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Originally posted by Ryder
Mobo upgrade? -or you going to wait to upgrade to 939?
-If you were here in the U.S. Mwave has the Chaintech
VNF3-250 for $69,-thats a good deal, $$ wize anyways...
(there customer support bites) :(

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I'm gonna do a fresh install after I'm done with all my er....critical DLs. ;) And yes, I'm looking at Socket 939 and a good S939 mobo with AGP/PCI lock....I'm tired of my VIA mobo as my SATA drives become unstable when I hit FSB 223mhz (is it 74mhz/37mhz on the PCI/AGP?) I had to reset CMOS after my last attempt, so I'm stuck at FSB 222mhz max. My present A64's gonna be my 2nd personal gaming rig, when I get my S939 setup up and running, the GT's going into it while my present A64's gonna have my trusty 9800Pro.;)

Edit : I may even get an x800XT for my first rig....been toying with the idea (usually, not a good sign:p )

you will see bigger 3dmark 01 improvements with the CPU upgrade. I get 24.5k Stock.

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Originally posted by eshbach
you will see bigger 3dmark 01 improvements with the CPU upgrade. I get 24.5k Stock.

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Any good S939 mobo out as of now? More importantly, do they come with AGP/PCI lock? :confused: I'm thinking of getting a KV8 Pro...last I heard, it comes with AGP/PCI lock, a Newcastle A64 3000+ (like mine) was OCed to about 2.5ghz.....man, I'd luv to hit that speed!:eek:

actually my last post was wrong :) i meant to type video card upgrade. you would be getting at least 23k stock on an X800XT system i think.

Just out of curiosity, what are some other 6800GT stock scores with A64? 22k just seems a little low to me.

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Originally posted by eshbach
actually my last post was wrong :) i meant to type video card upgrade. you would be getting at least 23k stock on an X800XT system i think.

Just out of curiosity, what are some other 6800GT stock scores with A64? 22k just seems a little low to me.

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I think alot has to do with my being lazy.....it's not a fesh install and my rig's full of programs running in the background. :o I'll do a fresh install....the much dreaded format....and see where I land.;) I'm checking up on newegg for the price of a good S939 mobo and an A64 3500+/3800+, only snag is, newegg doesn't ship outta the US.:(

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Originally posted by eshbach


Just out of curiosity, what are some other 6800GT stock scores with A64? 22k just seems a little low to me.

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I know the above qoute was directed towards Mikey,but heres my stock scores with my 6800 GT:

With Win 2000,all unnecesary services disabled.
23,175
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7983471

With Win XP, everyday services enabled,no anti virus.
22,715
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7983485

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Originally posted by Ryder
I know the above qoute was directed towards Mikey,but heres my stock scores with my 6800 GT:

With Win 2000,all unnecesary services disabled.
23,175
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7983471

With Win XP, everday services enabled,no anti virus.
22,715
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7983485

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so it seems to me that at 2.2ghz on the CPU (which should equal your CPU stock) and with a nice OC on the video card he should probably be getting somewhere around 1k more than he is...

mikey, chipset drivers installed correctly and everything?

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Originally posted by eshbach
so it seems to me that at 2.2ghz on the CPU (which should equal your CPU stock) and with a nice OC on the video card he should probably be getting somewhere around 1k more than he is...

mikey, chipset drivers installed correctly and everything?

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I believe the problem lies with the fact that mine isn't a fresh install...my rig's full of crap running in the background. I'll do a fresh install, tweak and OC like crazy and see where I land. ;) I'll also pop in my Mushkin ram and see how they handle the OC. Besides, I'm talking with Ryder about getting me a S939 mobo (which would you recommend? AGP/PCI lock is vital!:D I'm also thinking A64 3500+ or 3800+) I've budgeted US$1k for this combo....;)

Edit : I've already gotten the Mushkin '222 Special', a TDK 8x DL DVD/CD burner, Fortissimo III 7.1 Digifire Ed.....am looking at a Tt Tsunami case, Antec Neo Power, amongst others.:)

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Originally posted by eshbach
so it seems to me that at 2.2ghz on the CPU (which should equal your CPU stock) and with a nice OC on the video card he should probably be getting somewhere around 1k more than he is...

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I'm not sure how i can get another 1k more than i have other
than uping the Fsb and i need more DDRV than my mobo delivers (2.7)
I'm waiting on Ocz to release there DDR booster and i have a
Slk 948u with a tornadoe,i just need to NOT be lazy :o
and install it. I'm running 2.5-3-2-11 timings.
My Cpu is 2.0 stock.

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Originally posted by Ryder
I'm not sure how i can get another 1k more than i have other
than uping the Fsb and i need more DDRV than my mobo delivers (2.7)
I'm waiting on Ocz to release there DDR booster and i have a
Slk 948u with a tornadoe,i just need to NOT be lazy :o
and install it. I'm running 2.5-3-2-11 timings.
My Cpu is 2.0 stock.

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your scores look good, i'm talking about mikey :)

and i posted in the motherboard thread.

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Originally posted by eshbach
your scores look good, i'm talking about mikey :)

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OOPS -Sorry :o

I'm gonna do a fresh install tomorrow and run '01 and '03 at default....will post my benchmarks tomorrow.;) What's the best, most stable driver for the GT as of rite now.:confused:

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Originally posted by mikeysg
I'm gonna do a fresh install tomorrow and run '01 and '03 at default....will post my benchmarks tomorrow.;) What's the best, most stable driver for the GT as of rite now.:confused:

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The one thats worked best for ME with
Benchmarking (2K1 anyways) and Far cry is 61.36 :)

Thanks for the tip, Ryder.;) I do trust you, I'm currently looking around for the best OCable S939 board...and I haven't quite made up my mind about whether to get a 3500+ or 3800+. With AGP/PCI lock, I guess I can easily push the 3500+ to 3800+/4000+ speed. Any news on the new Thermalright 120 heatsink? Do they have one for S939? Sorry for going OT guys....:o

I can't post a link because thermalright uses flash on their site, but if you go there and look under AMD, you'll find the XP-120 listed.