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Awesome! We love you bigtoe!!!
Oh, that's just awesome. :toast: That's been one of Abit's best selling points for me before, and I'm glad DFI has the smarts to see how important that is. :) I bet it cuts WAY down on RMAs. BTW, this will be my first ever DFI, and I gotta say, I'm gettin' pretty darn psyched. :DQuote:
Originally posted by bigtoe
The board has the same layout as mine except they changed the caps to Rubycons for better performance.
kunnac, the only p4 that can stand up to the a64s is the p4ee and its more expensive than the fx53 and has no 64 bits. what is so bad about the 512k cache castles? I have a 3200+ at 2.6GHz, if you use phase change, 3Ghz plus
if I am gonna do something, I don't wanna do it half assed.Quote:
Originally posted by Geforce4ti4200
what is so bad about the 512k cache castles?
the 1 meg cache just does get better benchmarks overall.
for a gamer, a 512 cache is great.
but I consider myself a benchmarker first.
I have alot more fun, tweaking and pushing PC's then playing games. Odd perhaps, but thats just me.
Odd in these forums? That's not even the norm, that's the overwhelming majority :D
question for bigtoe or OPP, could you give the exact distance between the mounting holes of the shipset heatsink?
Thx
Decided to pick one of these up and a 2800+, fed up of having nothing to clock other than a SN45G!
Later itll go into my server.
In the meantime, will a Thermalright SB-2 fit on one of these?
The 5AR is the last three digits that indicates a CG ClawHammer. A description of the CPU codes can found here.Quote:
Originally posted by Jack
GreyBeard where did you here found out the 5AR stepping is recommended?
As for where I saw it recommended ... I have been reading forums like this for 6+ months ... it kinda stands out. :D
CG is better than CO as CG has a better memory contoller and OCs higher. As for CH vs NC, well there are numerous threads debating that. The consenus seems to be that CH is better for OCing even though the NC can reach higher absolute clocks as the benefit of the bigger cache grows with clock speed. At stock, the NC is generally considered better than the CH.
But wasn't it a 3200+ with C0 steppings that the record was broken with?
Well this is what I have for my 64-Bit here..
Yup, and Bigtoe will probably be the first to tell you that he has very good COs! He was also only using 256MB of RAM that works well with A64s.Quote:
Originally posted by ugp
But wasn't it a 3200+ with C0 steppings that the record was broken with?
If you want 2 sticks and a wider choice of RAM, and a better chance at higher clocks, then CG is the way to go. CO is not bad, CG is just a little bit better.
Hi again!
Another question =)
I have found the 3500EB and 3700EB now and they are avaible in stock.
Should i get then 3500 or the 3700 for the DFI ?
If you can afford it, go for the 3700! It should be able to clock a bit higher.
Thanks!
(If i live on water for 2 weeks i can afford it..and what dont we do to get some extra mhz in this insane world =)
*Found the OCZ booster also so make that 3 weeks on water*
I have little ones to feed, so it is cheap RAM for me! :)
Yeah I haven't gotten little ones yet...but I am sure they are coming soon with how my "personal" life is with my girlfriend...it is bound to happen...
My CO's are not stellar overclockers...both do 2.4gig flat out.I ran lower multi and high HTT so final cpu clock speed was not much higher than stock speed.
3500EB is what I prefer and I have both here to use.3700 is tested for all out speed and 3500 is tested for tighter timings but usually does a similar top end.
I used 1x512 for the benchmarks...not a 256. 1 gig lowers HTT to 250 or so max due to drive strength issues from the memory controller...this is NOT a ram issue.If you have EB test them indevidually on A64 then see what they do together...together will be lower but its nothing to do with the ram.
So with a 1GB set of that I am looking to do 250 max. That is still 2.5GHz at a 10.0 Multiplier which is still awesome:D
I would be happy with 250 for a gig with good timings. maybe use the 10/9 divider with a mobile 3200? Damn it...gonna have to buy this board and a gig of eb :D
just go to zipzoomfly and get a gig of BH-5 for $230Quote:
Originally posted by gouda96
I would be happy with 250 for a gig with good timings. maybe use the 10/9 divider with a mobile 3200? Damn it...gonna have to buy this board and a gig of eb :D
Nah, we want OCZ EB PC3500 512x2!!! LOL :D
I'm hoping my gig of Mushkin works well with it. I know some folks have said their BH5 didn't run too well with A64, but I had both sticks runnin' fine in the Abit, so I have hope. :) I'm glad bigtoe mentioned that he prefers EB3500, I was thinking about some 3700. :cool:
so...
the board ll be available "everywhere" on 2nd Sept? right? hope i can get one soOn here in Austria or shipping from germany :D
well i also want to know what i could do with these cheap bh-6 here...
also my epoX is in a while sold so i must get one soON !
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just go to zipzoomfly and get a gig of BH-5 for $230
BH-5 modules have been out of production and unavailable except in the classifieds or Ebay.
baldy
There's still a good chance of getting BH-5 from these sticks here:Quote:
Originally posted by bldegle2
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BH-5 modules have been out of production and unavailable except in the classifieds or Ebay.
baldy
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...ductCode=80088
I believe the PC3000 rating scared people away from the model.