Saturday project

$alvador

$alvador

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Dremeled the shit out of computer case to finally fit radiator INside the case, made a 200 ohm resistance adapter for my headphones, installed 64-bit linux on my main drive partition. Approaching... MAXIMUM NERDAGE! :D Well, after I actually learn how to use linux I will be fsho.

I still have to wait til Monday for my opamps to arrive but resistance adapter definitely makes a difference. I'd post pics but this is all boring-looking til I finish the modifications to my case.
 
commander abdul

commander abdul

DrUgZ said:
we need a TD computer porn thread... as soon as i move my main rig into my Corsaid 800D.
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That case is so fucking sexy... but the price is retarded. It's the only reason I went with HAF 932 over the 800D. For the gains from the 932, the price difference wasn't justifiable. Still the sexiest case I've seen other than the Level 10...
 
$alvador

$alvador

TD Member
that depends on what socket you're using. I'm still on a 775 socket so I OC my RAM through FSB and Northbridge strap settings. Since all transactions between memory and CPU pass through the Northbridge, a higher FSB frequency means less transaction latency and provides a huge boost to memory performance.

The Sandy Bridge lineup of chips (i3, i5, i7) have a lot of old Northbridge functions integrated into the CPU chip itself and FSB got replaced by DMI and QPI which is basically new pathways for CPU->memory->CPU transactions. I have no idea how to tweak those since I've never messed around with 1156, 1155, or 1366 socket boards.

Long story short is they have a lot of potential but I'm not fond of the architecture which is why I opted to skip SB chips altogether. Hopefully Ivy Bridge is more than just an SB die shrink so I can finally upgrade without regrets.

edit: I just noticed you have a 1366 socket board. Well, you should have QPI then which will show up in the BIOS. If you post a pic of the BIOS menu I might be able to figure out where to start but OCing is only 50% knowledge... the other 50% is heuristic fucking around
 
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