Squid1 Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 /me digs bunker in case the 175 sucks... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FZ1 Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 In any case, since you get a chip with 2.2 GHz guaranteed speed you can be certain to be able to game well even if you totally lose on the overclock. If you get a 165 and lose you can be stuck with 1.8 GHz which would suck. That was my logic for getting the 175, not to mention the higher multi. I should have my second one on Monday so we'll see how that one goes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
finagle69 Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 /me digs bunker in case the 175 sucks... lol, don't worry, i know cpu's is a luck of the draw kinda thing. any good tut's on removing the IHS? found a crappy one on a forum but i'd have to reg to see the pics.. lame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
finagle69 Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 Thinking of bidding on this... what do you guys think? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ADME:B:AAQ:US:1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FZ1 Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 That's a good one (stepping wise). It'll prolly sell for a good chunk. I personally would have a problem buying a used processor like the Opty that you know someone bought to specifically overclock. Who knows how many volts were cranked through that sucker. Just because it boots, doesn't mean it's healthy If you can get it for the current price of ~250...that's a different story Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid1 Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 Well, I'd rather pay the same amount of money for a known stepping used than for a new processor with unkown stepping. In this case however the guy didn't give any SuperPi, much less Prime95 shots. The guy has a lot of private auctions on his feedback, wonder what's up with that. This is not the best stepping, however, in fact there is a guy at XS who says his 0530TPMW is a POS but others were 2.8 GHz and above dual prime stable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
finagle69 Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 got one from newegg. just didn't have a good feeling about the ebay one. got a big typhoon to go with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
notquitedead Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 Ordered my 165 from monarch yesterday... I've got my fingers crossed. What would be a good hsf for it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
finagle69 Posted December 10, 2005 Posted December 10, 2005 ThermalTAKE Big Typhoon or ThermalRIGHT Si-120 if you're using Air like me. i always confuse the two companies, lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bent98 Posted December 10, 2005 Posted December 10, 2005 Is anyone installing the AMD x2 dual core patch for xp of the MS hotfix? I know when I run prime95 or Sp 2004 and set the affinity in the program for each core when I look at windows task manager it still show prime running on both cpus. I have to manually disable one core each time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whovous Posted December 10, 2005 Posted December 10, 2005 I bought the Zalman 9500 based largely on good experiences with prior Zalman coolers. Also, I care how my system looks, and some of the best coolers look like a Nazi-era public housing experiment. I was blended Prime stable (w/ memory allocated at 350meg per side) for over nine hours at 300 x 9. My average CPU temp was about 49 however, and I dunno if I want to see that kind of temps on a regular basis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
notquitedead Posted December 10, 2005 Posted December 10, 2005 I read a review of the big typhoon, but I move my pc around a lot so I don't think ~2 lbs. hanging off of my mobo would be good for it. I'm thinking about going with the zalman 9500, too. http://reviews.pimprig.com/cooling/zalman_...oler.php?page=1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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