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"So I have a new PC on the way (Geforce FX 5500)"

Main specs being:

AMD Athlon™ 64 3500+ Processor
Mainboard , 2000MHz SB, IEEE 1394, SATA
1024MB DDR 400 RAM Memory
300GB Serial ATA (150Mb/s) Ultra Fast Hard Drive
256MB nVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 - TV-Out - DVI
17" TFT Flat Panel LCD Monitor
SONY 16x Dual Layer DVD-RW (R/W all standard formats)*
5.1 Surround Sound 6 Channel Audio
Creative Labs Soundblaster SBS260 Stereo Speakers

Only thing worrying me here is the Geforce FX 5500 card. I'm going to be playing alot of games on this thing, yet I just read a review this card isn't one of the best performers for games.

Was looking at a Radeon 9800 XT or something hmmmmmm.

So I have Doom 3 here, if I stick it in on that thing will it still look pretty or erm...run?

Monkey_With_Attitude wrote:
> I overclocked my XFX 6600 GT to 550/1100 and have seen a noticeable
> improvement in 3D Mark benchmark score.
>
> Is it safe to keep it running at this level?

Well, you'll soon know if it isn't, as glitches will appear on your screen as it gets too hot- if this happens, either turn it down, or buy a new heatsink + fan- a more efficient one, allowing you to O/C even further.

I overclocked my XFX 6600 GT to 550/1100 and have seen a noticeable improvement in 3D Mark benchmark score.

Is it safe to keep it running at this level?

sounds good, being a gamer i would get a better graphics card, if your geting it from mesh cause they have one with similar specifications their service is not very good

I find that over-clocking the memory speed allows you to peak at higher frame rates however when I clock the GPU further I maintain those frame rates.

I have only just finished using RadLinker which was decent until I wanted more over-clocking options. I now use RedLine which offers quite a bit more but it does cost to unlock the full shazam.

Monkey_With_Attitude wrote:
> Any tips on overclocking, if its worth it...anyone?

Increasing the memory speed will give more improvement than increasing the core speed, increase the memory speed until you notice artifacts (ripping textures, white specs and general oddness). Increase the core until your computer reboots or shows instability.

Use rivatuner or something like that to do the deed.

And I can't actually wait for this PC to come due to the games I've got ready for it. I'm not home much these days and don't really find the time to play games much lately, but it looks like I'm gonna have to...

Doom 3, Rome Total War, Far Cry, Call of Duty, Rollercoaster Tycoon 3, The Sims 2.

And to think I only paid £38 for Doom 3 and Rome. Call of Duty and Far Cry were bought for me and the other two are my sisters.

Muhahaa.

It is shipping with the newer card, as I got a invoice from them saying so. Didn't need to ring in the end.

I'll either sell it or shove it in my sisters.

I was going to go for the BFG 6600 GT which is slightly overclocked. However I got this XFX one for £140 which doesn't perform too bad at all and I thought if I really wanted I could overclock this one.

Any tips on overclocking, if its worth it...anyone?

Chances are if the dispatch date is the 21st, it will ship with the better card anyway.

But now you've got a 6600 GT it doesn't really matter!

Silent_Hunter wrote:
> outta interest do all those mesh pc's have pci express in them?

I have no idea. And I didn't know how to find out.

The next PC up from the one I got in the sale has a PCI express card in it though.

Monkey_With_Attitude wrote:
> So I've just gone back on the website where I bought the PC from in
> the original post and they have changed the graphics card yet kept
> the same price tag.
>
> It's no longer a Geforce FX 5500, it's a Geforce FX 5700 LE.
>
> Worth phoning up and saying "Oi, change that for me I paid the
> same price", or not?


yeah I think you should


outta interest do all those mesh pc's have pci express in them?