e6300 temps vs. e6400 temps

[TheSouthAzn]

Hi,

I'm planning to oc whichever of the two cpu I get to only about 2.4 GHz.

Would an e6300 oc'ed to 2.4 put out higher temps than an e6400 at 2.4?

Thanks :)

P.S. Sorry if this is a newb/common sense question... Just that many people are telling me to get the e6300, but I don't want my cpu to be too hot, so the e6400 sounds safer

[Shelnutt2]

Question
1) Why stop at 2.4GHz?

If your only going to 2.4GHz for what ever reason, go with a E6300 as to get 2.4Ghz you'll need a slightly higher FSB than with a E6400..and they will both run about the same temperature at that low of an overclock.

[mcoleg]

it's pretty much the same cpu, only with a different multiplier. you'll get approximately the same temps with either one at that speed.

same question - why only 2.4? is this for some special build, like htpc or server?

welcome to the forums, btw :P

[brakezone]

Hehehe...... I think he probably meant 3.4 ghz :o

[TheSouthAzn]

Haha, no, I did not mean 3.4 brakezone

I want to stop at around 2.4 because of the longevity of the computer. Unfortunately, I can't afford to buy another one in the next 3-4 years, and the core 2 duo looks like a beautiful cpu, so I'd rather not short it's longevity by overclocking to such extremes, especially when I'm doing this on stock cooling

Thanks mcoleg and Shelnutt2, I think I will go for the e6300 if both are at the same temps. I don't think I need much more than 2.4/ 2.5 GHz, especially cuz I'll be keeping the computer on for extended amounts of time.

lol, and if I sound conservative... I'm running a 633 MHz Celeron with 64 mb ram at this moment. If I leap to a 3 GHz C2D, my heart might fail me

So thanks for all the replies, wow, these forums are great, and you guys are awesome for replying godly fast! :)

[hUMANbEATbOX]

honestly, you could run a e6300 at 2.8ghz (400fsb) with the stock voltages and the stock cooler for years on end. you MIGHT need 1.35v. 2.8ghz is a cake walk. i would at least take it that far, unless you are on a shoestring budget, putting value ddr2-800 out of reach.

even if you don't right away, if you ever feel an itch for more speed, at least you know its there. ;)

[TheSouthAzn]

Ah, thanks hUMANbEATbOX.

I can see your amazing e6300 oc to 3.5, but I bet you have an aftermarket cooler, and probably some arctic paste on there too. I'm not very interested in getting either. Are you sure e6300 can handle a 1GHz OC on stock cooling for "years on end"?

I'm going to be using that cpu for gaming, and really, the only instance I think I'll ever need more than 2.4 GHz is if I decide to try Oblivion.

But yes, you make a good point. If I ever feel the itch, I'll be sure to remember your words!

Oh, and about the DDR-800, my memory's going to depend on the motherboard I get, cuz really, the prices for 667 and 800 seem very similar. I'm probably going to end up getting a P965 board with whatever memory it supports (hopefully an 800 as you recommend)

Thank you very much.

[hUMANbEATbOX]

well, C2D's haven't been out for a year yet, so i guess there is no concrete proof ;) but consider that the e6300 is cut from the same cloth as the x6800, and those run at 2.93ghz, with around 1.325v. my e6300 will run 2.8ghz with 1.275v, less than stock. every cpu is different mind you.

you just need to ensure you have nice airflow through your case, so that the stock cooler can do its job.

*edit* (to match your edit ;))

ddr2-800 will run on any board, no worries there. with C2D's, you run the memory 1:1 with the fsb, so running 400fsb would put ddr2-800 exactly at spec.

[Edward2]

Rather than limit yourself by CPU speed, I would suggest that you limit yourself by CPU temp. Decide what a safe temp is and overclock until you hit that temp.

