Any FF'ers computer nerds on the side?

I'm squeezing 4.7ghz out of my 2500k, been at 4.5 for the last 2 years trying to squeeze a smidge more performance out of the GPU/Ram/CPU before a big upgrade.

I might hold off until the next generation of Intel chips come out.
Friend has the 4770k, hasn't OC'd it yet, but my 4.7ghz 2500k is doing close to his stock performance.

I may try to hop onto the Haswell bandwagon once the new chips come out for the price drop on them.

My comp is:
i5 2500k at 4.7ghz
EVGA z68 SLI Mobo
EVGA 670FTW
Corsair 850 PSU

I'm on air, so my computer tends to get loud but I can maintain a good 62 C and below temps running benchmarks, gaming I barely break 54.

 

stock performance on the K series haswell are set at 3.4ghz. stable oc hovers around 4.5-4.7 with water loop maybe higher after delidding. according to everything i've searched for this is the worst platform to oc on. poorly constructed and overheats quite easily.

i've only just got back into the whole master-race PC thing about 2 months ago and still working on completing my set-up. if you're not in a rush, just wait it out. what you have now sounds like it still supports 90% of the games currently out on ultra settings, unless you're running skyrim with a bajillion mods.

 

I suppose I might fit the description. I have a master's degree in Computer Engineering, and work doing computer programming for a company at a plant that manufactures computer chips. (Given my location, it should be pretty easy to figure out what company that is if you care to do so. They'd probably want me to mention out that my opinions are mine and that I don't speak for them.... )

My home computer is a nice iMac that works for me without drama. I'd just assume not spend my time at home worrying about computer stuff after being paid to do so all day.

 

Yea my set up is fine for what I do and the games I play.

I'm on mobile Drew so I can't see. But it's understandable. I do a little IT but it's probably why my comp is 2 years old and barely touched. I only up the OC to prove a point.
I can do 5ghz but I'd have to at least have a cpu loop to keep it fine. I can't benchmark it at 5 but I can game at 68 70C.
I might buy one of those h100 loops.

 

Just buit a torrent slave the other day. Processor is a little low. Ram is only 2g need to go up to 8. I just download my anime and tv shows to play on my big screen via HDMI and a little SCII

 

FF'er nerd who knows a little bit about computers but not a computer nerd... Old school hardware stuff back in the days - computer speed is only as fast as the slowest component on your chain.

 

I guess I'll chime in. I've been a system builder since 2000. Used to do it for money, now its more of a hobby since there are too many places out there that do what I can just as well. My current box is just over two years old, and is as such:

AMD Thuban 6 core CPU @ 3.2 GHz on stock cooler.
16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz RAM (OC'd from the board's 1333 MHz stock limit)
Kingston 64 GB SSD
2 TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 Sata3 HDD
PowerColor Radeon 6870 HD 1 GB video card (time to upgrade soon)
CoolerMaster 750W PSU
CoolerMaster USP100 case

I dealt in old school stuff when I started. 386/486/socket 7 for the most part. Back when you had to know what was what to build a PC. Everything's so easy now, a kid could do it.

 

Just built a new system last month. I'm settling into a 5-year replacement cycle on desktop PC's, usually with a mid-cycle GPU upgrade. I'm not an overclocker (I save the power modding for my cars ) but I use it for gaming and a bit of CAD/3D stuff.

Asus Gryphon Z87 mobo w/Thermal Armor
Core i7-4770S (low TDP, 65W)
16GB Corsair Vengeance 1866 RAM
Gigabyte GeForce GTX650 Ti 2GB
Samsung 128GB SSD/ Western Digital 1TB HD
650W PSU
Corsair Obsidian 350D case

 

I can only wish for computer like that, my computer's configs are very low :/

 

Work comp

4770k @ stock speed (need reliability rather than speed)

32GB of G skill Snipers

240 Gb Samsung Pro SSD

GTX Titan

 

If a fella buy's an iMac, uses it day and night for several years, and never has a single issue with it, is he:

• a nerd, or
• just a PITA?

 

Let me answer that with a question...

If a fella buys a subcompact econobox, and drives it day and night for several years, and never has a single issue with it, is he:

• a car nut, or
• just a PITA?

Personally, I would say I'm not a car nut (though plenty here are), but I am a nerd...with an iMac. I do work as a programmer (mostly Java these days) at a big company that is absolutely chock full of other nerds, a company that makes chips and computers and software, along with a couple other business lines.

I may well not be an uber-nerd, though, since I like to do other things besides fiddle around with computers themselves when I get home. The nerdiness, or at least the computer part, has its limits. General nerdiness is probably inescapable, though I can fake normalcy reasonably well sometimes.

 

A nerd usually looks like his mind is constantly engaged. He doesn't much care about what people make of his confused appearance; he is far too busy making certain that all of his technology is in top working order.

He can put up with bland food, irregular sex, and the adhesive tape on the bridge of his eyeglasses --- just so long as his computer, set of wheels, and his writing instrument are functioning flawlessly.