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Hammer
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by Hammer »
well, i got a 5870 today. free sample! woohoo!
now i have to decide if i should change out my mainboard as well. i currently have:
intel x3370 cpu and an intel dp45sg mainboard
i have available:
budapest 1356 cpu and an asus m2n-e sli mainboard
my guess is that i am fine just sticking with what i have. thoughts?
Helmut
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VEGETA
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- Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada Eh
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by VEGETA »
My only thought is what FSB speed can that chip handle. If its more thne your ram/MB can handle you got a bottle neck else have fun as is
O and how do I get free samples
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Hammer
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by Hammer »
definitely be sticking with the Intel stuff. 12MB level 2 cache on a 3GHz quad core cpu.
next step will be windows 7 at some point.
Helmut
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VEGETA
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by VEGETA »
Hammer wrote:definitely be sticking with the Intel stuff. 12MB level 2 cache on a 3GHz quad core cpu.
next step will be windows 7 at some point.
12MB Crap I got servers with less then that
