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"OVERCLOCKING AND MODDING THREAD........"

Well i know i have done a thread like this a while back but i thought i would try again and see if any of the noobs are interested in this sort of thing and want some advice and help from us pro's :).

c.b.

The FX and 9700 are too expensive... and not worth it unless you want FSAA at high res'
I think a Geforce 4 ti is more worth it atm since it can still play alot of todays games.

"The nVidia one"

What?

nVidia don't make graphics cards, they make chipsets, so whatever was reviewed will definitely not be what we buy. I'm telling you, the Chaintek GF FX is 30dB.

The cooling for the FX no matter what looks stupid..... compared to the cooling on the 9700.

Er, what? The FX's cooling is some of the best I've ever seen. Taking cold air from the outside, sending it on a roundtrip via the GOU and ramsinks via heatpipe technology then expelling it outside the case? It's genius...

By "the NVidia one" I mean the reference design, supplied by nVidia to magazines, sites etc. to be reviewed, and it is the nVidia reference cooling design that is 70dB

heres a link if you don't believe me, and I wouldn't trust the chaintech rating, as gainward (I think) claim their FX is only 7dB


http://www6.tomshardware.com/ (SPACE) graphic/20030127/geforce_fx-05.html

OMG that noise is awful argh

ARGH vacuum..... and the 9700 sounds like anything normal.

yeah its not even like a normal fan whirr, becuse of the design it makes an awful whining noise.

I don't know that much but i think those benchmarks are pants... who would turn on FSAA and Anistropy to play in fps when they can play with more than that without it..
even i play with around 55-60 sometimes on a geforce 2 although it drops.

But they always bring performance hits..........

It is the image quality that is important with FSAA and Anistropy