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    Radeon 9500 Pro / 9700 vs. GF FX 5200 Ultra...

    Wow thanks a lot, lots of good information there. Is there any recommended utility used for overclocking the GPU... I have most recent ATI drivers right now, it's running good. Still, would you have chosen the 9500 pro over the gf fx 5200 ultra?
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    Radeon 9500 Pro / 9700 vs. GF FX 5200 Ultra...

    Bump Could someone post differences in performance between these 2 cards...
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    Radeon 9500 Pro / 9700 vs. GF FX 5200 Ultra...

    is the radeon 9500 pro / 9700 the same as a 9700... i cant tell if this card is a 9500 pro, a 9700, or a 9700 pro it just lists as a radeon 9500 pro / 9700
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    Radeon 9500 Pro / 9700 vs. GF FX 5200 Ultra...

    I have to choose one, a friend said he'd give me the Radeon 9500 Pro / 9700 128mb, since he's upgrading, andfor his spare box won't need a good vid card. Since I only have 1 box, a main box, should I keep my GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 128mb or take the radeon... I don't know which is better...
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    Quick Compare... K8T890 *POLL*

    I may be setting up two computer one for me and one for someone else so we'll see.
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    Quick Compare... K8T890 *POLL*

    Look better? !! What, you ain't a fan of purple? :)
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    Quick Compare... K8T890 *POLL*

    Soltek SL-K8T890Pro vs. Abit AX8 K8T890... Which is the better board. Similarly priced. I want some overclocking options and good stability. I have decided against nforce4... I feel I can trust what VIA makes... they've been used a lot longer then nForce. Plus I feel the VIA will be...
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    Motherboard Choice for the Venice?

    It's ok I hear it's having some problems lately...
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    Dfi SLI-DR or Abit AN8?

    I can build a better comp then that for <1000.... :) When are rich boys gonna learn.. have all that money, don't have the ideal to simply read for like 2 HOURS to find out what to buy and what not to at what prices....
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    Which Motherboard to get?

    Hmmm wierd... I'm not getting either of those models (AV8 Nforce4 is what I'm getting...) not the 3rd eye... probably a fluke but the IC-7 max 3 I don't know.. got me stuck there. Probably a messed up board...
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    Dfi SLI-DR or Abit AN8?

    Ah sweet... yeah I did some tournaments and lanparties in my time lol... CS is fun I use to kick ass but now I just suck so yeah... everyone hax me :( hehe Your comp will be very impressive, easy to setup, you'll do fine, and I'm sure you'll be pleased.
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    I have the upgrade bug, but is it worth it?

    I'd wait for dual core toledo or something... man you're smoking the crap out of my system (athlon xp 2100... 512mb 2100...fx5200u) and im fighting the upgrade urge... waiting for venice cores to come out. You need the Upgrade-O-Patch or something to put on your arm to fight the cravings ;)...
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    Upgrading My Computer....Need some advice.

    Don't get the FX-55... if you really want to upgrade I'd wait for the new AMD chips (venice) and pick up a 3800+ venice and overlock it to match speeds of a FX-55 for half the price...
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    Which Motherboard to get?

    Oh, what problems did they have do you know? I'd be interested to know as I'm about to pick one up... also what models did they have?
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    DFI Ultra D, good board to go with?

    I've never heard of skyhawk but if you're impressed by it go ahead and get it! Come back here and write a lil review of how it does... I think the 450w xclio will suit your needs though.
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    Cheap replacement for GeForce 4MX

    I would go with a GF6200 for like $120... I used to own a GF4MX and now I own a FX5200ultra... its a LOT better then the GF4MX... Try the Ti4200.. Try the 6200... Maybe a FX5800...
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    Dfi SLI-DR or Abit AN8?

    Yeah I assume the capacitors are pretty good. Nah you're not stupid... the higher the clock speed the better (for OCing) but you want to keep your voltage low... the new Venice cores are suppose to be around like 1.4v even overclocked they barely hit 1.5... 1.55v on a Venice is like... a 1ghz...
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    Chaintech VNF4 ultra bios

    You have problems god himself cannot fix. Might wanna try asking Majorpayne though as he uses and is very successful with the Chaintech VNF4...
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    Which Motherboard to get?

    I think the Abit is a good first timer board... easy first time OC'er too, with the uGURU program.
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    Motherboard Choice for the Venice?

    He deduced it was comparible to his FX55 when you overclocked the venice for roughly half the money...
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    Motherboard Choice for the Venice?

