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| AZCA |
| quote: | Originally posted by ThaDevil
My current XMS timings are 4-2-2-2 |
yes, those timings work on some boards like ASUS, but what really happens (if u have an ASUS board), the BIOS automatically slows down the RAM to prevent crashing, so those timings are fake, not real.
what u really getting is 6-3-3-2-1T, and there were many articles confirming that.
Now if you have the low latency Crucial XMS LL, then those sticks are good, but the price is a rip off.
Best choice, Kingston HyperX (512 megs for 98$, 256 for 57$) where is Crucial is around 140$ for 2 LL sticks. |
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| ThaDevil |
| quote: | Originally posted by AZCA
yes, those timings work on some boards like ASUS, but what really happens (if u have an ASUS board), the BIOS automatically slows down the RAM to prevent crashing, so those timings are fake, not real.
what u really getting is 6-3-3-2-1T, and there were many articles confirming that.
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Hell no dude, Im a member on nForce boards for ages now, and they are pros they know alot more then you or me.
And my board runs at 4-2-2-2 and my bandwith is around 3500mbs, and 100% stable.
BTW, I bought my Corsair XMS DDR400 512MB from newegg for 90 bucks when they had sale. |
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| AZCA |
| quote: | Originally posted by ThaDevil
Hell no dude, Im a member on nForce boards for ages now, and they are pros they know alot more then you or me.
And my board runs at 4-2-2-2 and my bandwith is around 3500mbs, and 100% stable.
BTW, I bought my Corsair XMS DDR400 512MB from newegg for 90 bucks when they had sale. |
well, maybe u just got lucky and got quality ram from Corsair, cause I tried 4 diff sticks and was disappointed.
With Kingston had no problems, built 3 high perf computers, just stick them in, people playing games 24/7 and running servers @ 333 Mhz 5-2-2-2-1T, stable as a rock, + the price is lower too ;) |
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| ThaDevil |
| quote: | Originally posted by AZCA
well, maybe u just got lucky and got quality ram from Corsair, cause I tried 4 diff sticks and was disappointed.
With Kingston had no problems, built 3 high perf computers, just stick them in, people playing games 24/7 and running servers @ 333 Mhz 5-2-2-2-1T, stable as a rock, + the price is lower too ;) |
Im a hardcore gamer myself, and my system is mainly for gameplay and some music and videos, but maily for games like Freedom Fighters, BF1942 and Zero hour for now ... and I play all of my games at 1280x1200 4xaa 4xaf without a hitch, smooth operator.
Im definalty ready for HL2, Doom III and what not :thepirate |
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| whiskers |
| quote: | Originally posted by whiskers
ANTEC LIFE STYLE SERIES SONATA PIANO BLACK Model# Sonata w/ ANTEC TRUE380 380W Power Supply $95.00
Pioneer 16X DVD-ROM Model DVD-120S Slot Load Drive OEM $38.99
CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series (Twin Pack) 512MB(2 x 256MB) 2x(32MX64) TWINX512-3200C2PT With Platinum - Silver Heat Spreader.Retail $138.50
Asus Motherboard for AMD Athlon XP/Duron Processors, Model# A7N8X Deluxe Retail $125.00
AMD ATHLON XP 2400 /266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU - RETAIL $82.00
Sapphire ATI OEM RADEON 9000 Atlantis 128MB TV out, , Powered by ATI ,BULK $66.00
Grand Total » $ 545.49
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all right, i'm gonna order, but before i do, is that all i need or is there something else i'm forgetting. i have 2 hard drives + lan cars + etc. what about a heatsink + fan? do i have to buy the heatsink separately? fan recommendations? i need to be sure that it's compatible with the mobo/cpu and easy to install, i don't wanna screw it up.
EDIT: the cpu comes with a heatsink/fan, but do i really want the generic one? |
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| ThaDevil |
| quote: | Originally posted by whiskers
all right, i'm gonna order, but before i do, is that all i need or is there something else i'm forgetting. i have 2 hard drives + lan cars + etc. what about a heatsink + fan? do i have to buy the heatsink separately? fan recommendations? i need to be sure that it's compatible with the mobo/cpu and easy to install, i don't wanna screw it up.
EDIT: the cpu comes with a heatsink/fan, but do i really want the generic one? |
Lan cars ?? wtf is that ??
If you want good cooling get an SLK800A .... one of the best HSF out there....also grab a SmartFan II. |
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| whiskers |
| quote: | Originally posted by ThaDevil
Lan cars ?? wtf is that ??
If you want good cooling get an SLK800A .... one of the best HSF out there....also grab a SmartFan II. |
rofl, that was a typo, lan carDs... lol.
man, that heatsink looks massive, quite possibly more than i need for now. |
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| ThaDevil |
| quote: | Originally posted by whiskers
rofl, that was a typo, lan carDs... lol.
man, that heatsink looks massive, quite possibly more than i need for now. |
The Asus A7N8X Deluxe comes with 2 on-board lans (both are excellent!).
The HSF, you get what you pay for .... so its up to you. |
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| whiskers |
| quote: | Originally posted by ThaDevil
The Asus A7N8X Deluxe comes with 2 on-board lans (both are excellent!).
The HSF, you get what you pay for .... so its up to you. |
all right, thanks a lot, man, you really helped me. |
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| ThaDevil |
| quote: | Originally posted by whiskers
all right, thanks a lot, man, you really helped me. |
NP man :thepirate |
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| jon |
| quote: | Originally posted by whiskers
the cpu comes with a heatsink/fan, but do i really want the generic one? |
If it wasnt up to the job of keeping the cpu cool enough at stock speeds then amd wouldnt sell them in their retail cpu packs, if you plan to overclock get a monster heatsink!
@ThaDevil you got any proof of that 40mhz fsb? most of teh sites/chats with A7N8X dlx owners ive had found their mobos crap out after 210mhz, and past revisions of the abit may suck, but the latest version doesnt and I know now of people who have hit 250mhz fsb |
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| kr00t0n |
| quote: | Originally posted by whiskers
rofl, that was a typo, lan carDs... lol.
man, that heatsink looks massive, quite possibly more than i need for now. |
Get the thermalright SK-7 Heatsink with a Smartfan 2, best bang-for-buck cooling system.
SK-7 is considerably cheaper than its SLK counterparts, but doesnt cool that much worse.
Ran Sisoft Sandra Burn-in maxed 20 times and my max cpu temp at stock (XP2400+ @ 2Ghz) was 40°C
I have got a great cooling setup in my case tho, all air, should do my Barton 2500 nicely when i get it :p |
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