Prospector Posted November 27, 2005 Posted November 27, 2005 I thought about going to 939 setup but this DFI has been so kickass I figured why bother,my rig hauls.NF3 250 GB is bulletproof.Period. :nod: :nod: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDMF Posted November 27, 2005 Posted November 27, 2005 If you are a gamer and really love your eye candy (ie, games run at the highest settings), then 1 M L2 cahce is most defintely better than 512 K L2. With the 1 M, you have much more room for loading up/processing those complex instructions that come with higher end graphics. You have much more throughput with 1 M L2. However, if you're not a gamer, then 512 will get you by quite fine. Not to start any BS but I somewhat disagree.I've used 1 meg claws, 512K Newcastles, and 128K Sempys and everyone of them will run BF2 at all high details. This is with 1 gig of RAM as well. I spend 4 to 6 hours a day gaming on my main rig and fluid, stable, lag free gaming is a must for me. 512K delivers plenty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mott13 Posted November 27, 2005 Posted November 27, 2005 Not putting the 250gb down but I would save money and overclock your rig some more as you wont see a LOT of difference going 754,or if your a gammer you might wanna look into the 6800gs cards that clock higher than a gt.I saved my cash up and got a 6800gt and it really helped I cant tell you how much I love this card it runs all my games at highest settings excluding F.E.A.R which I can run everthing at highest settings just with 2xAA @1024X768.On the other hand if you absolutly need another computer the nf3 will do just fine... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
learners permit Posted November 27, 2005 Posted November 27, 2005 OR get your hands on one of these cpu's(sig) and you can see what this board is really capable of. 80,000+ Aquamark no sweat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muckipup Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 I have one of each. The Sempron was the much better deal. $87 dollar 1.8ghz CPU that will get almost a 700 mhz OC vs $140 CPU that get's 400 mhz OC. The 3100+ Sempron is going for $99 at newegg and I would pick that up if I were in the market. Ditto that! :nod: You want performance on a budget - get a Sempron and OC the heck out of it! Of course there are things that will beat it but look at the price tag -if you can afford better then great but otherwise the performance gain seems a bit disproportionate to the cost imho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rompower Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 as I read... can I consider my DFI Nf3 ultra-D is a piece of sh..? :cool: I have trouble overclocking mine as hell.. I now see why Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smolt Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 as I read...can I consider my DFI Nf3 ultra-D is a piece of sh..? :cool: I have trouble overclocking mine as hell.. I now see why LoL its yours you can consider it anything you wont :nod: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rompower Posted November 29, 2005 Posted November 29, 2005 I have trouble to overclock it..even for 100mhz! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switch Posted November 29, 2005 Posted November 29, 2005 I have trouble to overclock it..even for 100mhz! Do research on it and know your stuff, OC'ing is almost foolproof. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smolt Posted November 29, 2005 Posted November 29, 2005 I have trouble to overclock it..even for 100mhz! you need to do your home work :nod: read this http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20823 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
learners permit Posted November 29, 2005 Posted November 29, 2005 Well actually considering the fact that the NF3 250 chipset was designed to be a single channel memory configuration the fact that it works at all in dual channel is quite an accomplishment. I have seen a lucky few get some astounding numbers from the ultra d but only those who spent a considerable ammount of time and effort to get there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheenzine Posted December 3, 2005 Posted December 3, 2005 I bought it, install went without a hitch out of the box, switched from an asus k8v. However I did loose windows with bluescreen when I set it to "optimal settings" in the bios. Had to completely reinstall windows. Feels a little slower than the Asus with the factory settings, but not much Apparently modifying the bios will fix that . . . just scared to change anything now that I have lost windows once. May get some time and scan the forum for advice to "safely" do it. I will say this after dealing with AMD stability issues, my next build will build will be ALL Intel. Intel chipsets just arent ready for SLI, but thats coming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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