Author: Charles Worthington
Date: 23:00:08 02/21/03
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On February 22, 2003 at 01:33:32, Sally Weltrop wrote: >On February 22, 2003 at 01:03:35, Charles Worthington wrote: > >>I am continually being told "how much money I can save with $100.00 cpu's and >>$50.00 motherboards". Where does the assumption originate from that all people >>in the market for computers are looking to save money? I am a stock broker. I >>use my computer for many functions other than running chess engines. I was after >>realiability and performance. I cannot deal stocks on a machine that has water >>flowing through it to prevent a meltdown. Is this so hard to understand? >>Stability was far more important to me than saving a little money and rigging my >>machine to look like a fire station with hoses everywhere and water leaks. I >>dont_want_to have to go out and buy freon to prevent another three-mile-island >>disaster from occuring in my office. I want my machine R I G H T. The way it was >>engineered. When you have to plug your computer in next to a fire hydrant I >>think it's time to seriously evaluate what you are doing. > >I don't blame u there CHarles, i think in this day and age with CPU's being >upgraded every 2 months that it is foolish to overclock and this is coming from >a former OC'r >> >>Yes Sally it is foolish. I expect that the 4GHz barrier will be broken within a year and a half tops. I prefer quality and for my business it is critical that my machine be stable...100%...not 99.999. :-) Unfortunately, however, we are but small voices of reason and we are ignored. Of course that doesn't matter to me what others do with_their_machines so long as they keep the copper tubing out of_mine_.
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