d820 vs. d830

[mcennis4]

Is there much difference when overclocking? I'm don't have a watercooled system and if they are similar I could put the money toward RAM. Which leads to my second question...what is recommended? I am getting an Asus P5WD2. Which leads to my 3rd question...does the Premium board offer better performance or just addons?

[mjgent]

I have an 820d and have set up an 830d prior to that. From what others have said there isn't much of a difference in o/c'ing between the two. The 830s might be a little better at o/c since they're binned higher but not really worth the extra money for what you get IMO. I've also heard that the premium board is better for o/c'ing.

[mjgent]

And as far as RAM, the Mushkin xp2-6400 has been good for me. I've also heard that xms-5400UL Corsair's are good with this board.

[mcennis4]

Thanks for the reply. I am also getting an ATI x700. Is there any problems with overclocking and this card (I had a non ATI 9600 pro that caused problems years ago).

[mjgent]

None that I'm aware of.

[EternalX]

You should go with a x800gto version that flashable to 16 pipes, much better buy ;)

As far as the 820 or 830 goes, I have heard of about the same overclocks, not much different. All the people i know have 820s, since they were cheaper and they were poor ********.

[mjgent]

Or wait a few months for the Presslers. They are suppose to kick a**

[Leica]

Or wait a few months for the Presslers.

Months? I thought they are hitting the streets late Dec/early Jan. WTF??? :drool:

[hyperasus]

Unless you are going to watercool then you are probably better off getting a 6** series chip. The best thing to do right now is either wait or get something cheap like this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819112207). Presler is so close and Intels current dual core is junk in comparison. Save your money and get a real cpu in a month or two.

Oh and regarding 820 vs 830. I've had several of both. They all clocked about the same for me. I ended up keeping the 820 because I didn't have to fight the mb to lock the multiplier. My 820 at 4.1 scored better benchmarks then my 830 at 4.2(with locked multi).

[mjgent]

Months? I thought they are hitting the streets late Dec/early Jan. WTF??? :drool:Let's hope but I've learned to "under promise and over deliver" if you know what I mean.

[mcennis4]

I'm doing Photoshop all day so the 820 looks like a good choice. Cheaper than the others processors too.

http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/dualcoreintel/photoshop.htm

[mjgent]

I'm doing Photoshop all day so the 820 looks like a good choice. Cheaper that the others too.

http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/dualcoreintel/photoshop.htmWow. That's a great time in comparison.