Thanks for the advice guys. I decided on the Corsair HX520W and the Tuniq Tower. I would normally wait until April for the GPU/CPU, but my current computer's motherboard stopped working. This leaves me on a temporary computer with a 20GB HDD and XP2500+ CPU. I can't play any games with this...
I've decided on all but three parts for my new computer and would like some recommendations. Here are the parts I've decided on already.
CPU: E6400 - $222
MB: GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 v3.3 - $123
RAM: OCZ Platinum Rev2 2GB DDR2 800 - $155
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB - owned
CASE...
I found some DDR2 800 ram so I can OC to 3.2GHz and wonder if anyone knows if this is compatible with the 965P-DS3 rev3.3 out of the box.
- OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB DDR2 800 - $155 AR (clubit.com)
I'd like a second opinion on my current PSU. I found a few potential replacement PSUs that...
I've decided to go ahead and buy the remaining components for my new computer now that my old motherboard stopped working and my x800pro fan has a loud buzz on startup.
I currently own and will use the following parts in my new build.
- Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200.10
- Antec 900 + Ultra...
I don't see any option for vdimm in the BIOS. You'll have to forgive my ignorance, it's my first OC attempt. Here are some pics of the options available.
Bios 1
Bios 2
I tried setting Cpu External Freq. to 200 and increased CPU vcore a tad, but computer still didnt start.
I tried setting the fsb to 200 but the computer wouldn't start. So instead I tried setting the mutiplier to 12.5x, same problem. I tried 12.0 multi and it worked, but that's only an overclock from 1832hgz to 1996ghz. This gave Oblivion a framerate increase from 17 to 19.
I get the same...
Since I have pc2700 (166mhz) ram, it would be bottlenecking my cpu if I overclocked it to 2200mhz, correct? So it doesn't seem worth overclocking afterall. What if I used a 12.5 multiplier, would that work with my pc2700 ram?
I cleaned out all the dust (lots) with an air compressor. The heatsink was 50% covered with dust. The temps went down considerably.
Before: Idle
socket:56c
diode:83c
After: Idle
socket:45c
diode:60c
I don't have any thermal compound and wonder if I should try and overclock it to...
I wanted to overlock my CPU because it seems it's limiting Oblivion with my X800 Pro. I downloaded motherboard monitor to check my temps and noticed the cpu socket is 52c and cpu diode is 79c. I haven't done any overclocking on this cpu before and it's using the stock heatsink/fan.
I've had this psu for a few years and just today I noticed it randomly buzzing. A few weeks ago I noticed the down-facing fan wasn't on which I assumed was normal. Today I noticed the fan spins slowly and makes a buzzing sound while slowing to a still for one second bursts every other second...
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Does anyone know if the AGP version is VIVO and can be flashed to an XT PE? My 9700 Pro just died and I'm looking for an upgrade. I noticed the PCI-E version says it comes with "9 Pin Cable for Video Input/Video Output" but AGP doesn't list that, so I'm guessing it doesn't have VIVO.
Sorry about the triple post, it's hard to see what I'm doing now that my video card problem has worsened.
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I tried underclocking it and that didn't change anything. I don't know if my card has a temperature sensor, ATI Tray Tool's gpu temperature options were grayed out.
My...
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