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[Frank]

hahaha dw I only spent around $250,000 so far. I still live in the house i lived since i was a newborn, and probably will untill the house is destroyed or untill i die =)

BTW, should i replace my 2900XTs with a pair of 3800s or just not bother?

[Hangender]

By all accounts the 3800 is faster than the 2900XT although the memory bus is smaller.

[hechen]

Aren't Nvidia better then ATI?
If so why not try them?

[Frank]

I'm not familiar with nVidia. I've had a good relationship with ATi and would like to stay that way.

[xninja92]

Originally Posted by hechen

Did you really need to OC it?

I have my underclocked .
It never reach over 75% for longer then 5 seconds even when converting videos and playing a game.

lol why not? It's simple and free, especially when I have the G0 stepping.

When u're in, there's no way out XD

*overclocking my mum's old pc*

Originally Posted by ForzaIV

I'm not familiar with nVidia. I've had a good relationship with ATi and would like to stay that way.

crossfire (ati's x2 graphiccard method) is actually better generally than SLI (nVidia's x2 graphiccard method) maybe not that big, but SLI is good too

Intel and nVidia rules the market right now. Intel delayed their 45nm Quad processors because of lack of competition in the market (AMD do something)

amd/ati are going bankrupt lol

[hechen]

Originally Posted by xninja92

lol why not? It's simple and free, especially when I have the G0 stepping.

When u're in, there's no way out XD

*overclocking my mum's old pc*




crossfire (ati's x2 graphiccard method) is actually better generally than SLI (nVidia's x2 graphiccard method)

Intel and nVidia rules the market right now. Intel delayed their 45nm Quad processors because of lack of competition in the market (AMD do something)

To me I don't think you need to OC if it unneeded.
And it not free.... It lower your processor lifespan in the long run.
I Don't want to risk OC since my computer is on alot for torrent and stuff. And i don't really need 3.0GHz quad core for torrent .

[Frank]

Originally Posted by hechen

To me I don't think you need to OC if it unneeded.
And it not free.... It lower your processor lifespan in the long run.
I Don't want to risk OC since my computer is on alot for torrent and stuff. And i don't really need 3.0GHz quad core for torrent .

Having your processor overclocked is good for more speed and overclocking it by 200MHz shouldn't pose any risks; your CPU is grunty enough to handle 3Ghz with stock cooling.

[hechen]

What is the normal temperature of a CPU you know?

My is usually around 25C-36C(Gaming)

[Frank]

for me..around 39-55C.

Check in the BIOS if you're not sure, everything is different.

[Hangender]

check the specs. The 1333 FSB processors have a max temp of 70C while 1066 FSB c2d have 60 C max

usually there is an idle temp and load temp. When you overclock you must especially keep the load temp in normal ranges