Bastieeeh
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| Processor | Dual Xeon 2.8GHz |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus PCH-DL |
| Cooling | Alphacool NexXxoS XP and Dual Laing |
| Memory | 4GB Samsung |
| Video Card(s) | Sapphire X800XT |
| Storage | 8x Hitachi 7K250 Raid 5 and 2x WD Raptor74GB Raid 0 |
| Display(s) | Eizo 21" FlexScan T966 CRT and S1910 LCD |
| Case | Lian Li PC-V2100B |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS |
| Power Supply | Tagan 480W TG480-U01 |
Tomshardware found a very interesting and to tell the truth discouraging issue about the new chipsets Intel recently introduced. If you want to overclock your new and shiny i915/925 based mainboard by more than 10% (FSB) the chipset itself will crash your system and you got to reboot. A few years ago Intel locked the multiplier and from that day on only a few Engineering samples allowed to change it. Now they restrict you again in locking the FSB. But the world is not as bad as you might think. A few motherboard makers know how to get rid of this prevention...
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