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    After ~7 years of tailgating...

    This is the result of a tailgater. Short story, I got cut off when I started I accelerating, slammed on the brakes, and the asshole behind me ran into me going 15mph (when everyone else was still going 5-10mph). The idiot's insurance paid $3700 total in damages, and that doesn't even include the...
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    Lost Coast should be out tonight

    Old news. Welcome to 5 minutes ago. :roll: jp :P
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    SM3.0 is a scam.

    Not completely sure if this was mentioned, but running high-dynamic range (HDR) lighting in the PS2.0 and PS3.0 paths result in a difference. For example, in Splinter Cell Chaos Theory's latest patch, it introduces PS2.0 support; now soft shadows, offset mapping, and a form of HDR is capable on...
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    Overclocking Guide

    Naw, I wouldn't recommend it unless you have money to turn. R500 and NV50 are going to be announed in about 2 months, so it'd be a better idea to save up on that vc front and sell your current card. I will be. Sell my 6800gt, throw 100-200 in and have a brand new card.
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    Overclocking Guide

    Why do people call me by an adjective in my screen name? My name is Jarad... I'll check out the Everest thing later. Thanks.
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    Overclocking Guide

    The downside of dividers is that your memory isn't faster with respect to mhz, but mhz aren't everything. I've only had my A64 since late February. Timings on A64 do mean a lot. Let me put it this way: 312mhz of 2.5-3-3-10 get me 7.1k bandwidth in Sandra, where as 266mhz 2-2-2-5 gets 7.6k. The...
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    eCalc

    Check out this proggy a moderator on EOCF created. It's called eCalc. It's like SuperPi but uses different algorithms. It supports SSE and a few other things. What I really like about it is that it has a Vericode to verify if the scores you see are legit. Check out the proggy here. Here is...
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    Overclocking Guide

    I got a new rig. Updated sig: Click
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    Overclocking Guide

    The video is something I found on some site, I think EBaumsWorld. It's obviously a joke but a reminder as well. Ignoring that it's not meant to be taken seriously and analyze it as if it were serious doesn't make you smart or an "out of the box" thinker.
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    Overclocking Guide

    No clue. Look around the bios is all I can say. Ask StriderGT.
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    Overclocking Guide

    Motherboard brand? Model?
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    Overclocking Guide

    In ASUS boards they're "disguised" as 400, 333, and 266 as 1:1, 5:4, and 3:2, respectively. I don't have much experience with A64, but I gather what I can about them. My guide is outdated as far as the specifics go, but as a "noob" guide it gets the job done. I'll prolly redo the entire guide...
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    Overclocking Guide

    I don't have an Athlon 64. From what I've read around the internet about A64, this is the concept but not exact. Rogue_Jedi did added that part. If you have a better way of putting it, please do so.
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    Overclocking Guide

    Yea, double-pumped. Don't bother with the tweak for now. If you have an AGP videocard now, then you'll have to get a PCI-Express. Overclocking raises temps, but not as much as increasing the voltage does. Timings don't go that high. Mine go from 2-2-2-5 to 3-4-4-8. I doubt the first...
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    Overclocking Guide

    The FSB is quad-pumped. Take the FSB and divide it by four to get the effective speed. 800fsb / 4 = 200mhz. The ram speed is a ratio of the effective FSB. The ratio is FSB:RAM. The ratios are 1:1, 5:4, 3:2, and possibly others. The SPD only controls the timings. Lower is better, but can make...
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    Overclocking Guide

    ClockGen http://www.cpuid.com/clockgen.php
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    Free candy and soda at CrapUSA!

    More or less the amount they show their customers.
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    Free candy and soda at CrapUSA!

    Success. http://geocities.com/ssprncvegeta/UberL33tJarad.html
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    Overclocking Guide

    Remember that adding voltage can increase stability at the cist of heat and lifespan. On a prescott, if you choose to go over 1.55v, the lifespan is much less than that of >1.55v, but it's ok for quick benchmarks. If you are only testing for quick benchmarks, the only real thing holding you...
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    Overclocking Guide

    sounds good. i don't have excel installed, tho. i'll ask around of what people think of it.:) is it for A64 only?
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    Overclocking Guide

    i could add it if you want. what exactly does it do?
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    Overclocking Guide

    not a link, i meant the quote with the speeds a few paragraphs above. here's the easiest way to remember the PC-xxxx speed of something: get the raw speed, say 225mhz fsb. you want to pc-xxxx ram, times it by 16. 225 * 16 = 3600. they don't make pc3600, but they do make pc-3700, which would...
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    Overclocking Guide

    the first time i saw it, i knew everyone had to see it. not just because it's funny, but anyone remotely unsure about overclocking will instantly not want to overclock. you have to be confident to overclock and i think that gets anyone not willing to take risks to not overclock. good times.
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    Overclocking Guide

    well it's true. you'll see a <1fps gain with lower latencies. better to achieve 1:1 ratio with fsb than doing a 5:4 just to maintain lower ram latencies. lowering cas when oc'ing just creates an unnecissary instability.
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    Overclocking Guide

    timings help in synthetic benchmarks, but not much in games. lower timings are better. for DDR, 2-2-2-5 is ideal at >250mhz. memory modules that can do that are BH-5. they're hard to come by. simply lower them until your system becomes unstable. lowering timings is making it faster than stock...
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    Overclocking Guide

    must've read my own sig by accident.:D do two anyway.
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    Overclocking Guide

    more stressful. you don't have to, but i do. you have hyperthreading, use the capability of two threads on one core by running two.
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    Overclocking Guide

    Prime95 is a good prog to test RAM, too. close all your other programs and run two instances of Prime95. run it for at least 10 hours, a full day if you want a more thorough check for instability.
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    Is Far Cry Multi/HyperThreaded?

    no game is multithreaded. to multithread, the game must load as two .exe's where one logical processor works on one while the other works on the second. Far Cry is not. nor is Half-Life 2 nor Doom 3. no games gains from a processor having HT, just you with the ability to run two (or more)...
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    Online HL2 System performace check

    i think they do. a 2ghz intel would most likely lag in the game. a 2ghz athlonXP would be a definite better. i'm in the 2nd best quare thingy.:)
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    Overclocking Guide

    huh? this is the compilation of my, Rogue_Jedi's, and Ariste's input. Ariste just didn't give the authors (me and jedi) credit. all is well now.:)
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    Overclocking Guide

    thanks. the links were taken from a thread on the HardOCP forums, but when i link to it and click it it doesn't load. adds a s to http://. best to search the HardForums for that link, he may have updated them. i might just remove the links and say go there for links.
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    IE doesn't remember passwords?

    reset all your settings. IE remembers passwords, but you prolly got the popup that asked you and clicked 'no' without realizing it. try FireFox instead of IE anyway.
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    PCI-E and Power Supplies...

    if the PSU says PCI-Express ready, it means just that. you can use it in any rig it fits, ATX form factor, whether it be AGP or PCI-Express. you shouldn't need any adapters. i'm not too familiar with PCI-Express, so wait for other's feedback.
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    do you sleep better with the computer turned off?

    i can't sleep with my pc off. gotta love the sound of the fans.:)
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    Overclocking Guide

    Jarad's Guide to Overclocking Rogue_Jedi's FAQ Revised thanks to Ariste Screen names- AIM: uberl33tjarad MSN: ssprncvegeta email: uberl33tjarad at gmail dot com check out my site for latest news! What is Overclocking? Overclocking is the process of making various components of...