[TheSouthAzn]

Thanks again hUMANbEATbOX

yeah, there's no concrete proof, but I'll take your word on it. Yeah, I'm planning to have 2 120mm fans in my case, one is going to be in the back for exhaust and the other is either going to be intaking air at the front or the side, depending on whether I get an NVidia gfx card or ATi card, respectively (for a hot card like the x1800xl, I think it would be best to put it on the side right next to the vid card). I don't know if I should just get 3 120mm fans, 1 on front, 1 on side, and 1 on back, with the front and side being intake, cuz that'll bring positive pressure in the computer... and I heard that's bad. What do you guys think, should I keep my original idea of 2 fans, or should I have 3?

Edward2, thanks, that's good advice too. Now that I know I'm getting an e6300, I'll be sure to look at the temps when actually overclocking.

Wow, 10 posts on my thread and it's only been 2 hours. This place is GREAT!

Rock on OCForums! :burn:

[hUMANbEATbOX]

i would think a couple of 120's and some nice cable management would do just fine. do you have a spot on the side of the case for a fan, or would you have to mod it?

[brakezone]

Have you put any thought into the other system components besides the e6300?

[TheSouthAzn]

No, I wouldn't have to mod anything to put that 120mm fan in the side.

Here's a link to the case I want, with pics http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811147030

There's space for a 120mm fan in the front, a slot for a 120mm in the back, and there are 2 slots in the side, one 120mm right next to the vid card, and 1 80 mm(probably over the cpu). Im not sure if putting an 80mm intake would be that good of an idea, cuz any air pulled in by that 80mm will probably be immediately sucked out by the 120mm exhaust right next to it.

so I'm thinking the best bet would be to put that 120mm in the side, and keep the 120mm stock fan in the back as exhaust. a 120mm in the front would be very nice, but there's no other space where that air could escape, so I don't know if it's a good idea.

Thanks for all the interest hUMANbEATbOX, you seem like a really good person.

Oh, and brakezone, yes, actually I have.

The case is up there, with a 450 watt power supply, and as I said I'll have 2 fans on it. The power supply seems decent by the reviews, and the pics show that it's dual-rail with I think 40 amps total on +12v.

The video card I get will depend on prices before the summer. I'm not actually going to buy my computer yet, It's going to be right before the summer, and since dx10's rolling out, vid card prices are going to go down.

My line-up of video cards is this (ordered from worst to best, with a relative rating of 1-5 *'s between these 9 cards):

x1800xl
7800gt
7900gs*
x1900gt**
7800gtx***
x1800xt***
7900gt****
x1950pro****
x1900xt*****

Right now, the x1900gt looks like the card with the best price-performance ratio...

The motherboard, as I said, will probably be p965. I'm not too worried about the motherboard, as long as it supports c2d, my harddrive (160 gb sata 3.0gb/s), good ram (1 GB of the ddr2-800 as hUMANbEATbOX recommends), and a pci-e x16 slot, and a little overclockability.

Overall, my comp should be around $580 including shipping as of now (with the x1900gt), but prices will go down later, and maybe I'll end up picking a better card... really want that x1900 xt, lol

Thanks a lot for the interest guys.

[orion25]

The only advice I can give here is to make sure you get a good PSU. I would be a little leary of a PSU that came with a $45 case. At best it will limit your OC. At worst it will kill your system.

Since DX10 is approaching fast why not go with a baseline video card for now and get a good PSU (like Sliverstone, FSP, OCZ, etc). Then upgrade the VC later.........

Just my thoughts...

Edit** Just read that you will not be buying until summer. You should be able to get a Kick Ass DXX9 card for cheap by then. If you are not going with Vista then it should serve you well and you can get a killer PSU with the savings.

[TheSouthAzn]

Yeah, I had my doubts for stock psu's, but this one actually looks good, and most of the 55 reviewers on newegg had good things to say about the psu, not bad, like "The PSU is much better than I would have expected from a case supply." I don't see a reviewer complaining about the psu frying on them, and usually newegg's notorious for those reviewers cuz they're mad about it and need to fume it somewhere. So, I think I'm going to take my chances on this one.

