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- Jun 17, 2005
First of all im new but I have an understanding of overclocking and processors. .. but I have a question and im sure a few people are willing to answer a few of them. . .
1) I have two processors on hand:
2.0 A pentium IV northwood
3.0 GHz prescott
I am thinking about parting with te 2.0 in order to buy more goodies for the 3.0 Ghz is that a resonable idea?
2) I have a optiplex GX270 with a crappy ITX mobo and case . . . currently running 512 megs of ram b/c it is having some weird issues with the ram. . . stupid piece of ****. . .but i am thinking of keeping it around to use as a linux box with the 2.0 installed. . .
Should I keep it as a linux box or small server machine?
3) for the 3 ghz does anyone have any suggestions for a motherboard ram and case. . . I hear its not worth it to go with a cheap case. . . but im not big on the whole flip front and neon lights thing. . . i just want a standard black case with a side window so i can see when i need to clean the ****er out. . .im lazy like that. how important is it that i get a powersupply with a SATA adapter. . . i figure u can always get an adapter cable but yeh i have an SATA harddrive too. . .
4) mmm watercooling worthwhile for the 3 ghz i like fast and i love quiet. . . is water cooling a decent idea for the 3ghz or is my money better spent on just getting a decent fan and heatsink. . .this question kinda piggybacks question #1 because if the 3 ghz has limited head room i may not want to even persue the whole overclock til it burns up plan.
5) thanx for looking at my first post it wasnt so painful and i hear it feels good in the future. . .
1) I have two processors on hand:
2.0 A pentium IV northwood
3.0 GHz prescott
I am thinking about parting with te 2.0 in order to buy more goodies for the 3.0 Ghz is that a resonable idea?
2) I have a optiplex GX270 with a crappy ITX mobo and case . . . currently running 512 megs of ram b/c it is having some weird issues with the ram. . . stupid piece of ****. . .but i am thinking of keeping it around to use as a linux box with the 2.0 installed. . .
Should I keep it as a linux box or small server machine?
3) for the 3 ghz does anyone have any suggestions for a motherboard ram and case. . . I hear its not worth it to go with a cheap case. . . but im not big on the whole flip front and neon lights thing. . . i just want a standard black case with a side window so i can see when i need to clean the ****er out. . .im lazy like that. how important is it that i get a powersupply with a SATA adapter. . . i figure u can always get an adapter cable but yeh i have an SATA harddrive too. . .
4) mmm watercooling worthwhile for the 3 ghz i like fast and i love quiet. . . is water cooling a decent idea for the 3ghz or is my money better spent on just getting a decent fan and heatsink. . .this question kinda piggybacks question #1 because if the 3 ghz has limited head room i may not want to even persue the whole overclock til it burns up plan.
5) thanx for looking at my first post it wasnt so painful and i hear it feels good in the future. . .