good luck fellas.

just have to wait and see, whether our guys can match up. Should be able to i guess. Make us proud then

well i guess that was expected, but i am sure we can do better next time Good stuff coolice and sanko

why were the tournament organisers sub standard... from loss of media coverage to bias procs being given to Team China.. hmm, maybe our Team was JUST unlucky.

quoted to you, pmed you on it

@lolhalol

no probs mate..

This post has been edited by a1098113: Jul 29 2008, 11:33 PM

ok la guys.. shhh, lets move on aite.. the competition is over, lolhalol made an honest point about what he feels.. and its true, this guys in the competition are world class, its not easy at all to get a top 5. And well, i was shocked coz the organisers are established and they have organised competitions worldwide. Also well if its randomly picked then being bias is probably out of the picture..

so sheesh...

ouch sanko.. hmm, i guess next time, we will force u guys to prepare better Anyways, dont give up and try harder next time. Theres always next year to go

overclocking is a young, and expensive enthusiast sport in malaysia. Of course, we see almost 70% of us trying to overclock, but stop to a certain extent, because the higher you go in this padestal, the more expensive the hobby gets.

Secondly, parts here dont change at a rapid pace like in the US or Japan. Due to the demand of newer parts being high, older parts tend to be cheaper and affordable in those countries. unlike here, Where demand are the opposite.

Third, our gdp is not as high compared to tech enthusiast countries, we dont earn as much to support the hobby in the long run, things aint cheap for us, unless youre sponsored or ur just cold rich. As pointed in paragraph one. Our salaries are too weak to support our hobby.

Lastly, overclocking doesnt fit the agenda of the local government, there is no reason to be sponsoring events because the government here has other things in mind, in which its not right for me to point out here.

Considering all those circumstances, i believe the only way we can move up is by self supporting or finding ppl who can support our hobbies. Besides that, i dont see any reason for us to be on par with the worlds best.

On a personal note, as im a noob myself in overclocking, OC can get really technical too, as we get deeper entrenched to it. A background knowledge on electronics and computer architecture is essential, and this requires hardwork. How many of us are willing to put the hours to learn this things ?

theres no issue on how good you fellas are. The point i was trying to get at was probably misunderstand. As a newbie myself, i learnt hard knocks along the way when it came to overclocking. Of course, like i initially told you, overclocking as it gets competitive can be a very expensive hobby. And Radeon, we are looking at masses here, not 2% of the tech community who spend on things coz they have a need for it.

Agree or not, 70% or more overclockers here are average, and that includes myself. The top notch overclockers here, like Lolhalol, Coolice, and Dblooi, spend heaps of money to keep up with the rest of the world. We cant. And thats where our limitations are. I had a chat with a friend the other day and he made a point very clear, You need money to OC, however good you are, if your hardware sucks, u dont go anywhere.

Look at your list of ppl, Sanko, for example. Raymond, CSTKL1, etc, this fellas can afford it. Anyways, no intentions how putting down Malaysia, as i know this guys well, they are very hard workers. So as a local malaysian, and a newbie overclocker, i would love to see KOC do better next time.

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Added on August 2, 2008, 9:51 amone more thing, i would suggest that LYN be more transparent to other OC teams as well, and provide a venue/thread for new teams to strut their stuff, as this is not a KOC dedicated forum. A personal opinion. Probably with more competition from local teams, KOC would be performing better. Sad to say, in Malaysia, KOC has no competition from others. Not that i know of.

This post has been edited by a1098113: Aug 2 2008, 09:51 AM

Oh well no comments on this though



I dont know about the others though, but to me i feel it. No hard feelings though, but i did approach DarkScythe once about pinning a thread for POC ( Penang Overclockers Club) and he did tell me, that POC has not done anything significant for the thread to pinned or posted up. But that was history anyways. Well its the fact that KOC is dominant here coz you guys are good in OC



This i Agree. I think in a team we share equipment and work on OCing Coz i am doing it too at the moment. Also yes, its not about the money, but getting the right hardware, but the right hardware do cost a bomb and tweaking it.. yes i overlooked that part



Well i think we have to think of one.. like other forums, its beneficial to be competitive

Well, i dont have bad blood or anything, i think its fair that i voice out an opinion and in good ways improve our forum too. Also it would be great help if LYN does post up up n coming competitions so that the local benchers (Newbies like me) would know of. Not just the "in" people

whatever coolice. Prove your point and win something.

im sure i will when i get my hands on the right hardware. Coz i am definitely better than someone who gets all the chances, and messes up when it matters

alright ill work on that 24k then I have to start somewhere then .

..... it all about luck la...chchyong.

One important lesson i learnt yesterday was that even if a ocer is godlike, if the hardware decides to play funny on him, theres nothing he can do about it. As simple as that. That just threw out all that i have learnt about picking and choosing the right hardware even when it comes to the very best things.

This post has been edited by a1098113: Aug 3 2008, 08:32 PM

money is important as u get higher, and competitive in overclocking. I guess thats the truth . but i guess its worth the sacrifice