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Sat, 01 March 2008 09:35

Chuck Norris
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It's there. It's the same PSU I have.

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703005

That specific 8800 GT is fine. I have it too. The fan is just about DEAD SILENT (that is not an exaggerration). The cooling is better than stock, and even though the fan is only at 30% (the stock cooling is at 29%), my temperatures range from 49C idle to about 60C load (I do have two fans blowing on the side of the card though). It blows some air out the back of the case, but not all. It uses a cooling solution similar to the 7900 GTX, except it's a bit smaller, but that's compensated by using cooper heatpipes (I believe the 7900 GTXs used aluminum). The only problem I've heard about the fan from those reviews is that it seems to be too close to the plastic shroud and it clicks against it, but mine doesn't. Most people saying that seemed to increased the fan speed (I didn't, becuase it doesn't need it and that just makes it louder).

As for overclocking, it's both simple and complex. A monkey could do it, but you still have to know what you're doing. You can save either money, or time and trouble (but if you're experienced, you can save both). If you just want to buy the faster chip and be done with it without worrying about screwing around with and perfecting/tweaking a good overclock, and are willing to pay extra for the 6400+, then save the time and trouble and go with that. If you want to save money, the 5000+ and 5400+ are basically the same chip that be turned into a 6400+ with changing a few settings. Depends on what you want. I know overclocking isn't for everyone, so it's up to you. During my last build, I told myself I wasn't interested in it since I've never done it before, but with the Core 2 Duos (which is what I went with), you'd be wasting it not to, so I'm glad I tried it.

Here's a guide on the basics to give you an idea what's it like to decide if you want to go with it or not.

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1804

Basically, overclcoking AMD and Intel is the same. The CPUs speed is determined by it's mulitplier multiplied by it's FSB (front side bus). Since MOST CPUs have their multiplier locked, you have to raise the FSB. This requires decent RAM since your RAM has to run faster as you raise your FSB, since FSB is the speed at which your CPU and RAM communicate. And thus, by simply raising the FSB seting in your motherboard BIOS, you raise the CPUs speed. Voltage and heat are factors, but if you're not going for an extreme overclock, they're usually not big factors.

In the end though, you won't go wrong wither way. You'll end up with a good performing PC.

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		Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Mon, 18 February 2008 17:46
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Zion on Mon, 18 February 2008 18:00
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: z310 on Mon, 18 February 2008 22:46
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Chuck Norris on Mon, 18 February 2008 23:59
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Ryu on Tue, 19 February 2008 04:25
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Zion on Tue, 19 February 2008 08:45
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Caveman on Tue, 19 February 2008 09:51
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Dave Anderson on Mon, 18 February 2008 18:14
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Mon, 18 February 2008 18:19
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: sadukar09 on Tue, 19 February 2008 05:10
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: danpaul88 on Tue, 19 February 2008 05:14
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Tue, 19 February 2008 16:30
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Tue, 19 February 2008 16:54
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Tue, 19 February 2008 17:21
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Tue, 19 February 2008 17:37
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Tue, 19 February 2008 17:47
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Tue, 19 February 2008 18:23
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Tue, 19 February 2008 22:38
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Tue, 19 February 2008 23:06
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Caveman on Wed, 20 February 2008 00:59
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: JPNOD on Wed, 20 February 2008 04:20
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: JPNOD on Wed, 20 February 2008 04:23
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Wed, 20 February 2008 12:42
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Caveman on Wed, 20 February 2008 13:40
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Wed, 20 February 2008 13:39
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Wed, 20 February 2008 15:59
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Wed, 20 February 2008 16:33
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Wed, 20 February 2008 16:38
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: trooprm02 on Wed, 20 February 2008 16:58
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: danpaul88 on Wed, 20 February 2008 17:29
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Wed, 20 February 2008 17:05
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: nikki6ixx on Wed, 20 February 2008 17:15
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Chuck Norris on Wed, 20 February 2008 22:44
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Wed, 20 February 2008 19:00
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: sadukar09 on Wed, 20 February 2008 19:34
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Sun, 24 February 2008 12:12
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Caveman on Sun, 24 February 2008 13:37
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Thu, 28 February 2008 21:42
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Chuck Norris on Fri, 29 February 2008 03:37
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Fri, 29 February 2008 13:33
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Chuck Norris on Sat, 01 March 2008 09:35
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Fri, 29 February 2008 11:32
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: sadukar09 on Fri, 29 February 2008 13:15
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Sat, 01 March 2008 22:54
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Chuck Norris on Mon, 03 March 2008 00:50
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Thu, 24 April 2008 18:43
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: nikki6ixx on Thu, 24 April 2008 19:42

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