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    Can you comment on this core 2 setup?

    I'm planning on upgrading from s939 winchester 3200 to core 2 duo 6600, probably before 1st August. I want to be able to overclock as much as possible. The setup which I could build using currently available products is below. I would really appreciate any comments before jumping in re. these...
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    Advice needed: Objective is near-silent, high overclocking PC

    I am thinking of moving on up to dual core, and have been considering also trying to silence my PC. Water cooling seems a sensible idea, and a new kit has just come out that looks to be optimal: Swiftech APEX for £175 or around 240 euro. I can get a 3800+ for 364 euro. These two combined...
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    Fans AND water cooling, or just water...

    I am thinking about using water-cooling in my oc'd AMD64 system, and had a couple of questions: i) If I get waterblocks for CPU, Northbridge and GPU will I need any fans any more for cooling HDD's, memory etc? Or I can I just leave them to passively cool? ii) I have an ATI X800XT, is...
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    HELP: X2 3800, 4200 or 4400

    I need help in choosing between the X2 3800, 4200 or 4400. I can get hold of these chips in Europe for 378, 511 and 562 euro respectively. My aim is to get the highest possible performance for the lowest possible price. All the other components of my system are well capable of producing a...
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    Upgrading my PSU has really helped...

    When I built my computer 3-4 months ago I got a cheap 500W PSU that seemed to work fine initially, easily oc'd my 3200+ winchester to 2.5GHz. Recently it's been playing up, particularly with rebooting during boot if there is a cd in the drive. I looked at the 12V voltage with smart guardian...
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    Intel sees the light

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/13/intel_confirms_netburst_end/ (Originally posted by apairoflegsanyone in the 'AMD will have lower priced X2's' thread) Reposting here as I thought it may merit a wider audience...
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    AMD X2 REAL release 7th June, Pentium D 22 June

    The Inquirer is saying here that AMD has beaten Intel in the non-paper release of popular (ie not EE) dual core CPU's. This is when Intel have gone out on a leg to win this particular marketing race. Obviously the sheer bulk of manufacturing capacity that Intel possesses compared with AMD...
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    My first build, A64 3200+ o/c to 2500 MHz

    Hi, About 8 months ago I decided the laptop i used for work was not really up to the job for a lot of games, and so I looked around and bought a Dell 8400 with the new 925X chipset and an ATI X800XT gfx card. At that point there were zero X800XT's in the channel, so it seemed a good deal...
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    Asus A8N SLI vs DFI Lanparty nf4 SLI DR

    I have just received the A8N SLI, still in the box, when I read the glowing review of the DFI on Anandtech. So, I am wondering, I can send back my A8N and replace it with the DFI for a very small difference in money. Is it worth it in the long run? Will I be much much happier overclocking with...