Consumer Hardware
What is the name of the interface used to connect high-performance graphics cards to a computer's motherboard?
PCIe
What is the name of the tongue-in-cheek term used to describe console gamers in contrast to PC gamers?
Console peasants
What does CPU stand for?
Central Processing Unit
What is the BIOS and how is it related to overclocking?
The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is firmware that is responsible for booting up the computer and managing the hardware. It also contains settings that can be adjusted to overclock the system.
When was Oregon State University founded?
1868
What is the name of the technology that allows for multiple graphics cards to be used together in a single computer to improve graphics performance?
SLI (Scalable Link Interface) for Nvidia or CrossFire for AMD
What is the name of the popular gaming distribution platform used by PC gamers to purchase and download games?
Steam
What is the code name for Intel 8th gen?
What is delidding?
Delidding involves removing the heat spreader from a CPU
What is the second-largest college at OSU?
Liberal Arts
What is the name of the type of computer storage device that has no moving parts and is characterized by its fast read and write speeds?
Solid State Drive (SSD)
What is the name of the popular website that PC gamers use to find and compare hardware prices and specs?
PCPartPicker
What is the name of the instruction set architecture used in most modern processors, including those made by Intel and AMD?
x86
What is a voltage regulator module (VRM) and how does it affect overclocking?
The VRM is a circuit on the motherboard that regulates the voltage supplied to the processor. It is important for overclocking because it determines the maximum safe voltage that can be applied to the CPU, which can affect the overclocking potential and stability.
What OSU alumni was the only person to ever win two unshared Nobel Prizes?
Linus Pauling
What is the name of the popular computer hardware component that is responsible for converting digital data into visible images on a computer monitor?
GPU lol
What is the name of the popular PC gaming genre that emphasizes fast-paced, skill-based gameplay?
First-person shooter (FPS)
What is the name of the microarchitecture used in most NVIDIA GPUs since 2016?
Pascal
When was the club founded? (Alexandria I hope you know cause I don't lol)
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What is the official state vegetable of Oregon, as designated by the Oregon legislature in 2019
Broccoli, which was developed by Oregon State University scientists in the 1950s.
What is the name of the technology used to synchronize the refresh rate of a computer's graphics card with the refresh rate of its monitor, which can reduce screen tearing and improve visual quality?
G-Sync (Nvidia) or FreeSync (AMD)
What is the best game of all time? (Remember Walker made this list)
COD
______ is a parallel computing platform and programming model created by NVIDIA
CUDA
What dielectric coolant are we using in our immersion build?
PF-5060
Name as many dorms on campus as you can.
Bloss, Buxton, Callahan, Cauthorn, Dixon Lodge, Finley, Halsell, Hawley, ILLC, McNary, Poling, Sackett, Tebeau, Weatherford, West, Wilson