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Looking for advise please. Will I see enough improvement if I upgrade my Ati X1900 to a Nvidia 8800gts. My rig is an Opteron 170 @ 2.5Ghz with 2Gig Ram, running Vista 32bit. I don't want to blow my cash for a couple of extra frames, but some of the newer titles are starting to stress my system a...

Used to have the PC800E-Deluxe with 3.2 prescott @3.6 no problems. Just update the bios..

Hi Anyone updated their Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe to Bios version 1205 yet. If so, any negatives (or positives) to report. cheers

Thanks for the reply, pretty much what I have done, apart from keeping my memory speed up. My cpu seems to max at just over 260 MHz. seems stable at 260 on stock voltage with memory at full speed set on 1t so will settle for that.. cheers

Hi, Anyone help with specific overclocking on the A8N32. I have read most of the guides but need more specific help related to the paticular bios on this board.

Hi, just got this board & opteron 170, X1900XTX. Any chance of a tutorial, I can't even figure how to get the multiplier past X10! cheers

Hello, Hoping to put my system together tomorrow, asus A8N32-SLI dlx, Opty 170, x1900xtx etc.. My first AMD setup so a bit nervous. Any tips on installation welcome. Assuming everything posts ok, I intend to update the bios with the ezflash option, then install XP pro... what next, chipset...

ok thanks for that, Asus or DFI then?

MSI K8N Diamond nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-049-MS) Hi, anyone with experience of this board, the built on SBlive, is a strong point, how well does it overclock, stability etc. ? Will it post out of the box with an Opty 170? cheers guys

Hi Do you guys think the 650/1550 x1900 are worth the extra cash over the 625/1450 models. Are there any other differences or is the higher clocked device just using the 'cream' silicon? cheers

Hi Planning a new build based on a opteron 170, Asus A8N32-SLi Deluxe nForce4 SLi X16 Mother board, & an ATI x1900 graphics card (not sure which one yet). Need a decent heatpipe cooler so as to optimize the 170. Any recomendations which to go for to give a reasonable balance of performance...

Hi I neeed a new cooler for an old Abit IC-7 board (wire clip type, not push pins). In the past I have used Thermaltake Tiger but can't find them anywhere. Would I get away with a passive cooler? Anyone help.. cheers.

opterons & opterons!? Hi What are the Opteron 2 series ie. 244, 248, 250 etc. 940 pin devices. How come OCUK seem to be the only vendor with 939 pin Opterons? These Amd chips are too confusing..

Hi I am in the process of switching from a P4 3.2gig prescot (478/agp) system to AMD. Having always been an Intel user I'm hoping I won't regret it! Need some advise on CPU choice please. Contenders are:- Opteron 165, AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+, or AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego...

compatable?? Hi Thanks for the input, if I push to the limits of my budget I could go as follows:- Asus A8N-sli Premium (MB-111-AS) need the spdif output. @ £104.95 His Excalibur X1800XL (GX-042-HT) @ £189.95 Opteron 165 (CP-151_AM)...

Hi I currently run an Intel prescot 3.2g (478) at 3.5g, X800 pro graphics (agp), 1gig geil 3200/2.5 (pair 512k) on an Asus P4c800e dlx. Hiper 525w psu. I have a buyer for my graphics card, & hope to Ebay the M/B & CPU, retaining memory for new rig. With a budget of 500-650 can you guys point me...