Perfectly happy with my 2 AM3 based systems. Having an SSD is the key in today's desktops. People playing the CPU upgrade game and not having an SSD are foolish.
I got my phenom II last OCT (2010) and I'll make due til 2012 at least. BD has made the decision pretty easy. That six core part looks kind of cool. If I can scare up a cheap DDR3 mobo for it, I might try one.
Exactly like that except for "very hip" clear side window with a louvered 80mm fan mount. I think I had my Hercules Vid card in here with 2 x Voodoo II's in SLI. haha.....Masscool makes some very quiet/functional/inexpensive 80mm fans. The Scythe cpu cooler I use isn't quiet but it's not a...
LOL, you're probably right about the case but I love the damn thing. all steel and would probably kill somebody if I threw it out the window. That Palit linked by Chinoman will do quite nicely, thanks for the input fellas.
Are there any legit gaming cards that aren't as long as a surfboard? I have a Chieftech full tower case and because I have 4 HDDs ( 2 in lower fan housing ) I can't fit an HD4850 in the damn thing. I'm using an HD5670 which is a nice sized piece but is more a multimedia than gaming card...
cool thanks. I'm not a big gamer but my kid is still using an o/b HD4250 so this will be a big improvement for her. Maybe I'll give her my HD5670. :biggrin:
I got one for $18.51 in a rebate deal awhile back. Works well enough but it ain't quiet. It's single 12v rail too so keep that in mind. Doesn't affect me but it might for others using SLI or whatever. That said, I think it's a good deal on a solid PSU.
I rec'd mine the other day from Amazon. Packaging is shameful with one thin layer of bubble wrap around the clear plastic clam shell case. That said, drive works fine. At $54.99 I can dig it. :-)
haha, I bought one from Amazon for the $54.99 price and free shipping. Newegg jacks me for sales tax in NJ. I guess I'll chance the lousy shipping container from Amazon.
I'm with you. Box runs great at 4GHz and no C&Q. That's the way it's gonna stay. I've been OCing stuff since 200MHz Pentiums and I've never used any power saving BIOS settings or the like. If it blows up tomorrow (It won't), I'm out $127. I can deal with that and the extra couple watts of...
Thanks for the replies. How do you know if it's on and working?
I tried turning it (cool & quiet) on. booted back into Win7x64 and turned on Prime95. Prime95 stopped almost within the first minute. I'm running a straight 20x200 OC. I disabled it and prime95 is running fine now. I think I'll...
Question: does running "cool and quiet" affect the stability of an OC? I've got my box running fine at 4GHz with relatively low vcore but I have the cool and quiet disabled. PC is always on 24/7.
Turn it on or leave it off? Thanks in advance for any replies.
Vidman
got the above stuff today for $70.58 after Kingston MIR. I'm not crazy for rebates but Kingston sends you a real check, not a prepaid VISA, They're fast too. About a month for my SSD rebate from them.
Wife just became PC enthusiast for a Samsung Spinpoint 1TB with $10off promo code and -$5 instant, and 2x2GB of Kingston HyperX Blu DDR3 PC1600 with a $15 rebate.
Nice! thanks for the post and the linkage.
I don't like jumping in on first gen cpus/chipsets. You're gonna pay full freight for them and most of the time the 2nd revisions are better and cheaper. With what you have, I'd let the fanboys shake out the new stuff first and then pick/choose.
Nice! I have a feeling that some of the current 955's are just down-binned 965's or even 970's. They've been at this Fab process for awhile now. I have to think there's some really good OCers out there still for sale. This chip will hold me for awhile. Quad core at 4GHz is a nice piece.
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temps are good. that's a good OC. Some big fans in that case !!:D
I'm using an older full tower like this...
http://www.chieftecusa.com/dragon.htm
.....but with a window fan in the side panel. 5 x 80mm fans ( good ones ). that and the Scythe seem to be doing the job.
Yeah, It's great when you get a good one. I'm coming off at 555BE that wouldn't unlock as well. OCed decent ( 3.8GHz ) but wouldn't do 4 stable even at 1.45vcore. This 955BE is a monster. These are probably down binned 970's. Wouldnt' surprise me.
nah, 50-55C is no biggie under full stress which is where I'm at. I'm over an hour into prime95 with temp fluctuating between 54 and 55C. seems like it quite likes it! LOL
This Scythe fan/hs is no slacker and it's not very loud either. A nice alternative to the "remove the mainboard, condo...
Jeesh I just received this cpu from Tiger Direct on sale for $119, installed it this afternoon and after having at 3.6 then 3.8 for an hour each. I upped the vcore to 1.416, ram to 1.6v, hit the multi to 20x just for laughs to see if it would boot and VOILA !!
I'm about 15 mins thru prime95 (...
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