I was thinking today of what Einstein said that doind repeated stuff same time (e.g binning cpu's ) and expecting different results(e.g find a golden cpu) is madness. I could not help but think that is so damn right regarding overclocking too,more now than ever . As i said i binned over 50 cpu's to find my golden one and i am not in the position to do that comfortably,e.g get 2 pieces,sell fast,get other,etc,lot of effort,some money wasted,time ,etc.
Sadly i look now and see that even if i score good i can't beat the nr1 since i did not find the platinum chip,gold is not enough
So,today i've reached the conclusion that all this effort i did and will do some time from now on is just to feed my passion and i see no profit in long run , only some partial cover of losses and anyone who believes top guys make great money on this is wrong . Those being said i think this has to be viewed solely as a hobby such as collecting stamps rather than trying to be a pro and hoping to get money out of it==>this won't happen,and pro's in this area do not make big bucks like other activities ...
To add something to the topic,keep it as simple as it can be done,more simple==>more guys will do it==>more audience==>more money invested in competitions(probably) .