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nforce2 vs KT333 - KT333 Hands Down Champ

Yeah, the analogy was a little weak. The main point was the leather seats. :) Apparently, some think there is a noticeable gain with the dual DDR, even with AMD stuff. This interests me. I'll have to do some research. As for whether it's smart to buy an nForce2 or not, I'll just say that...
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- Post #25
- Oct 22, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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nforce2 vs KT333 - KT333 Hands Down Champ

"So I suppose Intel's chips are suxor because they quad pump their data rate transfers? At the end of the day, does it run my stuff faster when I use it all. I'm not going to BUY an nforce2 chips to NOT run in dual data mode. I'm not going to buy a turbocharged car and then disable the...
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- Post #22
- Oct 21, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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nforce2 vs KT333 - KT333 Hands Down Champ

It could be I have a rather slow nForce2 board (Epox8RDA3+), and a rather fast KT333 board (MSI KT3V). I wish I could say I've seen an increase in gaming benchmarks with nForce2. I've certainly tried to make it so; but it just ain't happening in my case.
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- Post #20
- Oct 21, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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nforce2 vs KT333 - KT333 Hands Down Champ

You're right. I can only say the nForce2 is slower with MY single set of peripherals. I can definitely state this however, because I'm essentially testing exactly identical systems but for the different mobos. I did not test the dual channel feature because I don't have two sticks of DDR...
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- Post #18
- Oct 21, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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nforce2 vs KT333 - KT333 Hands Down Champ

There are lots of good reasons to move to an nForce2 from KT333; but I'm 100% convinced, as of this afternoon, that within the FSB range of the KT333, the KT is a better performer than the nForce2 in graphics intensive games. FSB for FSB/Clock for Clock the KT333 is a better performer up until...
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- Post #15
- Oct 21, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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nforce2 vs KT333 - KT333 Hands Down Champ

I now have the nForce 2 board performing ALMOST as good as the KT333 thanks to a BIOS update with a memory tweak called "auto ram precharge". All tests at the stock 133 FSB today. In CPU intensive tests, the nForce2 actually pulls ahead by a very slight margin. When it comes to graphics...
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- Post #12
- Oct 21, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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nforce2 vs KT333 - KT333 Hands Down Champ

Aaaah yes, the AGP was out of spec with the KT333! I didn't think of that. Thanks! That and the new BIOS I just flashed, with a couple more memory tweaks in it, will probably take care of that 10%. My KT BIOS has a few obscure memory tweaks that work. I'm sure they have been a factor in...
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- Post #9
- Oct 21, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Suggestions for a CPU / Mobo upgrade

If you're going for nForce2, you should make sure you intend to run up around the 200 FSB mark. I've just today proven to myself that down below 166, the nForce2 is outperformed by a mere KT333 on the standard gaming benchmarks.
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- Post #8
- Oct 21, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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nforce2 vs KT333 - KT333 Hands Down Champ

I'm running a Ti 4200. I ran the tests on both boards at 140 FSB. Everything was the same except the drivers for the boards. Maybe the nForce2 doesn't start performing until you get over 166 FSB or something. The install went well. Everything seems to be fine, it's just 10% slower than the...
- Treeburst155
- Post #4
- Oct 21, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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nforce2 vs KT333 - KT333 Hands Down Champ

I've been playing around quite a bit the past couple days with my computer and spare parts. What I did was put together a machine with an MSI KT3V (KT333) board. I did a fresh install of Win XP, drivers, etc.. I then ran Comanche4 bench several times, and 3DMark2001SE. Once I had that setup...
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- Oct 21, 2003
- Replies: 25
- Forum: Computer Building
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Antec TruePower 430 watt - Lifespan

AntecCSR, Yes, I know about the warranty; but I wasn't smart enough to keep from losing my receipt. I found the box; but not the receipt. QTpie, My computer just starting freezing right after getting to the Windows desktop. I reinstalled the OS, changed mobos, cpus, sound cards, NICs...
- Treeburst155
- Post #8
- Oct 20, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Antec TruePower 430 watt - Lifespan

That's why I posted when my Antec failed. I figured others might be interested. I also think people like Antec because of the price. I think there's a reason for the apparently great value. If the PC Power&Cooling unit with the same specs lasts twice as long, it is actually a better value.
- Treeburst155
- Post #3
- Oct 20, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Antec TruePower 430 watt - Lifespan

Mine lasted one year, operating 16 hours per day on a very basic machine. IOW, I don't think I was putting much load on the unit. The most demanding machine it ever had to power is my current setup: 8RDA3+, XP 2400+, 512Mb DDR RAM, Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, 3Com NIC, Ti4200, 7,200 rpm Western...
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- Thread
- Oct 20, 2003
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Computer Building
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A Puzzling Little Windows ME Problem

But MonkeyDrive, ME works the best for my beloved Combat Mission game! The XP/Nvidia combo causes that game problems. I have XP, but went back to ME for my beloved Combat Mission. StoneCold, I'm on a 56k modem. It's a good one, and I can download over 5 KB per second. Could the bad guys...
- Treeburst155
- Post #6
- Oct 7, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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A Puzzling Little Windows ME Problem

Thanks for taking a peek here. Windows is telling me I'm out of HD space (38 MB remaining). This is absolutely positively untrue. The drive Windows is warning me about is a small (3 GB) logical drive I set up to be used only for the OS. I have System Restore disabled and run a fixed...
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- Thread
- Oct 7, 2003
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Computer Building

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