But orion25, if I change my mind later, how much should I spend to get a good psu? I really don't want to spend $100 for a power supply...

And your edit sums up my thoughts exactly. What do you think of my video card lineup? Can you recommend one there? I know you have a 7800 gt, and I was thinking of getting exactly that because I heard it was cool and quiet, yet a great card, but newegg only has recertified ones, and I see a lot of reviewers who have problems with their recertified card...

How's the 7800 gt treating you?

Actually, I was thinking of buying my card from eBay anyway, so I'll be looking before the summer. I don't want to spend more than $150 for a vid card, and I really really want that x1900 xt to come down there by then.

Thanks for your advice and thoughts!

*edit*

Ah, now that I think about it, I remember seeing the case I want without a power supply for $25, so I could get that and buy the psu separately.

At newegg, I found 2 power supplies that look really good.

One is for $40 (w/ shipping), here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817182048&name=Item-%23%3A-N82E16817182048

^The consensus among reviewers for that power supply is that it has long, professionally wrapped cables, sleek black finish, lots of connectors, dual-80mm fans, quiet, and most importantly, it's heavy, so I think it should be good.

The other is $60 (w/ shipping), from FSP: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954

^Yeah, it's from a good company, so it's guaranteed to be good, albeit not as nice looking as the rosewill and $20 more.

I think the rosewill will be sufficient, what do you guys think? Does the FSP name warrant a $20 premium?

[orion25]

The 7800gt is good for me. I had 2 in SLI on an AMD computer before I went t the dark side. It plays everything I want to play (I also only have a 19 inch monitor). If you are not buying until summer you should have ample time to reach the post count required for classified access. Just do not spam your way there and make sure you have an isp based email address. Then you may be able to find some good deals on equipment.

As for the PSU try posting your questions in the case & case hardware forum. There are a lot of people here thet know a lot about PSU's and will be more than willing to help. I personally an mot sure about whick sub-$100 psu's are good. I prefer to spend a lot more than that and sut costs in other areas since the psu is the most important part of any oc'ed system.

[TheSouthAzn]

K guys, I've found the PSU I want. It's here if anyone's interested: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104953

$50 (w/ shipping), not bad! And it's from FSP. I think a 400w psu with 34 total amps on the +12v is more than enough to handle an oc'ed e6300 @ 2.4, and what's probably going to be a x1900GT for gfx.

So thanks for all the help everyone!

Now I just have to see what the e4300 is all about...

[batboy]

The trouble is, it's not really 34 amps on the +12v rail. It's really 18a on +12v1 and 16a on +12v2. So, the most your CPU and motherboard will have available is 18 amps. It's better to get a single rail PSU. That Fortron is ok, but a little wimpy for these C2D CPUs. The absolute cheapest I can recommend since you are obviously on a tight budget is this Athena (see link).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104123

I would definitely check out the E4300 which will be released soon.

[hUMANbEATbOX]

yep, if that psu was 34a on a single rail, it would be a HUGE bargain. usually to get those kind of amps, you are looking at $100+. my zippy was $119 and it has a 36a single +12v rail.

i'm not sure what the psu batboy recommended is rated at, but i'll take his word for it. there are some psu's that can combine rails, but even then you don't get much efficiency. the nicer dual rail psu's are going to run you over or near a hundred anyways..

just because you are going with a budget build doesn't mean you should skimp on the psu. you are hoping this system will last you a few years, one way to help ensure that is with a solid psu. ;)

[||Console||]

yep, if that psu was 34a on a single rail, it would be a HUGE bargain. usually to get those kind of amps, you are looking at $100+. my zippy was $119 and it has a 36a single +12v rail.

i'm not sure what the psu batboy recommended is rated at, but i'll take his word for it. there are some psu's that can combine rails, but even then you don't get much efficiency. the nicer dual rail psu's are going to run you over or near a hundred anyways..

just because you are going with a budget build doesn't mean you should skimp on the psu. you are hoping this system will last you a few years, one way to help ensure that is with a solid psu. ;)


QTF never skimp on the psu

[TheSouthAzn]

batboy, thanks for the explanation on the limited dual rails on the FSP, I'll definitely remember that you can't just add the rails up.

