Recent content by Fryguy1

maluckey, setting fastest timings and then cranking fsb only takes me to around 210-215 or so. Seems QUITE lacking when I can be gaining a couple hundred more mhz on the cpu by doing it another way. So here are my options: 2-2-2 212fsb 1:1 divider, 1t command rate 2.5-3-3 247fsb 1:1 divider...

Note: this is pretty long, but worth the read, epecially if you are looking to overclock your athlon64 Ok, well I started overclocking my system today, here are the specs: Athlon64 3000+ newcastle MSI K8N Neo Platinum 1Gig Corsair XL Raptor 74gb Radeon 9800pro Another random IDE hard drive...

Well I just put together my new rig: Athlon64 3000+ MSI K8N NEO Platinum Corsair XL Radeon 9800pro Raptor 74gb Fortron 550w psu ::the following 2 items were leftovers from old comp:: Plextor 24x burner IBM 40gb I set everything up (damn that slk948u is a bitch to install), install windows...

Somebody mentioned the lian-li having the same finish as the kingwin. Does it have the same finish to the point where if I bought a lian-li cd bezel it would match?

The kingwin 424 seems like a very attractive case, with lots of features, a clean look, good fan placement (though 2 rear fans would have been nice), and a pretty good price. How does it compare to lian-li, notably pc-65? Does it have the same "brushed aluminum" look that the lian-li does...

Well, if I go socket939 now, the cpu/mobo will be useless when I turn around looking for pci-e and dualcore. So since i'm upgrading 2x, I'm going best bang for the buck items right now on cpu/mobo/vid, which is socket754 and radeon9800pro. As for the memory, corsair XL is like $320, and will...

Well, computer upgrades are forcing me to buy a comp at this not so opportune time (gotta love a psu blowing up and taking half your comp with it, combined with a want to play doom3). Anyways, the projected setup is: socket 754 3000+ 1 gig ram MSI k8n-neo platinum radeon 9800 pro since...

Well, I've filled up my current weenie 40gb hard drive, and am upgrading to a 200gb hard drive. Problem is I'm hearing a ton of mixed reviews from the 3 major manufacturers for the drives (WD, maxtor, seagate). So I'm looking for opinions on which would be the best. The first choice is WD, as...