XS CES Party 2011

[Petra]

Impressing an uber g33k like you is nice but that will not go far in promoting over-clocking beyond the small band of the current enthusiasts.

Oh, this is something which I'm well aware of... I fall into a niche demographic of an already niche demographic and represent one of the least productive groups to cater to when it comes to furthering the mainstream recognition and promoting of modding/overclocking.

With that said, you are right--a balance between function and more widely accepted aesthetic values would need to be struck before mainstream interest in benching could become more common. However, it's up to the current and future benchers to want that change to occur... if the people participating aren't interested, there's only so much that can be done.