Wouldn't it be better for both the site and it's users to input the data into a more appropriate database?
This is the same format used for all sites I know of that take overclocking seriously. The whole point is validation of clockspeed because a lot can be faked. This can still be faked but waaaaay hard to do so.
what if we had an interface which the users could put their top speed and motherboard, along with settings into the system, along with image files of the apps confirming their authenticity. A way to add the stepping of the CPU and revision of the motherboard would be useful as well.
With information like this you could easily cross-examin the results based on what CPU/stepping is getting the best results, what motherboard is being used to get the best results, right down to what BIOS settings are being used to get these results with a click of a few buttons. Rather than reading through pages upon pages of posts looking for hardware you might be interested in, and trying to remember the stats of every example you found.
I would imagine MS Access could do such a thing, but I've only ever taken one course in Database Managment. I couldn't imagine how one could interface it with a web utility, such as Futuremark's ORB system, but that would be ideal in achiving our ends in an easy to use and understand database system which anyone could use to get the info they want with a simple interface.
what if we had an interface which the users could put their top speed and motherboard, along with settings into the system, along with image files of the apps confirming their authenticity. A way to add the stepping of the CPU and revision of the motherboard would be useful as well.
With information like this you could easily cross-examin the results based on what CPU/stepping is getting the best results, what motherboard is being used to get the best results, right down to what BIOS settings are being used to get these results with a click of a few buttons. Rather than reading through pages upon pages of posts looking for hardware you might be interested in, and trying to remember the stats of every example you found.
I would imagine MS Access could do such a thing, but I've only ever taken one course in Database Managment. I couldn't imagine how one could interface it with a web utility, such as Futuremark's ORB system, but that would be ideal in achiving our ends in an easy to use and understand database system which anyone could use to get the info they want with a simple interface.
I think your ideas are great, TheSMJ. Unfortunatly, I don't think we will have enough data to warrant anything but 'manual' entry at this point. A true database with a web-based front-end will take a lot of work. Its always been a dream of mine to get something like that setup, but I don't think we are there yet. Perhaps when Shorty gets the new front-page up, we could start giving it some thought. :thumbup
The idea of these threads is to simply provide a place where members can post their OCs (with stability proof) along with relevant system information. Readers shouldn't have to navigate through numerous posts at all. That is the whole idea. Once they post, I'll be adding them to the master list in the first post. They can then simply click on a username, and get redirected to the post with more detailed information and screenshots. Personally, I think this is a huge improvement over scouring the forum for tidbits of inconsistent OC data as it is today
I could write up something basic, I've had to do it before for my sites and it's alot easier than it seems.
The only issue I have at the moment though is the OC list doesn't seem to make any sense, lol. You've listed your "overclock" as 3003Mhz and what processor, but not stated what the processors stock speed is. The way it's worded also makes it look like you've overclocked it 3003Mhz, not TO 3003Mhz .
I'll prep a DB. I don't have any sites running anymore but my MySQL server is still up so I can prat about with that. Plus MySQL is always a fun way to store stuff
It does have whether it's been verified saved in the DB too, but that's ignored for now. Just can't remember how to store images in a blob in the MySQL database, or rather how to save them to it...
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Sure, by all means :thumbup
Modified thread for all Intel based systems. Intel 486 included
With information like this you could easily cross-examin the results based on what CPU/stepping is getting the best results, what motherboard is being used to get the best results, right down to what BIOS settings are being used to get these results with a click of a few buttons. Rather than reading through pages upon pages of posts looking for hardware you might be interested in, and trying to remember the stats of every example you found.
I would imagine MS Access could do such a thing, but I've only ever taken one course in Database Managment. I couldn't imagine how one could interface it with a web utility, such as Futuremark's ORB system, but that would be ideal in achiving our ends in an easy to use and understand database system which anyone could use to get the info they want with a simple interface.
Of course, that might take some time to put together, so I'm going to go ahead and post my AMDs in this thread tonight when I get home
I think your ideas are great, TheSMJ. Unfortunatly, I don't think we will have enough data to warrant anything but 'manual' entry at this point. A true database with a web-based front-end will take a lot of work. Its always been a dream of mine to get something like that setup, but I don't think we are there yet. Perhaps when Shorty gets the new front-page up, we could start giving it some thought. :thumbup
The idea of these threads is to simply provide a place where members can post their OCs (with stability proof) along with relevant system information. Readers shouldn't have to navigate through numerous posts at all. That is the whole idea. Once they post, I'll be adding them to the master list in the first post. They can then simply click on a username, and get redirected to the post with more detailed information and screenshots. Personally, I think this is a huge improvement over scouring the forum for tidbits of inconsistent OC data as it is today
The only issue I have at the moment though is the OC list doesn't seem to make any sense, lol. You've listed your "overclock" as 3003Mhz and what processor, but not stated what the processors stock speed is. The way it's worded also makes it look like you've overclocked it 3003Mhz, not TO 3003Mhz
I'll prep a DB. I don't have any sites running anymore but my MySQL server is still up so I can prat about with that. Plus MySQL is always a fun way to store stuff
http://smdev.atomnet.co.uk/ocentry.php
http://smdev.atomnet.co.uk/ocdisplay.php
It does have whether it's been verified saved in the DB too, but that's ignored for now. Just can't remember how to store images in a blob in the MySQL database, or rather how to save them to it...
http://smdev.atomnet.co.uk/ocentry.php
That is awesome, Enverex!
I'm going to send you a PM in a bit to discuss..
Otherwise it's a great start. A hell of a lot more than I could have done in a day.