LOL!!! Not surprised that motherboard own you, be careful about computer world will own your life.
Why Duo? Quad is good for your Windows 2008 server.
Duo is better than Quad cuz Duo can up to 5.7ghz OC and Quad up to 3.6ghz OC.
Depend what software you use.
Quad still faster than Duo for multi-task like Edit video and Server 2003/2008 for over 10 thin clients.
Server + Overclock = poor power efficiency
Everyone spend cheaper CPU and big overclock = kill power bill.
Spend expensive cpu (high speed) and no need overclock = great power efficiency.
Duo is best for gamer and you were right overclock is not good for server and kill power bill too. I do have E8400 OC @ 4.2ghz and running seems fine but not recommand overclock for servers.
Lot gamers alway OC their CPU for games like me
3.0GHZ @ 4.2ghz very nice.. what fsb and multiplier you have? What's kind heatsink you use?
I changed mind that I dont want SLI 8800GTX, one video card is good enough for any games. I use zalman 9700 heatsink multiplier 9x I am not sure about fsb, I think 1515? I will check it out.right now I have EVGA 780i, LGA775 INTEL E8400 @ 4.2 GHZ, 4gb g.skill, Vista x64, 8800GTX(I will get one more 8800GTX for SLI), COSMOS 1000 Case, check out my pic :P also great for CRYSIS and team fortress 2 running very smooth!
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I changed mind that I dont want SLI 8800GTX, one video card is good enough for any games. I use zalman 9700 heatsink multiplier 9x I am not sure about fsb, I think 1515? I will check it out.
Next time.. use nail to hold the motherboard on the wood so it's won't move anything.
That's hilarious! I'd have thought the chainsaw can easily destroy the motherboard in order for it to split in half but in this case, It seems like you have had got a good mobo, haha!
I've noticed (according to your posts) you like to experiment things. What made you get into that?
It seems like Catty love outdated stuff.
Go back to buggy Win ME!!!
Win ME...NEVER!!!
I just won the bid for $19 on mobo. Now that my sons can have good fast system. I planned to install either Ubuntu or Windows. I would plan to test Ubuntu with VMware for linux to run Windoz XP in it to see if it can run normal like regular desktop such as installing and running windows games ect... If it does then I would plan to keep it that way so boys can Windows under vmware. If not then other way around, Windoz as main then Ubuntu in Vmware. Vmware seem better than Virtualbox or Linux base Virtual Machines.
I just browsed through the PCIe graphic cards on Ebay. I wanted nice one like Nvidia. Perhap 8800GT?? if my budget permits. I could afford Nvidia 7200GT with 256mb DDR3 memory.
I'm going to pass over 800mhz (or I can swap to 600mhz system so I can keep 800mhz in garage shhh!!) for my daughter to use. It'll be all hers to use cuz she doesn't use games. She's all for Bebo.com and checking Yahoo Email. Nothing much for her
Catty
8800 GT is around $150 or less now.
I had installed XP in Fusion (virtual machine) on my MacBook Pro, I just downloaded crack version of XP from torrent and works fine, I will plan to install Ubuntu, KDE, Windows 2000 and 98/ME to experiment for refresh my memory on old OS.