April 8, 200718 yr I'm remaining calm and am actively suppressing my envy of Bokishi's rig. When R600 hits the market, then I'll make my move. No hurry yet. I mean Crysis hasn't even been released yet. Exactly. I'm waiting until Duke Nukem Fornever, Alan Wake, Unreal 3, Crysis all come out. Ill wait 1 year until i buy a new graphic card if i have too. I'm dreading installing Vista too, just for its stupid DX10 support. Meh! Thats going to lick balls. I really have grown to like XP. And then the question is, should i go balls out and get a 64bit operating system when i do bite the dust sometime next year when i buy it(if i do)? What are the benefits of Vista 64, or Vista 32? What would you guys recommend down the road, if i plan to keep my PC for 5 years? Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig
April 10, 200718 yr What are the benefits of Vista 64 Bigger memory space is one. 32bit system allows addressing up to theoretical 2^32 = 4Gb of memory.
April 10, 200718 yr What are the benefits of Vista 64 Bigger memory space is one. 32bit system allows addressing up to theoretical 2^32 = 4Gb of memory. What about compatibility for software, games, and hardware? Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig
April 10, 200718 yr What about compatibility for software, games, and hardware? That's actually a disadvantage as far as I recall, especially drivers. You may want to read reviews on 64bit systems and performance, there are plenty around.
April 11, 200718 yr My score sux I couldn't break 15k. Maybe If I temporarily OC my conroe to 3.6 ghz... I must break your unholy machine of evilness. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
April 29, 200718 yr Okay, I've finally gotten around to setting up the camera on the new computer. The pics are below. For reference, the components are: CoolerMaster Centurion 5 case EVGA 680i mainboard (A1 revision) Core2Duo 6400 @ 2.13ghz Samsung 18X DVD-R drive (SATA) Seasonic M12 600W PSU 2 ghz Patriot PC-6400 RAM EVGA 8800 GTS 320 ("Superclocked" version) Seagate Barracuda 320GB HD Netgear WG311v3 Wireless adapter LITE-ON SK-1788 keyboard Logitech LX5 wireless USB mouse Logitech X-230 2.1 speakers Samsung Synchmaster 941BW 19" widescreen monitor (1440X900) Vista Home Premium It's running well, although a bit warmer than I'd like. Temps are on the high side of "acceptable," with the CPU idling around 40C, and the GPU in the low 60s. The cheap PCI slot cooler I added under the GPU has helped a bit, although most of the gain was offset by an unexplained temp increase when I updated to the newest nvidia drivers. I'll turn the fan speeds up as soon as somebody releases a program allowing me to do so in Vista (AFAIK, there is none at the moment). Otherwise, I have had no Vista-related problems yet. Edited April 29, 200718 yr by Enoch
July 26, 200718 yr Click Me!!! What a pretty case!!! Hey Bok my bday is coming up can you buy me one!!! Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig
July 26, 200718 yr Author Wow that coolermaster case looks pimp with the sound proofing. The biggest problem with my Stacker 830 is that it sounds like a freaken server tower when all the fans are on Current 3DMark
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