Posts by Kyle Sanchez4

Can you see it now?

You're running pretty hot on that stock setup... might be wise to hold off on the OC until you've picked up at least a Freezer 7 Pro.

Maybe... check the thermal paste too...

But drop that voltage first...
Since when was a quad-core meant for gaming?

That’s just what the guy at Best Buy convinced you was the gold standard...

And what kind of temps are you seeing while gaming?

That's a massive amount of power draw, too...

It's possible... at least until it inevitably dies... though when that happens is anyone's guess... just read the overclocking guide.

Best Buy Components

Socket LGA 775 Intel
Intel Celeron E1200 2 x 1.6GHz, 512KB cache, BOX $93 Discount 24
Intel Core 2 Duo E5200 2x 2.5GHz, 2MB cache, BOX $168 Discount 24
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 2x 2.53GHz, 3MB cache, BOX, 45nm $253 Hardware Pros
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 2x 3.16GHz, 6MB cache, BOX, 45nm $388 Discount 24

Socket AM2 AMD
AMD Athlon 64 x2 4400+ 2 x 2.3 GHz, 1MB cache, BOX $107 HG Spot
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2 x 2.6GHz, 1MB cache, BOX $133 Discount 24
AMD Phenom x3 8450 3 x 2.1GHz, 1.5MB cache, BOX $217 ADM
AMD Phenom x4 9550 4 x 2.2 GHz, 2MB cache, BOX $305 ADM
* Note: Only grab three or four-core processors if you actually need the extra cores. For everything else, dual-core is a better bet.

Motherboards
Gigabyte P31-DS3L $120 Protis
s775, Intel P31+ICH7, FSB 1333/1066/800MHz, 4xSerial ATA II, 1xUDMA133, 3xPCI, 3PCI-E x 1, 1PCI-E x 16, 4DDR II (Dual channel 800/677 MHz), 8-channel audio, Gb LAN, USB 2.0, HT, ATX

Gigabyte P35-DS3L $159 Protis
s775, iP35, Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core/Core 2 Duo ready, FSB 1333/1066/800MHz, 4xSerial ATA II, 1xUDMA100, 3PCI, 3PCI-E x 1, 1PCI-E x 16, 4DDR II (Dual channel 1066/800/677 MHz), 8-channel Intel High Definition
Gigabyte P35-DS3 $190 Hardware Pros
s775, Intel P35+ICH9, FSB 1600 O.C. /1333/1066/800MHz, 6xSerial ATA II, 1xUDMA133, 3xPCI, 3PCI-E x 1, 2PCI-E x 16, 4DDR II (Dual channel 1200 -OC/1066/800/677/533 MHz), 8-channel audio, Gb LAN, USB 2.0, HT, ATX, GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver(DES) technology
Gigabyte P45-DS3 $210 ADM
s775, Intel P45+ICH10, FSB 1600OC/1333/1066/800MHz, 6xSerial ATA II, 1xUDMA133, 2xPCI, 3PCI-E x 1, 1xPCI-E x 16, 1xPCI-E x 8, 4DDR II (Dual channel 1200OC/1066/800/677/533 MHz), 8-channel audio, 2xGb LAN, SPDIF, 3xFW, 12 x USB 2.0

Gigabyte P45-DS3P $300 Protis
s775, iP45, Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core/Core 2 Duo ready, FSB 1600/1333/1066 MHz, 6xSerial ATA II, SATA RAID, 1xUDMA100, 1PCI, 3PCI-E x 1, 1PCI-E x 4, 2PCI-E x 16, 4DDR II (Dual channel 1200/1066/800 MHz), 8-ch

AMD socket AM2 / AM2+

Gigabyte MA69VM-S2 $100 Protis
Socket AM2, AMD 690V, 4 x Serial ATA II, SATA RAID, UDMA133, VGA ATI Radeon X1200 shared, 2PCI, 1PCI-E x4, 1PCI-E x16, 4DDR II (Dual Channel, 800/667/533MHz), 8 channel High Definition Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB2.0, mATX

Gigabyte MA74GM-S2H $123 Discount 24
Socket AM2, AMD 740G, 6 x Serial ATA II, SATA RAID, UDMA133, VGA ATI Radeon HD2100 shared, DVI/HDMI/VGA, 2PCI, 1PCI-E x1, 1PCI-E x16, 2DDR II (Dual Channel, 800/667/533MHz), 8 channel High Definition Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB2.0, mATX

Gigabyte MA770-DS3 $143 Hardware Pros - specifically for users with PCIe graphics cards
AMD 770, S. AM2, 4xSATA RAID, DDR2 1066/800/667, PCIE 2.0 x16, FW, GLAN, SB 8ch

Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H $164 Discount 24 - for those fine with integrated HD3200
Socket AM2, AMD 780G, 5 x Serial ATA II, 1 x eSATA, SATA RAID, UDMA133, VGA ATI Radeon HD3200 shared, DVI, HDMI & VGA connector, 2PCI, 1PCI-E x4, 1PCI-E x16, 4DDR II (Dual Channel, 800/667/533MHz), 8 chan

