Building a gaming computer

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No they're not, the procs with the 1mb l2 cache are. The prices are dropping to compete with intel's conroe.

oh damn. so the 3800 will still be around? I might have to get me one of those for my work computer then.

i know i was going to do that i just did not have enough money at the time it was cheaper to get 4 and mine run at 167.5 mhz

yeah I did the same dumb thing. but then I ended up playing around with overclocking my machine so I had to get new RAM anyway. I really need to find a cheap hobby for a change. maybe bug collecting...

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what he said. even the Creative rep that was at the store last week recommended that one to me until he found out I use the USB headphones. he said it's really nice and will make a big difference.

oh, also Danny, well and Sir, you might want to read up on the AMD processors and RAM. I just found this out, but if you put 4 sticks of RAM in the motherboard it will actually slow down the RAM. I ended up buying two 1Gb sticks and it jumped from 188Mhz to 200MHz without doing anything else. you can DL a program called CPU-Z that will show you all the speeds if you don't have it yet.

i know i was going to do that i just did not have enough money at the time it was cheaper to get 4 and mine run at 167.5 mhz

[Sir. MatDef]

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it's dropping in price because they are discontinuing it. I don't know how much more it will drop but it's pretty cheap right now and I hear they are great for OCing if you're into that.

No they're not, the procs with the 1mb l2 cache are. The prices are dropping to compete with intel's conroe.

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i was looking at buyin an x2 3800+ also, how do u know that the price is going to drop down that much, cause thats great news for me:)

it's dropping in price because they are discontinuing it. I don't know how much more it will drop but it's pretty cheap right now and I hear they are great for OCing if you're into that.

[Sir. MatDef]

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Yes that's a well know fact that MatDef surely knows. It lowers the command rate to 2T, then depending on the revision of the CPU, will downclock the RAM to 333Mhz.

I know it, from personal experience if nothing else.

I did tell him several times not to get that ram, and to get a 2x1gb kit, but he ignored me (just look in his original thread asking for help building a computer).

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Yes that's a well know fact that MatDef surely knows. It lowers the command rate to 2T, then depending on the revision of the CPU, will downclock the RAM to 333Mhz.

cool. I just saw that he had it in his sig so I figured I'd throw it out there just in case.

[Jhill27]

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i was looking at buyin an x2 3800+ also, how do u know that the price is going to drop down that much, cause thats great news for me:)

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oh, also Danny, well and Sir, you might want to read up on the AMD processors and RAM. I just found this out, but if you put 4 sticks of RAM in the motherboard it will actually slow down the RAM. I ended up buying two 1Gb sticks and it jumped from 188Mhz to 200MHz without doing anything else. you can DL a program called CPU-Z that will show you all the speeds if you don't have it yet.

Yes that's a well know fact that MatDef surely knows. It lowers the command rate to 2T, then depending on the revision of the CPU, will downclock the RAM to 333Mhz.

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what he said. even the Creative rep that was at the store last week recommended that one to me until he found out I use the USB headphones. he said it's really nice and will make a big difference.

oh, also Danny, well and Sir, you might want to read up on the AMD processors and RAM. I just found this out, but if you put 4 sticks of RAM in the motherboard it will actually slow down the RAM. I ended up buying two 1Gb sticks and it jumped from 188Mhz to 200MHz without doing anything else. you can DL a program called CPU-Z that will show you all the speeds if you don't have it yet.

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This one:
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - Retail (SC-034-CL)

LMFAO...

[megawhompertoo]

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If you're a student in the U.S., you may be able to get an OEM copy of MS XP pro through your bookstore for ~$10-$35. Many schools buy bulk licenses and they offer them to students at hugely reduced costs.

[Sir. MatDef]

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This one:
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - Retail (SC-034-CL)

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Creative Labs X-fi Xtreme Music.

which one is it here


http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...und_Cards.html

[Sir. MatDef]

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yes i am using onboard sound and i am also thinking of getting a new soundcard which is the best one for gaming?

Creative Labs X-fi Xtreme Music.

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Danny are you using a sound card or just the onboard sound?

I still say with that X2 processor just put the money into something else. specially if you're only doing 2.1

yes i am using onboard sound and i am also thinking of getting a new soundcard which is the best one for gaming?