Sometimes I'm amazed that C2D makes such a difference in game tests. I recently picked up an X800 12 pipe r430 card new off eBay for $36 + shpg. So I take it home and throw it on the P5W64/E6300. At 2912mHz (415ish the 3D limit for this P5W64) it kicked out a 34.1K 3DMark 2001 at only 440/455.
That compares to 3gHz A64 and Opterons with X800Pro at 550/550.
I'm even considering picking up 3 MORE of those cheap X800's and running 4 VGA's/Monitors on the "Wall Street Quartet".
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