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danny245
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_ 		8. August 2006 @ 01:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi ther guys i am going to be building a new system and are looking for some advice for cpu selection the 2 i have come up with are AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (Socket 939) or a AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) if any one can help or give advice to which would be best for gaming i would be greatfull and also any idea on graphics cards i was thinking of a HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon X1600 XT ICEQ Turbo 256MB DDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)

Thanks for any help Danny
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Amd Athalon 64 x2 dual core 4600+
1.5 g pc3200 crossair ram
nvidia geforce 7900GS 256mb
2 x 80g hard drives
Mainboard ASUS A8N-SLI SE
Hiper power type 580watt
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sammorris
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_ 		8. August 2006 @ 03:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161012 If you can afford this it'll be a lot better than an X1800GTO. The X2 3800+ is a great CPU and will ultimately outperform the 4000+ by 60%.
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lecsiy
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_ 		8. August 2006 @ 04:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Actually sammoris. Just thought id pop in!! lol im not sure if you knew this BUT i recently overclocked my X1800GTO and with a little hex editing/rom editing etc you can unlock 4 pipelines on the X1800GT and in effect get an X1800XL. Also ive upped the voltage and got the clock frequencys etc up!!

So if your up for a bit of overclocking then definatly go for that card!!

Also if your going thaT WAY THE ICE IS THE EBST IT HAS THE BEST HSF!!

Lecsiy
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sammorris
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_ 		8. August 2006 @ 05:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The HIS ICEQ is a lot better than the stock cooler, if you're willing to sacrifice a slot. The X1800GTO is the same as an XL just renamed, do you mean the XT?
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lecsiy
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_ 		8. August 2006 @ 05:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yer oops lol! I thought it was the XL???!?! Not too sure all i know is i unlocked 4 pipelines!!

Lecsiy
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sammorris
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_ 		8. August 2006 @ 05:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
nah, XL had 12 I thought. You've made it an underclocked XT by doing that.
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lecsiy
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_ 		8. August 2006 @ 06:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well checking the rom i have:

550 Memory clock 1.1Ghz effective.

16 Pipelines!

550 Core clock

1.3V From i think it was 1.15V...!!

So whatever it is its become a much better card!!

Lecsiy
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sammorris
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_ 		8. August 2006 @ 07:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The voltage is higher? Be careful of that.
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lecsiy
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_ 		8. August 2006 @ 07:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yup people were saying there were like at 1.45V. Jesus i would never put that much power throught my graphics card!

Although its quite a nice nearly near lol top range card now!!

Lecsiy
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sammorris
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_ 		8. August 2006 @ 07:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well, it is still an R520, but a pretty good one I must admit!
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