[in need] Taking suggestions

[kikicoco1334]

I have been doing alotta thinking...
going between quite overclocking, taking a break from overclocking, fvck school and bench 24/7 but cuz this overclocking thing is like a drug, a bad bad drug i came up with [Stay hardcore in school, only go pick up chicks on Fridays, and find time to overclock kick ass on it after homeworking and schooling]

ever since school started my playing money went straight down to hell or south what ever works...
i had to buy books and it was $1200 and just not too long ago i got this traffic ticket FML and have to go though traffic school my cards was all pretty much maxed -f- out

as i am slowly paying everything off i can almost starting to collecting hardwares again,

now here is where i am wanting suggestions....
should i go pick up some D9GMX or D9GMH DDR2 or what ever is the better?
I have a set of TXDD1024M1300HC6 but TeamXtreme took one of the heatsink and never fixed the ram ass holes
TXDD1024M1300HC6 is D9GMH based but it's only 2x1GB

do i need anymore pots or any other cooling hardwares?
i feel like i already have enough CPU cooling for LN2 and DICE
i have 1 3x120mm rad, 1 single 120mm rad, prettmuch everything i need for CPU but GPU is the one i am really short on someone wanna share the Kingpin prize :D
-IF YOU HAVE A EXTRA CHEAP GPU WATERBLOCK OR TWO PLEASE SEND ME A EMAIL OR CALL ME OR TXT ME OR COME OVER TO MY HOUSE WHAT EVER WORKS :Hi:

i have a Antec TPQ-850 atm, do i need a bigger power supply for overclocking?
i think it may be dead needing to RMA it but should i try get something better?
cuz that's the best power supply i have in the house, cuz i have the 850, a Antec 650 for back up and a Corsair 430W to power my gaming rig :P

i feel like i kinda know the answers but how big should i get or better yet what/which one should i get?
i have always been Antec anything they make/made i most likely have it, had it, have had it

i'd really like to get some suggestions from y'all

[Neuromancer]

What are you asking?

1) do you need a bigger power supply, for what....

2) if you know the answers why are you asking hte questions?

If you are playing with DDR2 than I doubt you need more than a 850W. If it was new in your life time. If you bought it used, than I hope you have a good means of testing it :)

Anything you buy used you should have a good means of testing. Otherwise do not save the money (it will be heart ache)

[kikicoco1334]

What are you asking?

1) do you need a bigger power supply, for what....

2) if you know the answers why are you asking hte questions?

If you are playing with DDR2 than I doubt you need more than a 850W. If it was new in your life time. If you bought it used, than I hope you have a good means of testing it :)

Anything you buy used you should have a good means of testing. Otherwise do not save the money (it will be heart ache)



i have a Antec TPQ-850 atm, do i need a bigger power supply for overclocking?

THERE!

i am just not sure do i really need it to clock things like sandy with one 580
i use http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp alot unsure how good this is, cuz i have had numbers that's way off and there are times that's pretty good...

i buy most my power based new just cuz i know what has been done to it

i am just unsure what will i be using DDR2 for when i can use DDR3?

[Neuromancer]

im using a $30 750W ocz SLI psu and TBH, I think it is more stable than my corsair unit of the same wattage ( Idid not V test it, just used it and OC further)


Putting some religious faith in a brand name is ludicrous. I should have tested it...

TBH, anything corsair is a suspect by me.

Of course that is faith (or lack of) in a name.. so take you opinion on it... belief does not amke it true... positive or negative.

[kikicoco1334]

im using a $30 750W ocz SLI psu and TBH, I think it is more stable than my corsair unit of the same wattage ( Idid not V test it, just used it and OC further)


Putting some religious faith in a brand name is ludicrous. I should have tested it...

TBH, anything corsair is a suspect by me.

Of course that is faith (or lack of) in a name.. so take you opinion on it... belief does not amke it true... positive or negative.

