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Which should i get? Any experts..?

thank you all for your replies. i am now considering several options....thanks for all the input....i am not so much trying to get advice on which of the 3 processors i should buy anymore, but rather just general advice on what would be the most effective upgrade...thank you I'm sorry, I...
- daddyrief
- Post #30
- Dec 31, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Which should i get? Any experts..?

on air cooling, sure.... i mean, im looking at this: 128 L2 on my celeron vs. 512k on these proc. 400mhz fsb on celly vs. 533 on these p4s... plus, isnt p4 better dynamics-wise than the celeron...? edit: i know amd is superior, but im looking for a semi-budget upgrade, hopefully for...
- daddyrief
- Post #9
- Dec 30, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Which should i get? Any experts..?

i mean, running games at 1024x768 is fine for me, i just want a decent frame rate for once.... remember im upgrading from a celeron, the crap of all existence...
- daddyrief
- Post #7
- Dec 30, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Which should i get? Any experts..?

thanks, i was actually looking into going amd. thing is, im not sure if i want to shell out the dough for a mobo too... none of these would be an improvement?
- daddyrief
- Post #3
- Dec 30, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Which should i get? Any experts..?

ok, here is my situation. i have a ****** 2.8 celeron, i think 128kb L2, it sucks. ive upgraded everything and im pretty sure its the processor bogging me down. (with a 6600gt and a gig of ram, i cant even get 30fps on cs:s). In the ft/fs forums, here's what i found: Intel P4 2.40 GHz ---...
- daddyrief
- Thread
- Dec 30, 2005
- Replies: 32
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Questions about proc. upgrade..

bump?
- daddyrief
- Post #2
- Dec 2, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Questions about proc. upgrade..

hey guys...im thinking about getting a new processor for my abit sg-72 sis645 chipset mobo...most it can take is 2.8 p4 i think, but anyways...i got a 6600gt but i cant even run hl:2 at a decent 30 fps!! im guessing its my celeron, with 128kb l2 and piss poor fsb... the real question is, what...
- daddyrief
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- Dec 1, 2005
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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6600gt running hot

ugh...i also cant even keep a steady 30 fps on hl:2 single player. for such a powerful card, im feeling kind of disappointed...
- daddyrief
- Post #17
- Nov 6, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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6600gt running hot

Slithery - it is agp. it sucks that its running so hot stock, kinda limits the potential for oc'ing :/
- daddyrief
- Post #16
- Nov 6, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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6600gt running hot

thanks guys...it is idling at 55 degrees now, after getting a couple fans in my case... it goes up to about 80-82 max under load, but usually stays around the high 70s on average, under load... the only thing im wondering, i run visualizations on my computer all night, is keeping it...
- daddyrief
- Post #13
- Nov 6, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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6600gt running hot

whats the highest temp i should safely run it so that it wont cause damage to the card over a period of time?
- daddyrief
- Post #3
- Nov 4, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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6600gt running hot

ok, another question guys... i just bought this xfx 6600gt, and the card WAS idling in the mid-to-high 60 degree mark...i bought a $5 proc fan from radioshack and threw it in the bottom of my case, now its idling at 62/63.. still too hot. i read it should be idling in at least the 50's...
- daddyrief
- Thread
- Nov 4, 2005
- Replies: 21
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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question about 6600gt clocks (solved)

yup, jdurg, i figured it out on my own and did it, its all good. :-D thanks guys.
- daddyrief
- Post #5
- Nov 4, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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question about 6600gt clocks (solved)

i was just wondering, how does the card know when to run with a 2d clock (300 mHz) or a 3d (500 mHz) clock speed? i was jw if i should just change all the speeds to 500... i just wanna make sure its running at at least 500mhz. [EDIT: also asking because rivatuner showed the clock at...
- daddyrief
- Thread
- Nov 3, 2005
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Japanese manufacturers ready to throw their subcompacts into U.S. market

one is more fun in the rain/dirt though ;).
- daddyrief
- Post #219
- Nov 2, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Japanese manufacturers ready to throw their subcompacts into U.S. market

long live rwd ;)
- daddyrief
- Post #212
- Nov 2, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Japanese manufacturers ready to throw their subcompacts into U.S. market

wonderfully said.... i'm not really against small cars, hell i drove an 89 corolla before my new truck...but i do agree on many of your points...and too bad FWD replaced RWD...since fwd is so much cheaper to build, everyone is stuck with it.
- daddyrief
- Post #209
- Nov 2, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What's wrong with it!?!

bump for any more possible help..?
- daddyrief
- Post #16
- Oct 22, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What's wrong with it!?!

i was also looking at some forum, i dont remember where, and i think it said 9800's had some compatibility problems with SiS...? maybe this could be the case?
- daddyrief
- Post #15
- Oct 22, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What's wrong with it!?!

thanks for the support. avalon -- i had a computer shop put the power supply in (i know, i know...) so from what i gather from the sticker, it is: @-power, model ep-43057 i dont know much about psu', so as far as rated rails go, id need a bit more info :) how/where/can i flash the video...
- daddyrief
- Post #14
- Oct 22, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What's wrong with it!?!

bump for help?
- daddyrief
- Post #9
- Oct 21, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What's wrong with it!?!

Thanks for the replies. Avalon -- Just had a new power supply put in, 430 watt i believe. It should be sufficient....right? rbV5/jiffylube1024 -- I bought the card off a guy who said he had all 8 pipelines enabled, and it worked fine... and i installed the card trying to use the ATI...
- daddyrief
- Post #8
- Oct 21, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What's wrong with it!?!

also, i have an ABIT sg-72 mobo, dont know if that helps at all...
- daddyrief
- Post #2
- Oct 20, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What's wrong with it!?!

hi. i just bought a powercolor 9800se off of the forums on here. after receiving it, i put it in, and on the bios screen/windows loading screen, i get squares across the screen. ive messed with this god damn thing for 5 hours. omega drivers, ati drivers, nothing, nothing works. tell me whats...
- daddyrief
- Thread
- Oct 20, 2005
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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