I looked at the Athena psu you recommend at this low price range, and it seems great, but a lot of reviewers are saying things about the 12v rail and how it maxes at around 11.71. do you know what they're talking about? The specs say that it has 28a on the +12v, but what's that 11.71 number?

hUMANbEATbOX and ||Console||, thanks for the advice. I'll be sure not to overlook psu's ever again. I'm enlightened ;)

It's just that my dad won't go buy me a $100 psu when he knows there are $20 ones out there with perfectly fine reviews and specs... sigh. I think I can edge the Athena out of him though. :o

[hUMANbEATbOX]

i would take the newegg reviews with a grain of salt. if you saw someone say they have a super low +12v rail, i would think its a defective unit, and would be replaced. think of the thousands of people who don't take the time to post a review, because their psu is working just fine, and leaving a review is the last thing on their mind.

28a is real nice for that money. its higher than my truepower 480w i got a few years back for almost $100, its only rated at 22a.

[TheSouthAzn]

Yeah, you're probably right.

It's just that 5-6 reviewers are saying the exact same thing, and I haven't seen so many issues with the 12v line on other psu's before. There's also the possibility that some buy the psu not for gaming and so don't see any defects with the 12v...

Sorry, it's probably nothing. Thanks again for the recommendation batboy.

lol, you guys probably saved me from a ruined computer with all this psu help.

Thanks everyone. :D

[batboy]

They probably mean the PSU is only providing 11.7v when it's supposed to be 12v. If that is true, then it is indeed a little low.

You are right, I do see 3 reviews that are claiming low voltage. But, if they are using the BIOS software to measure it, who knows how accurate that might be.

I know one person who has this PSU and it seems to be working for him. Next time I see him, I'll ask if he has measured load voltage on the +12v rail.

[chinky714]

hey guys, I would be weary of Athena Power PSU. They suck ass and die out real easily. They sell them at Frys for about 15$ less. I bought one to fix a computer for my dad's friend and it died within 1 month and a half. If you go to frys you will see tons of these athena powered psu being returned. Almost as much as you see ECS motherboards being returned. Also if you're gonna go with fortron or sparkle look at the model# ones starting with AX are made by a different group and suck. You want to look for the ones with models starting at FSP.

[batboy]

There you have it. Nothing good is ever cheap.

[batboy]

Yeah, the more I checked into those Athenas, the more I regret mentioning them. They should be avoided.

Here's the situation, there are no decent cheap single rail PS units. But, there are some dual rail units that would probably work ok if you are just planning a modest O/C. Like this Enermax (see link).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817194011

[DeepScience]

7900gs AS Fast as 7800GT. With overclock it looks to me like the best bang for buck by a long shot. Start a thread over in the PSU area for more on that. I've heard the Silverstone ST56ZF is good with 38A on a single 12V line. But there's lots of good ones around now.

[chinky714]

I would say your best bet is probably getting the Enhance PSU. Seems like it's getting very good reviews from users on this board and a few other boards as well. I personally i haven't used it yet, so I can't really confirm how good it is. It goes for about 70$ on eWiz. Also as DeepScience have mentioned the 7900GS is a very good card. It's priced about 10$ lower than the x1950 Pro PCI-Express and even though the x1950 beats it by a small margin at stock speeds the 7900GS are known to be good overclockers and will beat the x1950 Pro when overclocked. If you plan on watching HD DVD or blu-ray videos in the near future get a card that is HDCP. I'm in the same dilema as you, I have a choice between the x1950 Pro and the 7900GS. I've chosen the 7900GS because of all the bad problems i've been hearing about with the x1950 Pro AGP, and the Radeon drivers not working properly. My current card right now is an x800XT AIW and I personally know how bad the ATI drivers are :/