THB i am not a huge fan of corsair myself, it's just it was like $20 after MIR and it's got enough power to fire up my media machine


but yeah i need to to a little more research on the newer power supplies

[MaadDaawg]

I am a firm believer in buying the best PSU available, whitin reason I guess :P

I have one Corsair 1200AX that seems to do a good job, but I've never benched with it, only run it in my x58 gamer. It's dead ass quiet, but I do have some suspicions on stability (haven't had time to test out).

My Corsair 750TX has always been reliable but only has 1 8-pin cpu power connector so I replaced that with a PCP&C 950w (yesterday, so nothing to report as of yet). this on my P55 Classy setup.

I'm thinking the 750TX should rock with my REX 775 setup :thumbsup:

For my two main bench rigs (the Banchettos) - both have PCP&P Turbo Cool 1200's - Nothing short of awesome IMO :D No plans to replace them :)

Currently one holds my M4E setup (which I have to freeze within the next couple of days) and the other has the R3E riding on top of it.

Back to your question Kiki :laughing: Brands are very important, specs are more important, and making you buying decision on what is CHEAP is the worst possible way to go.... IMO of course :D

[Splave]

take a break bro, god knows we all need one eventually. Ive taken the whole summer off benching so far :) going to be ready come fall to smash some shit.

[Witchdoctor]

take a break bro, god knows we all need one eventually. Ive taken the whole summer off benching so far :) going to be ready come fall to smash some shit.

+1

you sound a bit uptite ....

worry about your school work bro, that will insure you have a large benching budget in the future ........ :thumbsup:

This is your future, benching is a blast and I personally can't wait to get back to it, but it is a recreational activity ........

Life happens :)

[kikicoco1334]

it's like when i saw a 8.4ghz AMD score in the bot i started wanting to hit that mark again
and i started digging in all the celerons i have and pentiums 4s i have

lately i don't have enough time to set up a bench and have a full session
but i have been reading a lot and learning from others on the tweaks and all that good stuff

(there aren't any intel in history that's recorded can do LHe right?)

[MaadDaawg]

Kiki, what kind of GPU blocks you looking for?

[kikicoco1334]

like a general universal water block
hopping to fit on 8/9000 gpus and mostly GTX based
i have a 680/780/790i chipset waterblock and ziptied on the GPU

[Patch]

Concentrate on school, buddy.

Everybody you see here freezing high end hardware is past the school years (I think).

I started benching at 37.

I didn't own a computer all through school. I didn't waste money on cable TV. And I purposely didn't own a gaming console because it was distracting.

This time of your life is for school, then relationships, then benching - if there is any free time left over.

[OC Maximus]

Taking suggestions.....

Eat your fruits and vegetables :P

[kikicoco1334]

thanks guys
seems like i need to get school out of the way then start hardcore benching back up

i am pretty good at keeping my hands off the gaming systems and i play on steam sometimes
(if you see me on and talk to me and not hitting you back up with in sec i am porb AFK even during games)
i have so much homework lately i been working till like 3/4 am every other day

[DrNip]

Be sure to drink your Ovaltine?

[Mr.Scott]

Concentrate on school, buddy.

Everybody you see here freezing high end hardware is past the school years (I think).

I started benching at 37.

I didn't own a computer all through school. I didn't waste money on cable TV. And I purposely didn't own a gaming console because it was distracting.

This time of your life is for school, then relationships, then benching - if there is any free time left over.
THIS ^^^^^ a big +1.

[kikicoco1334]

i do eat my fruits and vegetables not sure what Ovaltine is
pretty sure now im just gonna wait a little on the hardwares and till this winter break or summer break before i pick everything up

[Kal-EL]

Yeah, I'd go budget at your age, no way to keep up with the top ln2 crowd scores without a sizeable budget or Splave-like hardware flipping skillz.

[kikicoco1334]

Yeah, I'd go budget at your age, no way to keep up with the top ln2 crowd scores without a sizeable budget or Splave-like hardware flipping skillz.


when i grow up one day i wanna become like Splave and Romdominance! :laughing:

but for real tho. good point there superman when i was working i had a little extra cash to drop on new hardwares but now it;s a little harder

thank god i don't have a girlfriend anymore no extra expense so i can save up for new hardwares :D

[Neuromancer]

I wanna be like them too when I grow up.

