nice mate, what do you plan on doing with it, gaming?
Frankenstein build!
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I rarely get to play games anymore because of my thesis.
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With my sig rig pulling so much power from the wall on idle and constantly tempting me to play games, I decided to build a frankenputer specifically to let me get some work done.
I've put together some parts I had just laying around:
Sempron 2800+ 1.6GHz @ 2.24GHz (280x8) 4xHT + stock heatsink
2x 512MB Kingston ValueRam DDR2-667 @ DDR2-747 5-5-5-15 2T 2.2v
Epox AGF6110-M/G nForce4 mATX mobo
Inno3D 9600GT
Antec Super Lanboy case
160GB 'cuda IDE
Sony DVD-RW IDE
I'm pretty proud about the overclock, given the crap ValueRams and no CPU/NB overvolt. I can't overclock as high on this Epox board when the CPU/NB voltages are raised.
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It boots fast -- much much faster than my sig rig! For some reason the DFI board has a "grace period" before booting up when overclocked. I don't know if it's just my board or if all P45 boards to it, but that's ~10s of a blank screen before the POST sequence starts.
Unfortunately the mobo can't handle AM2+/AM3 procs, so no Phenoms.
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Maybe I should get an X2 again, and a pair of v1.2 Dominators to match with the sig rig so I can put the Platinums into this thing. I'm getting the upgrade itch again, lol.
Must... do... thesis...
I've put together some parts I had just laying around:
Sempron 2800+ 1.6GHz @ 2.24GHz (280x8) 4xHT + stock heatsink
2x 512MB Kingston ValueRam DDR2-667 @ DDR2-747 5-5-5-15 2T 2.2v
Epox AGF6110-M/G nForce4 mATX mobo
Inno3D 9600GT
Antec Super Lanboy case
160GB 'cuda IDE
Sony DVD-RW IDE
I'm pretty proud about the overclock, given the crap ValueRams and no CPU/NB overvolt. I can't overclock as high on this Epox board when the CPU/NB voltages are raised.
It boots fast -- much much faster than my sig rig! For some reason the DFI board has a "grace period" before booting up when overclocked. I don't know if it's just my board or if all P45 boards to it, but that's ~10s of a blank screen before the POST sequence starts.
Unfortunately the mobo can't handle AM2+/AM3 procs, so no Phenoms.
Must... do... thesis...
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Lol, stay calm , i thought you made this thing so you wouldn't game , i don't see any sense in upgrading it, for non-gaming it should be just perfect
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Reading mountains of PDFs, writing my documents in LaTeX, web surfing, and programming. It doesn't really need a lot of power, but if I fill in those gaps I'll have a decent LAN rig.
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Human gait analysis. We're working towards computers that can analyze your emotion based on the way you walk (my thesis), stand, or talk.
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Originally Posted by noodle nice mate, what do you plan on doing with it, gaming? |
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Originally Posted by Akisame Lol, stay calm , i thought you made this thing so you wouldn't game , i don't see any sense in upgrading it, for non-gaming it should be just perfect
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Originally Posted by Hayday lol looks great for a 'frankenputer' also whats your thesis on? |
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