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# The overclocking community gets nostalgic
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/overclocking-community-gets-nostalgic/
- Published: 2016-10-13T08:17:23.000Z
- Updated: 2016-10-13T08:17:23.000Z
- Description: This article is part of a collaboration with iQ by Intel. Like car fanatics who modify new or classic models to make them look and perform better, a growing overclocking community of passionate PC modders is pushing the limits of old and new computer technologies. In the world of computer modding, o
- Author: Jason Johnson
- Tags: Feature, Intel, IQ, Modding, overclocking, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

*This article is part of a collaboration with* [*iQ by Intel*](http://iq.intel.com/?ref=killscreen.com)*.*

Like car fanatics who modify new or classic models to make them look and perform better, a growing overclocking community of passionate PC modders is pushing the limits of old and new computer technologies.

In the world of [computer modding](http://iq.intel.com/pc-modding-culture-reaches-new-heights/?ref=killscreen.com), [overclocking](http://iq.intel.com/pimp-your-pc-overclocking-goes-mainstream/?ref=killscreen.com) is the dark art of custom tuning computer parts to achieve a performance boost. The unbridled passion for tinkering with chips and specs is spreading across generations, pulling this dark art out of the shadows. “Overclocking has evolved into a sport,” said Dan Ragland, an engineer at Intel. “It has really taken off in the last 5 years.”

![Nerdy Ninjas Render Rig Travis Janks](http://iq.intel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2016/05/Nerdy-Ninjas-Render-Rig-Travis-Janks-e1464898281646.jpg "Photo with global rights provided by Travis Janks.")

*Work and photo by modder Max1024 from Belarus*

In the second round of the contest, for instance, teams were limited to the first generation of Pentium 4 processors, which came out 16 years ago. To everyone’s amazement, Stelaras, an overclocker from Greece, won the round by pushing a 1.5GHz processor to the speed of 2,220MHz, 48 percent faster than it was intended to go.

![Old School_MACSBEACH98_1_no credit](http://iq.intel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2016/05/Old-School_MACSBEACH98_1_no-credit-e1464715751873.jpeg)

![Old School_MAX1024_2_no credit](http://iq.intel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2016/05/Old-School_MAX1024_2_no-credit-e1464715786172.jpeg)