I turn 40 next week.

Still have to grow up though.

Sucks man, I thought reviewing would be a great way to get free HW to review. Instead it turned into a low paying job that sucks up all my "benching" time with reading/writing and benching at low clocks.

I cant freeze the stuff either as I need my stuff to last for the next review.

So for those interested in reviewing. Don't, it is not worth it unless you have no other income. (Or unless you are way more stable then I am and can follow a schedule really well... my life is schedules based on others though... )

[OC Maximus]

I turn 40 next week.


You are one old bastard!

I'll be 33 in a few months :taunt:

[kikicoco1334]

I wanna be like them too when I grow up.

I turn 40 next week.

Still have to grow up though.

Sucks man, I thought reviewing would be a great way to get free HW to review. Instead it turned into a low paying job that sucks up all my "benching" time with reading/writing and benching at low clocks.

I cant freeze the stuff either as I need my stuff to last for the next review.

So for those interested in reviewing. Don't, it is not worth it unless you have no other income. (Or unless you are way more stable then I am and can follow a schedule really well... my life is schedules based on others though... )

dude you are still young! don't let OCM fool you
TBH i sux at writing/english and i'll prob make a REALLY horrible reviewer
and there is WAY too much school work for me right now so there aren't really free time (if there is some i'l be reading up on how to tweak stuff :thumbdown: SO MUCH TO LEARN SO LITTLE TIME)

[MaadDaawg]

You are one old bastard!

I'll be 33 in a few months :taunt:

Shit, you're all a bunch of wet nosed kids... I turned 60 last March :D :ohcrap:

[Patch]

Shit, you're all a bunch of wet nosed kids... I turned 60 last March :D :ohcrap:

Looks like Rich is 2 months older than me. We nosed kid I may still be, but you're closer to needing diapers again than I am, old man. :taunt:

[kikicoco1334]

Looks like Rich is 2 months older than me. We nosed kid I may still be, but you're closer to needing diapers again than I am, old man. :taunt:
blahahahahahahahah wow dude that shit is mean! :rofl:

At age 4, success is...not peeing in your pants.
___At age 12, success is...having friends.
____At age 16, success is...having a driver's license.
_______At age 20, success is...having sex.
________At age 35, success is...having money.
________At age 50, success is...having money.
_______At age 60, success is...having sex.
_____At age 70, success is...having a driver's license.
___At age 75, success is...having friends.
At age 90, success is...not peeing in your pants.




kindda true tho :taunt:

btw i am like half age of some of you maybe a 1/3 age of some of y'all :eek:

[GFDuke]

Sucess is Being happy where you are in life.

[Kal-EL]

G-man, do you have a space for hardware storage?

[MaadDaawg]

Looks like Rich is 2 months older than me. We nosed kid I may still be, but you're closer to needing diapers again than I am, old man. :taunt:


Man, I was originally going to say snotty nozed brats, but then I changed it casue I thought that was a little nasty. Thought what I wrote was pretty neutral, but hey... there's a bozo in every bus :rofl: (Firesign Theatre)

I don't plan on living long enough to need diapers again ... punk ... (that was for the old man remark :laughing: )

A measure of truth in what Kiki said :)

Mr. Duke has it nailed though ;)

:D

[kikicoco1334]

i am in the 20s group that's all it matters for now :D

[MaadDaawg]

20s are tough years Kiki - hang in there :D

[Mr.Scott]

20s are tough years Kiki - hang in there :D
They're also the best years. ;)

[Patch]

They've all been fabulous so far. Not always rosy, though.

If every thing was easy and great all the time, then easy would be hard and great would be mediocre.

I was just ribbing you, Daawg.

[kikicoco1334]

wish my mom and dad are those people who let me use there money with no prob type
i'd be buying so much hardware! and other stuff!

