utmost respect to manuf that put on current "contests" and the peeps that participate in them, results coming out of these events are not very exciting and time constraint benching is not a proper reflection of what we do. Extreme overclocking knows no limits

couldnt agree more, with the comments on devotion of time, and also the time constraints on overclocking, also to add to this the 'bad day' element that always happens.

i also admire the dedication that you are willing to show this event

Proving grounds rules of the f1 arena are simple
If there are 14 teams, then at the end of the season I'd say teams 8-14 should worry about being invited back and most likey wouldn't get picked up by manuf team. Suckas will get weeded out eventually and it will be super tight at the top I think then.

in theory i agree, but i also think it could be the downfall, because all you would have is few teams at the top, popping clocks over a lenghy period of time, that i suspect would get very boring. and once at the top, how would these teams be removed from the top, other heats have not been mentioned, for new teams to challenge in.

also my comments above with hardware and sponsorship, would get in the way.

i am really all for this idea, and really like the concept, but i just think it is flawed in its set up, although i have faith in the organisers seeing this,and maybe changing it, to a better set up and introduction to the 'competition.