Graphics Cards
AGP

Powercolor x1650 512mb DDR2 $111 Discount 24
Sapphire HD2600 PRO 512mb DDR2 $147 ADM
Sapphire HD3650 512mb DDR2 $177 HG Spot

PCIE
PEAK x1650GT 256mb DDR3 $100 Ve-Mil
Sapphire HD4670 512mb DDR3 $179 Protis
Powercolor Radeon HD3850 512mb DDR3 $200 HG Spot
Sapphire Radeon HD3870 512mb DDR4 $250 Hardware Pros
Gainward GeForce 8800GT 512mb DDR3 $300 HG Spot
Sapphire HD4850 512mb DDR3 Toxic $385 Protis

Gaming Rig

$1333

CPU AMD Athlon 5000+ x2 2.6GHz $132 Walmart
Motherboard Gigabyte MA770-DS3 $143 Newegg
RAM 2 x 1GB DDR2 Kingmax Mars 800MHz $63 Best Buy
GPU Gainward Radeon HD3870 512MB DDR3 $243 Walmart
HDD Samsung 250GB 16MB cache $90 Micro Center
Case APLUS CS-185A $73 Best Buy
PSU Chieftec 450W $110 Newegg
Optical Drive LG GSA-H55N DVDRW $50 Target
Monitor Samsung 2043 NW 20" $426 Best Buy

$1667

CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 2 x 2.53GHz $253 Newegg
Motherboard Gigabyte P45-DS3 $210 Best Buy
RAM 2 x 1GB DDR2 Kingmax Mars 800MHz $63 Best Buy
GPU Sapphire Radeon HD4850 512MB DDR3 toxic $384 Micro Center
HDD Samsung 250GB 16MB cache $90 Micro Center
Case APLUS CS-185A $73 Best Buy
PSU Chieftec 450W $110 Newegg
Optical Drive LG GSA-H55N DVDRW $50 Target
Monitor Samsung 2043 NW 20" $426 Best Buy

$2000

CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 2 x 3.16GHz $388 Walmart
Motherboard Gigabyte P45-DS3 $210 Best Buy
RAM 2 x 1GB DDR2 Kingmax Mars 800MHz $63 Best Buy
GPU Sapphire Radeon HD4850 512MB DDR3 toxic $385 Micro Center
HDD WD 640GB 16MB cache $170 Best Buy
Case APLUS CS-185A $73 Best Buy
PSU Chieftec 450W $110 Newegg
Optical Drive LG GSA-H55N DVDRW $50 Target
Monitor Samsung 2232BW 22" $533 Micro Center

Family PC

$1167

CPU AMD Athlon 4400+ x2 2.3GHz $107 Micro Center
Motherboard Gigabyte MA69VM-S2 $102 Circuit City
RAM 2 x 1GB DDR2 Kingmax Mars 800MHz $63 Best Buy
GPU PEAK Radeon HD3850 256MB DDR3 $200 Circuit City
HDD Samsung 250GB 16MB cache $90 Micro Center
Case Mode Com Harry $51 Circuit City
PSU Fortron 350W $70 Best Buy
Optical Drive LG GSA-H55N DVDRW $50 Target
Monitor Samsung 2043NW 20" $426 Best Buy

HTPC

$767

CPU AMD Athlon BE-2300 2 x 1.9GHz $110 Micro Center
Motherboard Gigabyte MA78G-S2H $164 Walmart
RAM 2 x 1GB DDR2 Kingmax Mars 800MHz $63 Best Buy
GPU Integrated HD3200
HDD WD 640GB 16MB cache $170 Best Buy
Case Frontier Venus $93 Best Buy
PSU Included 400W
Optical Drive LG GSA-H55N DVDRW $50 Target
TV Card Gigabyte U8000 $112 Circuit City

Office Work & Surfing

$383

CPU AMD Semperon LE 1150 $53 Circuit City
Motherboard Gigabyte M61PME-S2 $96 Micro Center
RAM 1GB DDR2 Kingmax Mars 800MHz $32 Best Buy
GPU Integrated NVIDIA 6100
HDD Hitachi 160GB$81 HGSpot
Case Codegen midi tower $68 Micro Center
PSU Included 400w unit
Optical Drive LG GSA-H55N DVDRW $50 Best Buy

What motherboard and CPU are we looking at here?

Which specific P5B motherboard are we talking about?

Have you tried dropping the multiplier?

What’s your max FSB looking like?

Dad can handle the stress testing—inter thermal analysis tool

Give the memory another shot...

Anything over 95% isn't even in the running

brr... look at that power draw... solid clock speed though..
wiredmarlin5, you've got some competition over here

You won't notice much difference in lower latency during 24/7 operation...
I can barely tell when my CPU Clock Speed is 800MHz faster..

I think Kingmaxe has it...

start a new thread

A new record..

And for a while, it was sitting right there in wiredmarlin5's signature

The turbo button... lol

Until it burns out, you can't really do anything else about it.

If it doesn't hit 250, the motherboard is definitely faulty.

P35-DS3
mine