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Review: My $1300 PC will smoke yours!

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Helvetica

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Ballistix? I'll checkem out. If Crysis doesn't run will, I'll check them out. I have nothing overclocked right now.
 
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Haha....i know....me totaly not funny if thats what your getting at. Im not trying to be funny! Im trying to amuse myself haha....im having fun.
 
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It could very well be that your Corsair now has better chips anyway. Time and voltage will tell.
 
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Btw.....dont worry bout the ram....there 1066MHz...thats plenty fast. Just get that Quad to like 3.2GHz+ and you will get quite a boost in performance.
 
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Haha....i know....me totaly not funny if thats what your getting at. Im not trying to be funny! Im trying to amuse myself haha....im having fun.

Yeah, that's the problem with the internet... You're not around, so we can see that you are really a happy-go-lucky little angel. God bless you Urbklr911, you sweet little man!
 

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erocker I don't know anything about timings and clock speeds when it comes to ram.

Can adjusting the timing noticably improve performance?

Also, I see timings liek this: 5-5-5-15. When overclocking a CPU, Higher is better. is Ram timing concept that simple - like lower is better or higher is better?
 
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Enough please. There will be consequences for the next person who behaves in an inappropriate or insulting manner.

-Thanks
 
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Lower is better. Go higher for stability....only if you need it though.

Erocker-sweet little man??What? :S
 
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erocker I don't know anything about timings and clock speeds when it comes to ram.

Can adjusting the timing noticably improve performance?

Also, I see timings liek this: 5-5-5-15. When overclocking a CPU, Higher is better. is Ram timing concept that simple - like lower is better or higher is better?

I'm not the best to ask for Intel overclocking, but from what I know overclocked Intel chips like looser memory timings as long as you are overclocking the memory. If you aren't oc'ing the memory much it may be beneficial to try tighter timings like cas 4 if your memory can handle it.

Intel = high memory clocks / loose timings but higher clocks more beneficial.

AMD = tight timings / memory clocks the higher the better but tighter timings more beneficial.

So, either way I think your best bet for performance would be the higher the CPU/memory/and FSB clocks are the better, no matter the timings.
 

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I don't have a psychology degree, but I'd say there's something wrong in your life which causes you to fuss about what nerds(me) say in internet chat rooms(techP forums).

Also if you read the first line, I said something along the lines of 'Not All of your PCs'. Also, like I said a few posts above yours is how I dramatized the thread to get extra traffic - It's the basics of journalism, and is proof that ppl form their oppinion about things by reading the title w/out reading the content.

Also, like I said b4, why would I brag about being a cheap-ass? It's not like I spent a ridiculous amount of cash-money. 1300 for a PC that can run every game I own at max graphics/FPS on 1920x1200 res is a great deal.

Helvetica, your obviously a guy that likes to cause sh*t, hence the BS title of your thread! Im not a mod/admin, nor do I hold any kind of 'power' on TPU, but I do see your stay on TPU being a short one with your kind of attitude :shadedshu
 
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Hookey....i wuv you
 
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