Computer guys: Give me your opinion

[dude8383]

Hell, my AMD64 2800+ is running at 30* C right now!

WORD...AMD's rock my sox

[Jand3rson]

That is a lot more computer than you need for Photoshop.

I overbuilt it intentionally, so it will last me for a while. :D

[h0lmes]

If you get a larger hard drive don't get a maxtor. I have had a few Maxtor hard drives and they have all failed on me. There is a reason that you can get a 120 gig Maxtor for much cheaper then a 120 gig Western Digital.

[chuckybob]

don't get a maxtor

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[asubimmer]

i have not had any probs or heard of them w/ seagates.

[dude8383]

If you get a larger hard drive don't get a maxtor. I have had a few Maxtor hard drives and they have all failed on me. There is a reason that you can get a 120 gig Maxtor for much cheaper then a 120 gig Western Digital.

i was skeptical too when i thought about buying the maxtor..and really there was very little price difference between the two when i bought my hd.

they make good hard drives, i bought the SATA version..maybe those are made differently..but either way mine has been very very reliable..

[parkerbink]

I agree with the consensus re more hdd space & that for slightly more you can do better video wise.

I have been running AMD since 2000 with no trouble, my secondary system is running a mobile Athlon XP 2500 which is runing oc'd at 2200 & 200mhz fsb (stock is about 1820 MHZ @ 166fsb) it is 109 degrees all day long in the Mexican heat with nary a problem. these processors run like an XP3200 and are going for 100.00 right now!

[Digitalwave]

How do you overclock it? I wouldn't mind overclocking my Athlon 64 2800.

Is it a noticable difference?

[asubimmer]

i have the amd 3500+ and it runs like 39 most of the time w/ the stock fan.

[Brant]

How do you overclock it? I wouldn't mind overclocking my Athlon 64 2800.

Is it a noticable difference?

There might be some settings in your computers bios to do it already, but it varies with what kind of motherboard you have. Just search "overclocking +(motherboard model)".

[dude8383]

How do you overclock it? I wouldn't mind overclocking my Athlon 64 2800.

Is it a noticable difference?

Its pretty simple actually..

On the boot screen you have to press DEL to enter Setup..

That will bring in the CMOS/BIOS screen (BLUE)

From there you go to Advanced Chipset Featues..im pretty sure the names are simillar for each motherboard/ BIOS utiltiy..i've got an EpoX

Then you go to the CPU Clock Ratio..basically you choose the multiplying factor here.. on my computer im running @ 133 FSB and my Clock ratio is 13.5 which yields 1795mhz or 1.8ghz

you can increase your FSB but make sure that your processor can handle increased FSB frequencies.

Personally from my experience i wouldn't recommend overclocking too much..can result in bad things happening..like your motherboard and processor toasting and maybe even RAM and video card. that shit will fuck up everything if you go overboard

i remember i overclocked my 1.73ghz athlon xp 2100 + which i have now, to about 1.95ghz..and well the computer shut itself down after about 10min's as a safety..hehe i love this motherboard.

Overclock at your own risk dude

[parkerbink]

My 1820 ghz mobile xp 2500 has been running at 2200 for over a year. No problems.

[Digitalwave]

I've got an Asus K8N mobo. Thanks for the tips.

[parkerbink]

TJ if you look in your manual you have full screen shots of all the bios screens. I suggest you start small with the multiplier (for example if it is at 11 go 11.5) if that is ok go to 12, then bump the fsb (clock speed a bit say from 166 to 170)

The reason I suggest the multiplier first is that it only affects the cpu whereas the fsb affects everything.

good luck

*it is possible to damage components by over clocking do so at the risk of having to buy new components*

I have never killed anything by ocing.

[dude8383]

TJ if you look in your manual you have full screen shots of all the bios screens. I suggest you start small with the multiplier (for example if it is at 11 go 11.5) if that is ok go to 12, then bump the fsb (clock speed a bit say from 166 to 170)

The reason I suggest the multiplier first is that it only affects the cpu whereas the fsb affects everything.

good luck

*it is possible to damage components by over clocking do so at the risk of having to buy new components*

I have never killed anything by ocing.

i have..i killed 2 abit motherboards..but those are shit in my opinion