It has been a trend in in the world of computer technology that as hardware capability increases the computational demand of the programs we run scales. Ever notice it takes the same amount of time to start a Windows Vista Ult machine running an e6600 as it does for a Windows 95 machine sporting an Athlon 450mhz processor? The simple fact is that as the hardware can handle more, the software has more to handle, in essence thing never become faster. When the worlds first CentiCore processor is released Windows Galactica will come out and I will still be waiting 5 minutes for my machine to start. Sure, by the year 2015 my FPS in CSS will be in the millions but I bet I will only get 45-50 fps in the latest first person shooter. It all comes down to relativity, relative to an older machine it new computers are much faster, but when compared to the scaling computational demand they are just as slow as ever. Which leads me to why I overclock. I overclock because it gets me above that proverbial rut in technology progression. When I overclock I accelerate myself into a echelon of performance that, in theory, doesn't even exist yet. Is there any greater feeling than knowing you have surpassed the bell curve, than knowing for a fact that in one way you are better than the majority? I feel that by pushing the limit I help accelerate the human race into an amazingly untold future of advancement.
/salute to all my comrades who join me in this noble crusade to excel.