[TheSouthAzn]

Sorry I haven't responded recently, and thank you all for the update.

batboy, thanks again for the new recommendation. It looks slick! I've heard of Enermax before and I think this will be good. I especially like these 12v ratings. Thank you for understanding my predicament and helping me so much. I think I will get this psu, lol and maybe send you a hundred bucks for saving me from an erupting computer ;)

Also thanks to chinky for his input on the Athena!

Next on to the video cards...

I know about the 7900 gs, and I can see it's lowest price at newegg: $175.99
Actually, I wouldn't mind paying that much, especially for a good vid card, BUT, I really think that the x1900gt is a better choice, for several reasons:

1) It's faster... at least from the various reviews I've seen. Here's one showing x1900gt beat 7900 gs in almost every graph: http://xtreview.com/review145.htm

2) It's cheaper. Right now, x1900gt's at newegg for $168, but I saw it like a week ago for $150. don't know what happened, but it's going to go back down, hopefully.

3) I think the quality's better, cuz can't ati cards do HDR and AA at the same time, or something like that? Actually, I don't know much of the quality as I've never owned a video card before, so maybe someone else can help on this point.

So yeah, I think I'll get the x1900gt, but I don't know about it's quality compared to the 7900 gs. But since I'm getting everything right before the summer, I really want that x1900xt to come down to my price range. Oh please, please! :D

Again, thanks everyone, especially batboy for all of his psu help! Even went out of his way to give me a link! Hopefully this Enermax will treat me well.

I'm really glad I joined these forums. I really don't have much computer knowledge, so I'm not sure how much I can help others like some others on this forum has helped me, like batboy and hUMANbEATbOX, but I'll try.

[chinky714]

Sorry I haven't responded recently, and thank you all for the update.

batboy, thanks again for the new recommendation. It looks slick! I've heard of Enermax before and I think this will be good. I especially like these 12v ratings. Thank you for understanding my predicament and helping me so much. I think I will get this psu, lol and maybe send you a hundred bucks for saving me from an erupting computer ;)

Also thanks to chinky for his input on the Athena!

Next on to the video cards...

I know about the 7900 gs, and I can see it's lowest price at newegg: $175.99
Actually, I wouldn't mind paying that much, especially for a good vid card, BUT, I really think that the x1900gt is a better choice, for several reasons:

1) It's faster... at least from the various reviews I've seen. Here's one showing x1900gt beat 7900 gs in almost every graph: http://xtreview.com/review145.htm

2) It's cheaper. Right now, x1900gt's at newegg for $168, but I saw it like a week ago for $150. don't know what happened, but it's going to go back down, hopefully.

3) I think the quality's better, cuz can't ati cards do HDR and AA at the same time, or something like that? Actually, I don't know much of the quality as I've never owned a video card before, so maybe someone else can help on this point.

So yeah, I think I'll get the x1900gt, but I don't know about it's quality compared to the 7900 gs. But since I'm getting everything right before the summer, I really want that x1900xt to come down to my price range. Oh please, please! :D

Again, thanks everyone, especially batboy for all of his psu help! Even went out of his way to give me a link! Hopefully this Enermax will treat me well.

I'm really glad I joined these forums. I really don't have much computer knowledge, so I'm not sure how much I can help others like some others on this forum has helped me, like batboy and hUMANbEATbOX, but I'll try.

You're welcome stay away from Ultra-X branded PSU as well. =) Also if you do plan to watch HD movies on your pc you will need a video card with HDCP as well. Thats another reason why i like the 7900GS it comes with HDCP for 179.99$ Also since you're getting your parts before summer, you might want to look into the E4300/4400 instead of the E6300. As by then the E4300/4400 should be around 110$ or so the articles that's floating around says. This will allow you to overclock with out having a better set of memory. This will allow you to spend more on your Power supply which i feel is real important now since video cards are so power hungry.

