Cooling Fans And Thermal Compound

[atiVidia]

max3 is better

yes the zalman is amazing for overclocking but when u want to OC it u may also need to set the fan to "normal" speed.

the normal speed may be quite loud, but it is very effective too :-)

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it also looks like the site i gave to u at the top carries an amazing reseller rating of 9.74 out of 10

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[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by dbs@8 May 2004 - 18:28
thanks clocker. hey abu would it be a big difference in performance if i got the max 3 over the max 2?

max 3 has better cooling, and some extra features and a hefty cost too. max 2 will do u just as well, same bios and ocing features. the asus p4c800e has ai ocing, which doesn't do shit and ups ur vcore like a mad fuck. c my sig? i did all that without uping vcore 1 bit. so don't go with asus. the max2 will be fine

[bigdawgfoxx]

I thought the prescott wasnt that good right now. Only the higher clocked ones would be...

It runs hotter and not any faster really right?

[clocker]

Originally posted by atiVidia@8 May 2004 - 16:41


yes the zalman is amazing for overclocking but when u want to OC it u may also need to set the fan to "normal" speed.

the normal speed may be quite loud, but it is very effective too :-)

ATI,
You have a 7000 also?
I didn't know that.

I recently modded mine and swapped out the fan for a higher output Sunon 92mm.
More CFM and LOWER RPM.
It's worth doing, I think.

[dbs]

oh yeah I forgot to ask what videocard I should use with the abit max3, but i would prefer one thats inexpensive as am running short on money after buying all of this, plus are you sure about the proccessor is that the best choice for me?

[abu_has_the_power]

if ur running low, don't get the max 3 and get the max2

[dbs]

well so far this is all costing me $410 without the ram and the vid card and I have about 550 to spend so do ya guys have any suggestions on the ram and the vid card that i should get?

[abu_has_the_power]

if u want to oc, ur ram will prob be around $100

[bigdawgfoxx]

I knocked the shittt outa my self today..

I was riding on the back of a 4wheller..and started to fall off...and like my feet were on the rack and my head was dragging and digging in the pavement...i was nocked out then came to and shit was spinnnnning...had to go to er and they pulled some rocks out...hurts like hell lol

[tesco]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@8 May 2004 - 19:29
I knocked the shittt outa my self today..

I was riding on the back of a 4wheller..and started to fall off...and like my feet were on the rack and my head was dragging and digging in the pavement...i was nocked out then came to and shit was spinnnnning...had to go to er and they pulled some rocks out...hurts like hell lol

u ok? lol

dbs, any radeon 9500 or higher, or any geforce fx 5200 or higher are all good, and the price should be coming down a lot on them...

if you dont game AT ALL and dont plan to game at all, then an mx440 would be just fine, the 5200 is around teh same performance, but has direct x 9 support so its more expensive. i woudlnt recomend buying it.