    Yeah punk! hehe... Like Waylay00 said... it's the new revision. Suppose to have an extra couple goodies on it, run cooler, potentially a better overclocker then the Winchester's... we'll see though. There's a review and an overclock thread on xtremesystems where stephen got a 3800+ venice...
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    DFI Ultra D, good board to go with?

    Yes, it's a good board to go with. The whole 2x PCI-E on the Ultra - D, well, I hear all new DFI boards are having the SLI modified bridge disabled, and any new drivers or bios' coming out will disable any modified SLI you did to make it SLI compatible... so the ULTRA D for all intended...
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    Dfi SLI-DR or Abit AN8?

    If you can overclock with comparible results using LESS voltage that is GOOD. You don't endanger your chip as much, don't put such a strain on it, and it will run cooler. You want to get the most out of overclocking without having to raise your voltage that much. If I can overclock on my...
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    Motherboard Choice for the Venice?

    Hey all. I just wanted to know if when you people start purchasing / exchanging for the Venice what motherboard you will be getting? I'm planning on getting the Venice 3000+ and doing some overclocking hopefully to up around 2.4-2.6ghz stable. Can you recommend a good motherboard? I'm...
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    New System Build

    Haha alright... he's a bit full of himself anyways ;) but he's my friend, what can you do. As for DDR2, yeah, I'm waiting, and I might just stick with DDR until DDR3 comes out because I hear it is better then DDR2 and fixes all the issues DDR2 has... it is much more efficient (what the...
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    New System Build

    I think I'm going to wait for the Venice, and wait to see what a good board to use with the Venice to overclock will be. I think the DFI would be good, but who knows, I hear that the new Venice core will be incompatible with nForce... perhaps they fixed this with a bios update or something...
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    AMD ATHLON 64 3000+,3200+,3500+ & 3800+ With SSE3!!

    The new cores are simply replacing older core production. Every "Winchester" you buy from now on that's made in production after 4/4/05 will respectably be a "Venice".
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    New System Build

    What core would O/C better then the Winchesters? Are they just upgrading them or is there a new chip / core coming out?
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    New System Build

    Great info guys, I think I'll go with the DFI board. I feel the $15 is justified. Between the XP-90 and the 120... I dunno... I think I'll get the XP-120, if my ram is small enough, which I think it will be. My case should be cool with 4 120mm fans in it (2 case, 1 CPU, 1 PSU) I'm hoping...
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    6600GT PCIe.. eVGA, XFX, or MSI

    This is one of the last remaining factors standing in the way of ordering my complete system. What do you all think? I think the eVGA would be the simplest card of the bunch, the MSI has had rumored problems with the HSF, and people just talk trash about the XFX... though the car looks good to...
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    New System Build

    Ok, here's how my new and improved setup looks... what do you all think? Hard Drive ---------- Seagate Barracuda 160GB 7.2k RPM SATA $105 N82E16822148018 Power Supply ---------- XCilio "450BL" ATX 450w Power Supply $50 N82E16817189003 Case ----------...
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    New System Build

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    New System Build

    Ok... it's a tossup now between the Soltek SL K890 Pro VIA K8T890 ($122) and the DFI Lanparty nForce4 Ultra-D ($137) Running the Winchester 3000+ 90nm 939. Which to go for which to go for... the Soltek is getting GREAT reviews, and I like the layout of the board opposed ot the DFI. I...
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    New System Build

    Ok I have more questions and skeptical attitude towards products now that I've started this thread... lol I DO want to overclock, the Clawhammer DTR seemed to overclock fine in my friends 754... up to 2.4Ghz and run below 50c under a load. However it is 120nm and not 90nm like the Winchester...
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    New System Build

    Is the Nforce 4 really a good chipset? Better then the VIA?
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    New System Build

    I'm getting iffy reviews over that chaintech, in one review it said in the BIOS the temperature for the CPU was almsot 10c off...
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    New System Build

    Is PCI - E faster then AGP 8x? How would a PCI - E 6600GT compare to a AGP 6600GT...? A lot of reviews I am reading puts the Chaintech down for overclocking... the Gigabyte is rated high however, how about an MSI k8 neo plat 2 939 with the nforce 3?
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    New System Build

    You do realize that the Chaintech is a PCI-E board and no AGP...
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    New System Build

    What's wrong with the ones I had picked out :( lol... I like the Chaintech, is there a way you can overclock that from Windows like you can the uGuru on the Abit?