Gateway to Support Overclocking?

[dasickninja]

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4763

A surprising part of Gateway's announcement is that the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 dual-core processor can be ordered overclocked from the factory while retaining the full warranty. However, it is unknown what the clockspeed increase will be, or whether or not the end-user will have any control over clock frequencies.

I don't know whether to laugh, cry or just shake my head.

 

[IcY18]

It comes pre-overclocked at 3.2Ghz..a nice increase but something anyone on these forums could have done...anyway regardless of the overclock they showed a picture of the FX5300(Gateway's new super comp) and the cables looked like absolute crap, like some kid put it together...
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/11/02/kentsfield_released/

check out the video at the buttom to see the FX5300 in the backround....

 

[Doughbuy]

I want to say its a good thing... but albeit a bit pointless...

Only thing that really scares me is if it spawns a group of OC newbs who come onto this forums and say how their computer pwns everyone else because it's factory OC'ed...

 

[Grimmy]

Gee.. wonder if any of the other manufactors will get into this act?

 

[dasickninja]

*shudders*

 

[dasickninja]

Gee.. wonder if any of the other manufactors will get into this act?

You never know.

 

[gOJDO]

If you want something to be done right, you have to do it by yourself.

 

[Frozen_Fallout]

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4763

A surprising part of Gateway's announcement is that the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 dual-core processor can be ordered overclocked from the factory while retaining the full warranty. However, it is unknown what the clock speed increase will be, or whether or not the end-user will have any control over clock frequencies.

I don't know whether to laugh, cry or just shake my head.

I think this is a good thing... However it doesn't matter to me at all since I will never ever get a dell unless it is a laptop. I wonder how much they are going to be charging for the OC. I'm guessing it will come with a premium price tag above the cost of the X6800. At least more and more people are getting use to the idea of OCing though.

 

[shinigamiX]

Hey, if I could get the Israel Design Team to overclock a Core2Duo for me, I'd do it.

 

[gOJDO]

Hey, if I could get the Israel Design Team to overclock a Core2Duo for me, I'd do it.

I bet they are noobz for overclocking.

 

[shinigamiX]

So? If they couldn't do it, maybe they'd just design another brand new chip with Core efficiency and NetBurst clocks. :tongue:

 

[gOJDO]

So? If they couldn't do it, maybe they'd just design another brand new chip with Core efficiency and NetBurst clocks. :tongue:

Maybe they should take BaronBS to work for them. He can invent that :lol:

 

[Doughbuy]

Also, if everyone starts OC'ing, then we won't feel as superior anymore...

I have to flex my E-Peen every so often.. factory OC'ing takes the fun out of it...

Would you rather get a Civic and do aftermarket additions yourself, or just buy a Dodge SRT-4?

 

[gOJDO]

Also, if everyone starts OC'ing, then we won't feel as superior anymore...

I have to flex my E-Peen every so often.. factory OC'ing takes the fun out of it...

Would you rather get a Civic and do aftermarket additions yourself, or just buy a Dodge SRT-4?

depends on what is cheaper

 

[Doughbuy]

Heh, true true...

Either way, It's probably a good thing for the people who want increased performance but don't want to bother with what goes on under the hood, while we like to control everything under the hood...

 

[shinigamiX]

M3.

 

[fishboi]

I dont think this will work. One system crash, one reboot, and BIOS reset to default, and game over for the manufacturers OC settings. We all know how systems differ from system to system. They will get swamped with calls.

Unless they OC using software apps. that they can easily revert back to. But then:
1) They OC wont be that high and,
2) We all know how reliable those crappy programs are.

Anyway, my $0.02.

 

[Frozen_Fallout]

Also, if everyone starts OC'ing, then we won't feel as superior anymore...

I have to flex my E-Peen every so often.. factory OC'ing takes the fun out of it...

Would you rather get a Civic and do aftermarket additions yourself, or just buy a Dodge SRT-4?

I don't really personly care about Dell selling OCed computers exept that fact that the indestry is getting more use to OCing and warrenties for the OCing. I like OCing personly and have a ton of fun doing it so I would never get a factory OCed computer but for people that want a warrenty all the power to them

 

[shinigamiX]

You get all kinds of people. My friend paid me a buck to plug in his computer (monitor, power, sound, etc) for him!

 

[Frozen_Fallout]

Thats funny!

 

[muffin]

You should have made it seem like an ordeal...plug stuff in a certain order while muttering about the importance of the proper order and making sure that the PSU got plugged into the top receptacle and ranting about a guy that plugged in his monitor before putting the line out into the soundcard...probably could've got a call back when it comes time to hook up the printer.

 

[muffin]

Please quit flexing your E-peen...

 

[1Tanker]

You get all kinds of people. My friend paid me a buck to plug in his computer (monitor, power, sound, etc) for him!

Some friend....the fact that you took the buck from your friend.

 

[shinigamiX]

You're just jealous because I got a dollar and you didn't. :tongue:

 

[m25]

Hey, if I could get the Israel Design Team to overclock a Core2Duo for me, I'd do it.

I bet they are noobz for overclocking.
:lol: Don't think so, I bet the new C2Ds will be just actual OCed cores, they just play the clock game now.