[TheSouthAzn]

One qualm about these forums: it automatically logs you out if you've been "inactive" for like 20 mins. I just finished writing a huge 15-min post, clicked "post reply" and... it wanted me to log in. I logged in, but my message was not posted, but instead erased. :cry:

why?!

Well here I go again:

batboy, thank you VERY much for your help. I guess I'm going to switch to the Enermax now, and man, it looks like a really slick psu! I really like the amps on the 12v rails. Thanks alot for this recommendation and link, and taking the time to see if the Athena was ok or not, really, I'm indebted to you! I should probably send you a hundred bucks from saving me from an erupting computer ;) hope the enermax treats me well...

Also thanks to chinky for input on the Athena!

Now, on to the video cards...

Yeah, the 7900 gs looks like a good video card, but really, I think the x1900gt is better. Here's why:

1) It's faster. Check here, it beats the 7900 gs in almost all charts: http://xtreview.com/review145.htm

2) It's cheaper. Now, the cheapest 7900 gs is (over)priced to $175 at newegg, while the x1900gt is at $168, even though I saw it at $150 last week! no clue what happened, but it's going to go back down... hopefully.

3) Has better quality, I think. Don't ATi cards have the unique ability to do HDR and AA at the same time, or something like that? Actually I don't know much about video card quality, so feel free to help on this point.

So yeah, right now I think the x1900gt sounds like the better choice, but if bad ATi drivers matter that much, please let me know :) But I'm buying my comp right before the summer, so I just really really hope the x1900xt gets in my price range by then! please, oh please!

Thanks again to everyone who's helped me here, especially batboy who really went out of his way to help me on my psu problem! I'm really glad I joined these forums, and wish I could help others like batboy, hUMANbEATbOX has helped me, but I have very limited knowledge of computers, I guess. But I'll try.

*edit* I got my first star! yay! so shiny... :drool:

[hUMANbEATbOX]

hey no problems. :)

about the dissapearing post..whenever i have a situation like you were in, before logging in, i click 'back' and highlight my whole post, right click it and 'copy' it. then, when you log back in, if your post is gone, you just start a new one, right click and 'paste' your lost post back in.

enjoy your stay, stick around a while, read...you be up to speed in no time. ;)

[batboy]

You are welcome. That's why I have the blue stars and get paid the big bucks. ;)

Spend you savings on some other cool hardware.

I think your disappearing post is back on page 1.

[chinky714]

You are welcome. That's why I have the blue stars and get paid the big bucks. ;)

Spend you savings on some other cool hardware.

I think your disappearing post is back on page 1.
:confused: :confused: :confused: You get paid for posting on ocf? =( how do i get a job like that?! :santa:

[batboy]

I wish. It was a joke, hence the ;)

Been here over 6 years now.

[mcoleg]

One qualm about these forums: it automatically logs you out if you've been "inactive" for like 20 mins. I just finished writing a huge 15-min post, clicked "post reply" and... it wanted me to log in. I logged in, but my message was not posted, but instead erased. :cry:

why?!

Well here I go again:

batboy, thank you VERY much for your help. I guess I'm going to switch to the Enermax now, and man, it looks like a really slick psu! I really like the amps on the 12v rails. Thanks alot for this recommendation and link, and taking the time to see if the Athena was ok or not, really, I'm indebted to you! I should probably send you a hundred bucks from saving me from an erupting computer ;) hope the enermax treats me well...

Also thanks to chinky for input on the Athena!

Now, on to the video cards...

Yeah, the 7900 gs looks like a good video card, but really, I think the x1900gt is better. Here's why:

1) It's faster. Check here, it beats the 7900 gs in almost all charts: http://xtreview.com/review145.htm

2) It's cheaper. Now, the cheapest 7900 gs is (over)priced to $175 at newegg, while the x1900gt is at $168, even though I saw it at $150 last week! no clue what happened, but it's going to go back down... hopefully.