[MaadDaawg]

They've all been fabulous so far. Not always rosy, though.

If every thing was easy and great all the time, then easy would be hard and great would be mediocre.

I was just ribbing you, Daawg.

Hey, no probs Patchy, just looking to yank your chain back a little :laughing:

My favorite saying, which is inline with what Patch say's above

"Life's a bitch, then you die"

Life is not easy, you live through the trials and tribulations, then you eventually die.

[MaadDaawg]

wish my mom and dad are those people who let me use there money with no prob type
i'd be buying so much hardware! and other stuff!

Are you not #1 son? I thought the #1 sons were spoiled rotten :rofl:

[OC Maximus]

wish my mom and dad are those people who let me use there money with no prob type
i'd be buying so much hardware! and other stuff!

Seems to me that mom and dad are teaching you one of life's valuable lessons. ;)

[MaadDaawg]

We're all bozo's on this bus
Firesign Theatre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ1gJanU3iw&feature=related

[kikicoco1334]

Are you not #1 son? I thought the #1 sons were spoiled rotten :rofl:

i am not the #1 son, i am THE only child .....


Seems to me that mom and dad are teaching you one of
life's valuable lessons. ;)

they started that since i turned the age of 10yo!



i was kinda spoiled when i was like 6yo, like when most parents giving there child $5~10 to buy toys, my mom have always given me 100s
and then i turned 10+ and life started go down hill :laughing:

[MaadDaawg]

i am not the #1 son, i am THE only child .....




they started that since i turned the age of 10yo!



i was kinda spoiled when i was like 6yo, like when most parents giving there child $5~10 to buy toys, my mom have always given me 100s
and then i turned 10+ and life started go down hill :laughing:

Life's a bitch, then you die :rofl:

[kikicoco1334]

Life's a bitch, then you die :rofl:
yes sir!

and there is a time where you should just stop leveling, tbh i don't see my self going over 35

[MaadDaawg]

You've probably heard that old saying "life begins at 40"? Oddly enough, it's actually true. The 40s are much better than the 20s and 30s. Especially if you're divorced, single, or just a damned liar :P

[Kal-EL]

You've probably heard that old saying "life begins at 40"? Oddly enough, it's actually true. The 40s are much better than the 20s and 30s. Especially if you're divorced, single, or just a damned liar :P
My wife just tried selling me that crap, might be a great new start for the gents that haven't put their bodies thru hell and back again but ffs I feel OLD and DECREPIT already :Dizzy:

[MaadDaawg]

My wife just tried selling me that crap, might be a great new start for the gents that haven't put their bodies thru hell and back again but ffs I feel OLD and DECREPIT already :Dizzy:

Take two aspirins a day and call me in the morning :rofl:

[Kal-EL]

Take two aspirins a day and call me in the morning :rofl:
Already on 2 apirins and 4 excedrine (caffiene, acetemenophenomonine, aspirin) does the body good :)

[kikicoco1334]

You've probably heard that old saying "life begins at 40"? Oddly enough, it's actually true. The 40s are much better than the 20s and 30s. Especially if you're divorced, single, or just a damned liar :P

dude i don't see me living pass 35 so being 40 scares the hell outta me

[Witchdoctor]

Eat right and exercise Kiki and I am sure you will hang on until your at least 42

[kikicoco1334]

lol it's just it already freaked me out when i turned 21 i though that day would never come
but yeah if i do end up going though med school and all that stupid things i'll live pretty good sometime around my late 30s it's just SO MUCH SCHOOLING!

[Witchdoctor]

If you think education is expencive try ignorance .............. :laughing:

[Mr.Scott]

If you think education is expencive try ignorance .............. :laughing:
Great line. I'm saving that.:good:

[MaadDaawg]

dude i don't see me living pass 35 so being 40 scares the hell outta me

When I was young, I never thought I'd live to be 21. After I turned 21, I figured I'd never live to see 40. After I turned 40 I figured I'd live forever :D
Won't tell ya what I'm thinking now :rofl: