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Opty + Overclocking
- Thread starter amx
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My brother is upgrading his machine, and i'm gonna go for the MSI Neo4 Platinum, but nobody seems to have any info on it.
The DFi puts him over budget, and i've been reading bad things about the asus A8-MVP crossfire board at the moment.
Are there any other options to consider? Ideally i'd like to get to 285Mhz FSB (2.55Ghz), but depends on the luck of the draw with the chip :/
The DFi puts him over budget, and i've been reading bad things about the asus A8-MVP crossfire board at the moment.
Are there any other options to consider? Ideally i'd like to get to 285Mhz FSB (2.55Ghz), but depends on the luck of the draw with the chip :/
Hehe, i gathered the clock speed was different as 9x200 and 10x200 is 1.8Ghz and 2.0Ghz respectively 
I plan to overclock it for him (or try), so I want to get as much out of the CPU as possible.
It will only be a single card setup (an ATi X1800XT), and the budget is the deciding factor, so the motherboard has to be around £70ish, hence the MSI Neo4 Platinum or the Asus A8-MVP. Unfortunately, he can't stretch to the DFI ultra.
I plan to overclock it for him (or try
), so I want to get as much out of the CPU as possible.It will only be a single card setup (an ATi X1800XT), and the budget is the deciding factor, so the motherboard has to be around £70ish, hence the MSI Neo4 Platinum or the Asus A8-MVP. Unfortunately, he can't stretch to the DFI ultra.
My brother managed to con me out of the £20 extra for the DFI board, so i'm hoping I can get his Opty 165 to 290x9 with some a 2Gb G-Skill ZX kit and a thermaltake big typhoon.
He's also conned some money out of my mum to get a Lian Li PC7+ and a Enermax 400 Watt modular PSU.
If i don't get good clocks though, I will cry.
A lot of people have said that the 3800 X2 clocks well, so I may save some cash and get that instead although I realise he'll lose 1mb of cache (512kb per core)
He's also conned some money out of my mum to get a Lian Li PC7+ and a Enermax 400 Watt modular PSU.
If i don't get good clocks though, I will cry.
A lot of people have said that the 3800 X2 clocks well, so I may save some cash and get that instead although I realise he'll lose 1mb of cache (512kb per core)