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Xtreme X.I.P.
My problem was never vcore. I couldn't get HTT up high enough for that to matter. Those ancient nVidia chipset boards (MCP55/nForce 3600 Pro) have unstable clock generators just like all the other AMD boards designed around that time. Remember those initial Socket 939 days where people still had to worry about how high they could crank HT ref? Same deal. Boards seem to get to ~220-230 MHz.
I've bought a new board based on AMD's SR5690 chipset, but nothing seems to exist that will allow me to overclock with it. AMD Overdrive crashes when there are > 4 CPUs in a system. I've been talking to the creator of SetFSB and even paid him a good chunk, but for whatever reason he hasn't ever added support for this clock generator. Now his page says something along the lines of he's not going to work on it anymore. I think I'm just boned. All I need is something that can change my HT reference clock for goodness sake.
Anyone know of anything other than SetFSB? I've got money. I can pay someone to develop this thing if that's what it'll take.
Particle's First Rule of Online Technical Discussion:
As a thread about any computer related subject has its length approach infinity, the likelihood and inevitability of a poorly constructed AMD vs. Intel fight also exponentially increases.
Rule 1A:
Likewise, the frequency of a car pseudoanalogy to explain a technical concept increases with thread length. This will make many people chuckle, as computer people are rarely knowledgeable about vehicular mechanics.
Rule 2:
When confronted with a post that is contrary to what a poster likes, believes, or most often wants to be correct, the poster will pick out only minor details that are largely irrelevant in an attempt to shut out the conflicting idea. The core of the post will be left alone since it isn't easy to contradict what the person is actually saying.
Rule 2A:
When a poster cannot properly refute a post they do not like (as described above), the poster will most likely invent fictitious counter-points and/or begin to attack the other's credibility in feeble ways that are dramatic but irrelevant. Do not underestimate this tactic, as in the online world this will sway many observers. Do not forget: Correctness is decided only by what is said last, the most loudly, or with greatest repetition.
Rule 3:
When it comes to computer news, 70% of Internet rumors are outright fabricated, 20% are inaccurate enough to simply be discarded, and about 10% are based in reality. Grains of salt--become familiar with them.
Remember: When debating online, everyone else is ALWAYS wrong if they do not agree with you!
Random Tip o' the Whatever
You just can't win. If your product offers feature A instead of B, people will moan how A is stupid and it didn't offer B. If your product offers B instead of A, they'll likewise complain and rant about how anyone's retarded cousin could figure out A is what the market wants.
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