Recent content by sjm80

I have my e4500 @3ghz (333x9) 1.35v.. I have ran orthos for over 14 hours twice with no errors. I have had these settings a few weeks now with no problems, no crashes after heavy gaming, temps are good. BUT! When I shutdown my computer for the night I sometimes have problems with it posting the...

If any DX9 people are interested in the "Very High" settings and dont already know this, there is a simple system.cfg file that you put into your crysis directory that sets everything to those settings. And to get it back to normal you just remove the .cfg file. Thats it. here is the link to...

averaged 25ish in the first few hours of playing with 1280x960, no AA and Very High settings (DX9 cfg tweak).

My new Burner came with Nero 7 essentials but have heard bad things about it so haven't installed it. Is there a better program? Or is there a better version of Nero right now?

ram is 5-5-5-15 1:1 running at 667mhz. volt is default 1.8v ran memtest with no probs.

I let orthos go till about 15 hours, no problems. Played Quake wars, CD4 and crysis off and on the whole day with no problems. Since I figured i didnt need any more stress testing i turned the comp off last night. This morning it was not booting with my OC settings no matter what i did... Let...

let it go all night with orthos, almost 11 hours now and no problems. Max temp was 50c. I took the vcore of auto and put it at stock. I was told having it at auto would always overcompensate and thats why Temps were hitting 60c. I'm happy with the cpu at 3ghz and stock voltage. Not sure if i...

I set it at x9 333mhz, i put voltage at auto... is that wise? My gskill is F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ. Current mem settings are 667mhz with 5-5-5-15 timings with 1:1 ratio. Not sure where to go from here after the current torture test.

I've been reading up on Overclocking and I think i want to give it a shot. Need a few questions cleared up first... here are my specs: Intel E4500 @ 2.2ghz GA-P35-DS3L mobo 2gb G.Skill DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) I read that it isn't required, but a good idea to put the ram to 1:1 ratio, which i think...

I wanted to start by saying thanks to everyone's advice here. I finished my first build today and so far all the new hardware is working great :). I have not run any real tests so i wont celebrate just yet. I am currently stuck at a strange point... I decided to use an old 19inch crt monitor...

All the parts are ordered and now I am at the point most first time builders get too... hmmm what do i do when it all gets here? :P. Any tips? And Is there a guide someone recommends? I've found several online but wondering if anyone has one they like :).

lol wow ok, sorry... i take it back, not overpriced :P I guess I am just mad i didnt get it when it was $230.. but thats my problem, hehe. Ok good to know. It doesnt seem available... anywhere... but i do see it "in stock" on evga's site... anyone ever ordered straight from them? Should I?

I am in the process of building my first computer, most the parts are ordered and on the way. I am stuck on the video card. I am tempted with going over budget and getting the (overpriced) 8800gt. But after reading reviews people are saying they run hot... I read further and start getting...

are the 8800gt 256mb versions suppose to come out now too? only seen the 512mb so far.

If i did stick with the e2180 I could upgrade the PSU to the Corsair 540vx. Would that be a good move or unnecessary?