3) Has better quality, I think. Don't ATi cards have the unique ability to do HDR and AA at the same time, or something like that? Actually I don't know much about video card quality, so feel free to help on this point.

So yeah, right now I think the x1900gt sounds like the better choice, but if bad ATi drivers matter that much, please let me know :) But I'm buying my comp right before the summer, so I just really really hope the x1900xt gets in my price range by then! please, oh please!

Thanks again to everyone who's helped me here, especially batboy who really went out of his way to help me on my psu problem! I'm really glad I joined these forums, and wish I could help others like batboy, hUMANbEATbOX has helped me, but I have very limited knowledge of computers, I guess. But I'll try.

*edit* I got my first star! yay! so shiny... :drool:



you get loged out? even if you have "remember me" option checked?

m/b you should ask a mod to help then; it really shouldn't do that.

[TheSouthAzn]

heheh, actually I'm just starting to use the Remember Me function ;)

Thanks anyway.

I was just looking around at ppls sigs with their setups and have seen some darned crazy things, with batboy's being the best so far.

Man... I could get something like that only in my wildest, scariest dreams... :drool:
..Though I haven't actually "dreamed" for quite a while now. I wonder why...

And yeah, I'm really looking forward to the e4300. Since I don't want a massive overclock (only to 2.4 GHz or so), I think I'll just get that and a cheap, asus 945g mobo I saw at newegg. Most reviews say this board's fsp has a wall at about 300 fsb, so 300 x 9 = 2700, which is more than enough for me! :cool:

The e4300 still uses lga775 right? Hopefully it'll be supported on that board.

*edit*

lol, my face changed from yellow, to pink, to green^

and now... here comes blue! :bday:

[batboy]

There are people here with lots higher overclocks than me. Look at what some of the folks are doing on phase change cooling. There is a 4 gig club thread here somewhere.

[TheSouthAzn]

True that, but I'm not talking about overclocks (Although I'm sure you could oc yours farther if you tried!)

I'm talking about your x1900xt flashed to xtx, your zalman cooler, your (presumably dual-channeled) 2gb ddr2-800, your 36a psu, your fast raptor HDD (for the OS, right?) and 160gb supplementing it, your e6600, and to top it all off, it's all water-cooled with an Eheim pump! I want it... :drool:

Hand it over! :D

[batboy]

Having a college degree and decent job has it's advantages, I can afford nice toys. By the way, I need to change my signature. I now have a PC & Cooling 750W PSU with 60 amps on the +12v rail. I'm also planning on upgrading my 20" widescreen monitor to a 24" widescreen fairly soon.

[hUMANbEATbOX]

Having a college degree and decent job has it's advantages, I can afford nice toys. By the way, I need to change my signature. I now have a PC & Cooling 750W PSU with 60 amps on the +12v rail. I'm also planning on upgrading my 20" widescreen monitor to a 24" widescreen fairly soon.
ohh i can't wait to be done with school, so i can have more money coming in the i have going out. ;)

i take it then the new house is going well?

[machdown]

Is it possible to have a 54a power supply. I looked up the ampage on my power supply only and told me that i have 54a. This number seems pretty high compared to the numbers that i read over here on ocforums

[jtjuska]

yup, The 750w that batboy got (same one I have) has 60a on the 12v rail alone. There is a PCP&C Single rail that has i believe 72a on the 12v rail. Also there is the Ultra 2kW that is supposed to be coming out with a rumored 150a on a single rail.

~jtuska

[orion25]

Is it possible to have a 54a power supply. I looked up the ampage on my power supply only and told me that i have 54a. This number seems pretty high compared to the numbers that i read over here on ocforums

If you are talking about the Neo 550 in your sig it has 3 12v rails with 18A on each.