Aggressive suggestions for competitions

[massman]

where is that a given...

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There is NO way someone like myself can compete with someone who is buying a dozen. There is no way i could afford to compete with someone who buys a dozen of any CPUs. Its just not about skill anymore.

No money to compete ~ it's no longer about skill.

I agree with you that money is just a tool that allows you to increase the chances for a better component. Replacing those chances with a pre-binned VGA card (as happened in earlier 3D competitions) is not done imho and it was a mistake that everyone learned from. But, eventually, I return to the question:

"how come there's more skill involved when you pay for your own hardware".

I know some people work hard to provide feedback or reviews for certain hardware. Why is it not tolerable to allow these people to participate in competitions just because they haven't paid for their hardware. I'm not talking about pre-bins, just about a free sample.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to upset anyone. I'm running in loops on this topic myself and need people to show me the exit