spuds K8

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November 20th 2007
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Key Features:
AMD CPU AMD Graphics
System Specs:
  • amd athlon X2 4200+ toledo s939 @2551-232x11 stock vcore 1.35v
  • MSI K8T Neo2-F v2.0 (MS-7094) mod bios with pci/agp lock
  • akasa evo blue w/2 90mm fans, 2 120mm fans on front of case, 250mm side intake fan, 1 120mm rear
  • 120mm fan in psu
  • OCZ EL Platinum Series DDR PC3200 2GB(2x1024) 2.5-3-2-5 @232mhz
  • Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro (RV570) AGP 512mb w/ zalman vf900-cu led & custom vrm hs
  • WD 80gb ATA / Seagate Barracuda 160GB SATA
  • PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108 / Hitachi-LG HL-DT-ST RW-DVD GCC-4320B
  • CTX EX1300F 20" flatscreen crt - 1280x1024@100hz general use, 1880x1440@72hz max
  • mesh server/gaming case, 9x 5.25' drive bays
  • creative soundblaster live! ct4780 using kx drivers
  • winpower 650w
Performed Mods:
some small heatsinks dotted about, mirror below graphics card, sloped hd's all fans speed controlled, hidden 2 dvd drives behind mesh fronts, emi shield on soundcard from old hd, (wifi card sits next, just to be safe) planning perspex window around side fan
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22 Comments on spuds K8

#1
amd64skater
7/10 from me but needs cable work. other than that i like that u still sport the k8
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#2
MAGiK
8/10

like it m8

but what is that Playstation logo doing on the front?

Greetz Jard
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#3
Fuse-Wire
cable work?? i see that case almost everyday and i can tell you it doesn't need any cable tidies, its been done, and for the Playstation Logo, well he has an emulator and "had" a ps2!
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#4
spud107
thanks for replies,
cables arent too bad are they? bit limited with the them on this psu,
should have seen it last week, there tidy compared to then lol

replacing that 80mm fan with a 120 at some point,
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#5
MAGiK
Fuse-Wireand for the Playstation Logo, well he has an emulator and "had" a ps2!
okey.

i see nice:p

Greetz Jard
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#6
spud107
its got a ps2 pad (or 2) connected to parallel port, used for racing games,
the logo is just there for randomness. .
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#7
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
7/10 a solid set up :D
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#8
spud107
still to run some benchmarks, still testing vista,
doesn't seem too bad after a bit of optimising,





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#9
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
you should be able to get better lats than that :ohwell: mines in the high 30s and it s754
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#10
Fuse-Wire
The Acer Fan is a 120mm so you wanting it up the morn. lol you be on the coffee's when i fire up lol :)
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#11
spud107
cdawallyou should be able to get better lats than that :ohwell: mines in the high 30s and it s754
not been playing with mem timings much yet, got to this speed on stock timings,
just not stable but think cpu needs more voltage
Fuse-WireThe Acer Fan is a 120mm so you wanting it up the morn. lol you be on the coffee's when i fire up lol :)
just mind the fan, need it at these speeds. . .
but not as hot as this. . .
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#12
Fuse-Wire
dont worry ill get the fan. no use for it i need another wee one for the back of my case
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#14
Fuse-Wire
kk ill update after download n install
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#16
Ketxxx
Heedless Psychic
Hmm.. change mem latency to 3-3-3-8 and see what the max FSB is you can get.
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#17
spud107
timings changed, il see what i can get,. . .
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#18
Fuse-Wire
crash like last time?? i get confused when it comes to RAM timings, i'd rather leave that alone
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#19
spud107
did everest tests at 260mhz, 3-3-3-8, bluescreen at 263,
with a divider iv got this so far though,
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#20
Fuse-Wire
So thats you RAM timings sorted allowing you to OC a bit more?
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#21
spud107
wiring cleaned up a bit, where possible,


heres the messy side . . .
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#22
Tom Voellmer
I voted 1/10 because:

Because of the ugly monitor
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