Recent content by RussellS

Hi, thanks again. Sorry about the system specs, totally forgot about that. They are now filled in appropriately. I am now playing with the ACC percentages (have them all set at zero at the moment) and am writing this while Prime95 is running on all four unlocked cores. Prime95 has been...

Thanks for the replies, I have gone as far as upping the CPU core to 1.425v which I read was the max you could go to. I assume you mean the settings marked "Value (Core 2)" & "Value (Core 3)" which can be set between -12% and +12%. What is this actually adjusting, is it the frequency or...

Hi, I have a Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3 motherboard and an AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition which I am trying to unlock the extra cores on. I also have a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU cooler fitted which is keeping the temperatures at 27 idle and 34 running Prime95. Also, in case it is...

That's what my Athlon 64 X2 will be used for, to upgrade my media PC which currently has a 2Ghz Pentium 4 and an old Radeon 7000 graphics card. So my original motherboard (Gigabyte GA-M61SME-S2), graphics (ATI X1950PRO) and obviously the old Athlon X2 will be upgrading the media PC. Where...

So basically, get the AMD Dual Core Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition and just keep my existing DDR2-800 memory. Many thanks, consider me un-confused now. Russell

Thanks for that. That's good news as I can save a bit more money. Just as a matter of interest, under what circumstances would I want to use the faster memory. Also, what if I was to attempt overclocking/unlocking the CPU when I have it. EDIT: As I said in the original post, I am going to...

Hi, I'm a bit confused and would like someone to un-confuse me please. My system specs are currently these: Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3 (rev 2.0) AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 2GB DDR2-800 nVidia GTS 250 1GB Corsair TX850W PSU I am gradually upgrading my system as funds allow and have now got to...

Thanks for the reply. That's answered my question perfectly. I'll probably never need it but I like to plan ahead. Thanks again Russell

Hi, newbie here, so hello to everyone. I have just purchased a nVidia GTS 250 1gb to replace my ageing ATI X1950Pro. The actual card I have is this one here http://www.cpu3d.com/review/7699-2/palit-geforce-gts-250-1gb-gddr3/specifications-and-features.html and when I bought it I was expecting...