1. not everyone buys high-end computers to play the latest 3D games. Nowadays my PC does more photo editing than gaming. A performance machine is a joy to use, due to how responsive it is... and the only "gaming" component that won't make someone recognize a faster computer under normal use is a high end graphics card. 2. I used to overclock. A lot. I had my 1.6Ghz pentium 4 up to 2.5 or 2.6. But at my age now, I simply can't dedicate the time. I buy high-end components because I am confident they won't fail under use, and won't make my computer unstable. Extra 20% fps doesn't bother me much. If I really need it, I'll buy a new CPU or graphics card. If I can't afford it, then it's too high end and I don't need it. It's that simple. "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things." Corinthians 13:11
People have different opinions, I don't see the issue. After all, it's their money to waste. BTW, Warcraft III can be insanely demanding if you have enough units in the game as every other RTS.
Well, this Q9400 and 8GB of Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 is insanely responsive in office work!