| dahuman said: I totally destroyed an i7-860 cause I OCed it too high, then my MSI Mobo burnt out because of it and other motherboard can't even read the CPUID on that CPU anymore LOL, that lasted about a year, was a fun toy. My current machine is the actual one that'd last me another 5 years, I'd say the total cost is like, 2500 USD or so, but the 2 SSDs I got for 500 each at the time, which is like, 380 now I think. I don't just do gaming though, I do a lot of video and audio and 3D modeling shit on it. I'm actually in the IT field so I go above spec for a gaming machine ATM, most people don't need to spend 2500 to make a gaming machine last 5 years, this is purely for a lot of VMs really. |
Exactly. A lot of people who own a PC use it for more than gaming. We don't just go out and drop $2000 on a PC for games only. If you just wanted a gaming PC, it can be done for $600.
Also, to your point about burning out i7-860 from OCing, Intel now offers bullet-proof insurance for cheap: http://gizmodo.com/5877447/intels-cpu-insurance-is-an-overclockers-wet-dream
Performance Tuning Protection Plan by Intel®
The Performance Tuning Protection Plan being offered by Intel is a chance for you to experiment with the overclocking features of your processor without the worries of what will happen if you push the processor too far. The Plan allows you a single processor replacement, hassle-free, from our customer support. This is in addition to your standard 3 year warranty. In other words, if it fails under normal usage, we will replace it under the standard warranty; if it fails while running outside of Intel's specifications, we will replace it under the Performance Tuning Protection Plan.
If you want to put in 1.5V into your i7-3770K and send it to 5.2ghz and it fails within 3 years, you get a free one. This costs just $35.
