and what real people do you know with all that stuff ?
and why would we want to overclock that much for just a 3d 05 score when it doesnt correlate into a better gaming experience.
I get a higher score than a fx55, but a fx55 will pwn me at gaming, so the 3d05 score = shit
and since there is no game that slows my or other highend rigs down, what is the point of it, other than to say OMG i got 462384289471 3dmark05 score, i am leet.
and the majority of people here can get 12000 without over clocking.
and 20,000 isnt attainable without using nitrogen and all that crap and having the best of the best stuff and overclocking the shit out of it, so i seriously think that the majority of people wouldnt even bother using that. bother is a bad word, wouldnt entertain the thought would be more like it.
As people just dont have the money to do all that with brandnew top of the line kit and probably end up damaging something.
Its easy to do that if you are a reviewer website, as you get the kit for free, thus dont give 2 shits if it dies on ya.
Basically, i am saying you are wrong, there is no need to overclock highend rigs, as every single game plays perfect on most of the highend rigs that are on the AW nbf forum.
I get 8500k with 1 7800gtx stock, and 11700-12000 with 2 at stock, to get over 12000, i bumped the vid cards up a little, just so that i got past the 12100 mark. cpu was always set at 2.2 and fsb was always at 201 = stock.
without the new dualcore optimized drivers from nvidia stock for 2 78s was just over 10k and one 78 was 8000
When warranty's run out and your in the market for a new pc, then thats when most people will try and take the pc to another level, but until 3dmark scores transpires into real world terms, there is no need for it
also 2 7800gtx's 256mb pwn 1 7800gtx 512mb