my computer projects

[bishop]

i wanna do something with these extra parts i have so theyre going in a secondary system.

Amd Athlon 64 1.29ghz socket A
Msi KM4AM-V socketA micro atx motherboard
Kbyte 1gb ddr pc400 ram
samsung 512mb ddr pc3200 ram
Xfx 7600gs 256mb gddr2 agp 8x

i still need to pick up a power supply but ive got just about everything else.






the case will most likely be a custom unit. it only gets air cooling.

my main system get a full liquid cooling loop
specs:
amd athlon 64 x2 4600+ @ 2.5ghz
asus m2n-e sli mobo
kingston 2gb (2x1gb) drr2 pc800 ram
xfx 8600 gt xxx 256mb gddr3 pci-e gfx card

[Brendan]

wait, what's your question?

[Adizzle28]

I think he's just telling us what he's doing and not asking.

Also to bishop, have you ever heard of a tripod or a level surface lol, you have terrible camera shake lol

[canttouchthis]

Out of curiosity, why are you watercooling? It's my opinion that you should've gone for a newer and faster graphics card, because that thing is starting to get dated.

[bishop]

no question, just a tech thread. this is tech related so i decided it belonged here and not it some other section of the forum.

i was taking pictures at my desk so i didnt really have room to use my mono pod, if i did have room i would have used it because i hate shakey pictures just as much as the next guy.

im water cooling my new system with the athlon x2 and 8600gt. i got all the ater cooling parts you see for free so...
the 7600gs and athlon 64 are so old parts i had laying around that im going to build an extra system out of.

[Adizzle28]

Originally Posted by bishop

no question, just a tech thread. this is tech related so i decided it belonged here and not it some other section of the forum.

i was taking pictures at my desk so i didnt really have room to use my mono pod, if i did have room i would have used it because i hate shakey pictures just as much as the next guy.

im water cooling my new system with the athlon x2 and 8600gt. i got all the ater cooling parts you see for free so...
the 7600gs and athlon 64 are so old parts i had laying around that im going to build an extra system out of.

I got two 8600gt's and believe me it's not as good as I thought it would be, i should have just gotten 1 8800 lol.

[bishop]

i dont have the money for a second 8600 or an 8800. did you overclock you gfx cards at all?

im not going to bother with a gfx card update for a while, the 9600's stink and the 9800's are just re-hashed 8800's.

[Adizzle28]

Originally Posted by bishop

i dont have the money for a second 8600 or an 8800. did you overclock you gfx cards at all?

im not going to bother with a gfx card update for a while, the 9600's stink and the 9800's are just re-hashed 8800's.

No i haven't oc'ed them yet i'm waiting for when I get my water cooling.

Yea i hear that on the 9800's I want to wait more and see what else nividia will come out with. I still say i should have gotten a 8800 or the 9800 though lol.

[bishop]

its not that the 9 series is bad, it just that the slight preformance upgrade isnt worth the money. the 9900 arent looking a whole lot better, nvidia is digging them selves a hole.

if i had the money i would have gotten an 8800 but i didnt so ow well, the 8600 is doing just fine and with a little overclock isnt that far behind.

ill probably put up a guide to overclocking you gfx card if there is enough demand.

[Adizzle28]

Originally Posted by bishop

its not that the 9 series is bad, it just that the slight preformance upgrade isnt worth the money. the 9900 arent looking a whole lot better, nvidia is digging them selves a hole.

if i had the money i would have gotten an 8800 but i didnt so ow well, the 8600 is doing just fine and with a little overclock isnt that far behind.

ill probably put up a guide to overclocking you gfx card if there is enough demand.

If you would I would be very thank ful could you include a section on SLi for my da lol.

[bishop]

from my understanding it should be the same because both cards will be controled at the same time.

[canttouchthis]

I could also do such a guide. I have an SLI rig, and have had one before this too. I also am a hardcore overclocker, and have some aftermarket cooling, and majorly overclocked graphics card. I'll probably post it one up in a few days if you'd like, I'm just swamped tonight.

and bishop, did you have the watercooling stuff before? and my bro has an 8600gts... Decent card, but not terribly powerful. He's gotten a couple of bad overclockers. The first one didn't run at teh MSI overclocked speeds...
I've gotten to like 900mhz on core though. Not bad with stock cooling :P.

[bishop]

my guide is up for those of you that care to read it.

i just got the water cooling stuff, waiting for a pump, and it is going on my system here:
Amd athlon 64 x2 4600+ 2.5ghz socket AM2 cpu
Asus M2N-E Sli atx mother board
Kingston 2gb (2x1gb) DDR2 PC800 ram
Xfx 8600gt xxx 256mb GDDR3 pci-e gfx card
(xxx=factory overclock, 620mhz)
emprex cd-rw/dvd-rw
lite-on dvd-rom
western digital 80gb sata II hdd
western digital 100gb ide hdd
thermaltake tr2 500w atx psu

the other system up there is just a backup/mini gamer.

i love my 8600gt, it overclocks very well even with the air cooler. i agree its not super powerful but it gets the job done very well. the farthest ive bothered to go is 650mhz on core and 860mhz on ram, past that there is no preformance gain in css or bf2. once i get the water in ill probably push it farther than that.
if i could i would definately get a second one.

[canttouchthis]

I dont think it's worth it on the 8600gt. It was intended mainly as a HD card, and SLI performance isn't that great of an improvement. But hey, if it does it for you whatever floats your boat. I wouldn't mind trying to voltmod it >: )