Since i;ve used the MSi .. and i know the kinda bugs its likely to put out ... BUT once this bugger gets up and running ... its a sweet board
U cant go wrong with this board + a 3000 NC Core :) ... My Advice.
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Since i;ve used the MSi .. and i know the kinda bugs its likely to put out ... BUT once this bugger gets up and running ... its a sweet board
U cant go wrong with this board + a 3000 NC Core :) ... My Advice.
For a motherboard I would go with a Abit KV8 Pro, make sure its revision 1.1 cause they have working locks. It a great board for overclocking with stock air you with safe voltage probaubly bring it to 2.4ghz. I have a 3000+ OC to 2.68Ghz and went from 23fps to 30fps in the game I play.
thanks for the advice...I checked out the Abit site they have a Abit Kv8 pro and Abit Kv8 pro 3rd Eye...I don't see much differents between the two boards exept the 3rd eye is 10 bucks more (canadian)...since you said I should get the the 1.1 version could the 3rd eye = 1.1 ver...or I should just go with the Abit Kv8 pro and make the guy at the store open the box so I can find out the ver...thanks =].Quote:
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and to the MSI K8N Neo Platinum suggestion...this board is 50 bucks(canadian) more then the Abit Kv8 pro...is it worth paying that much for nf3 250 chipset over the K8T800 pro chipset???
I have seen a couple reviews with the 3rd Eye and the only difference is you get a couple more points benchmarks, yes they have AGP/PCI locks which would constitute them at being revision 1.1. If your going for records go with the 3rd Eye but if your just benchmarking for curiousity then just go with the regualr KV8 Pro, both boards overclock the same from what I read.
last thing I wanted to ask you about the K8V pro...is there any bios problems...and what version of bios should I have on it...also is there another version after rev 1.1?
cause I think I'm goin with the + 3000 nc cg core and the Abit K8V pro.
I have no bios problems with my rev. 1.1 KV8 Pro, other than bad temp readings. It shipped with the 1.5 bios and I'm still using it. Rev. 1.1 is still the latest. I love this board.
I'm using BIOS v1.6, always have to try the latest. KNW if you can and you havent already AMD is suppose to be having price drops the Oct. 15th so you may save a little money if you wish.
Just to post and let everyone know AMD released a DTR version of the 3700+. Ahhh the advantages of direct die cooling.
^NICE!!Quote:
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I was just about to go pick up my new AMD64 setup...but now I might have to wait till the price drops the only down side is...I'm gonna be stuck with a p II 233mhz...but I'll end up saving $20us...could start saving up on a better coolin solution =]...
I also read that they might be coming out with a amd64 3000+ 939 512k (1.8ghz) at the same price as the 3000+ 754...I hope it's soon cuase dual channel would be nice =]...and of course in that case I'm goin with the AV8 =P.
AMD64 3000+ 939 is out Oct. 8th, here is link to buy :D
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merch...ct_Code=120421
3700+ DTR Review
MSI K8N Neo2 v1.36b
A64 3500+@2740MHz (11x249)
Corsair 3200XLPRO 2.5-3-3-8 1T 1:1
ya that's sweet but I have to wait for it to come in canada tho =[.
Just an update look at what I found finally selling
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...103-490&DEPA=0
Hopefull my new job will permit me to buy this and some better cooling :D
Wow, that is cheaper than a retail 3700+ and has a mobile core. It should clock very nicely.
This is my OC
y have athlon64 Newcastle 2800+
cooling by aquarius2 Tt
i can get 2430 MHZ really Got 600 Mhz Overclock =)
nice!
welcome to XtremeSystems :toast:
tanks a lot saaya
guys how much secs at super_pi i can get whith an 3000+ 512k L2 @2700mhz?whith bh-5 2-2-2-5
33-34 seconds if memory is 1:1
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but whith A64 is better 5:4 2-2-2-5 or 1:1 2.5-3-3-7 or 3-4-4-4-5(TCCD :D)
i'm not sure. i would say 5:4 might win. i never bother unless it's 1:1. give your ram some extra vdimm :D
i have bh-5 i don't know where i can go :DQuote:
Originally Posted by flytek
what board. find the vdimm mod and give them like 3.3vdimm and active cooling to start
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i said on dfi :D
now i have a strange P4C800....max fsb in 5:4 290 max fsb whith every ram in 1:1 258! i used TCCD that do on chaintec of my friend 295 on my not over 258!....boh....
a little air-cooled 2800+ (AX) action, 0430....
1.66v
8 x 311 = 2489, 1:1....
PQI Turbo PC3200 (tccd)
http://img55.exs.cx/img55/473/cpuc2.jpg
I was able to use clock gen to set the cpu to that speed, then when I tried dropping the speed back down it crashed when I pushed set. I was never able to take it that high agian, it would always instantly crash if I tried setting it that high. The CPU is a 4/20 3700+. It is doing 2.8GHz completly stable though.