My NEW RIG!!

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HotStuff

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Assembled this over past couple of few days:

Intel core 2 duo 3Ghz 1333Mhz FSB
2GB 1066Mhz OCZ Ram
BFG Nvidia 8800GS 320Mb, super overclocked by manufacturer
Asus P5K deluxe M/b
Cosair 620W PSU

With CS:S video stress test, with full detail, I got 270fps!

Fuck me! Can't wait to see framerate with BF games.

nuff said
 
thatbloke

thatbloke

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SgtFury

SgtFury

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What the cat Thatbloke? I have one you can have she drives me nuts :D
 
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HotStuff

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Right just been playing BF2 with Macca, and to answer the questions, was getting 80-100 fps with all details on full on 64 player servers. Pretty slick movement makes it easier to move and aim better. Not so sure that I appreciate the graphics looking better though, more satisfied with being able to join 64 player servers and not lose framerate.

As for the cost, the items listed was almost dead on £800. I kept the same SATA HDD's, case, x-fi card and dvd drives.

all stuff was purchased from overclockers.com who provide a great deal and have good returns policy.

Sorry if I have sounded a bit boostful about this.
 
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elDiablo

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I think you have the right to be proud of your rig mate! I wish I had it, that's for sure! :D
 
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HotStuff

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Killer, I play on the standard 1280x1024 resolution at 85Hz.

I acutally have arctic themal paste and an arctic cooling fan on the CPU which according to write ups should turn a 3Ghz duo 2 into a 4Ghz very easily. Also the memory I bought is actually pc9200 meaning it can run at 1150Mhz.

That was until I saw this rig run...eh... over-clocking, not sure I would notice any benefits or even difference!
 
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Had a problem with new rig late last weekend. It turned out to be the OCZ 1150Mhz memory. Overclockers suggested I downgrade to 800Mhz memory since it is more stable. They sorted me out within 36 hours of having problem. Not that I see much difference in performance, now get 268 fps in css video stress test, compared to 270 fps with 1066Mhz memory - wierd!!?

Anyhow guys, learn from my experience it would appear that 1066Mhz memory hasn't really reached the same stability as 800Mhz memory. For a start, there isn't any BIOS's that recognise 1066Mhz memory, you need to manually input speed - that of course can open a pandora's box as other bios settings may then need to be adjusted.

From doing a bit of research 1066Mhz memory is for enthusiasts who want to squeeze every last morsil of performance from their machine and enjoy the challenge of experimenting with Bios/voltage/timing to gain stability.

The manual of my new board says it supports KINGSTON HyperX 1066Mhz memory, but the KINGSTON website lists NO MOTHERBOARDS that will support their 1066Mhz Hyperx memory.

My m/b manual says board officially supports up to 800Mhz memory, but claims it 'natively' supports 1066Mhz.

Do you see what I am getting at?

I choose stablity over performance. who knows maybe future bios release will improve stability?
 
Iron_fist

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basically what it means is that it automatically detects the voltage that your memory wants to run at. pretty much all current memory that runs at 1066Mhz is just 800Mhz stuff with a different controller on it that says give me 2.5V instead of 2.1V
 
DeZmond

DeZmond

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I find that memory tends to be the fiddliest part of a system configuration of late. I currently have 2GB of DDR400 RAM, in 2 x 1GB sticks. When I was using only one the motherboard ran both at 2x200Mhz, ie the full 400Mhz. Now that I have another DDR400 stick installed, it only runs at 2x166Mhz, ie DDR333. Which is not particularly good, but hasn't particularly impacted the system performance at all. I suspect the newly overclocked 4200+ (to 2.4ghz, ie a 4600+) will have something to do with that. :)

Glad you found a stable config for your system!
 
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