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Gingerade   03-25-2007 at 07:43:32 PM

I wanna get the evga 8800gts 640mb but i got 2 quick questions. i only have a Pentium D 820 over clocked to 3.2 with 1 gig of ram so how would it run compared to my 6600 i have rite now. also im wondering since the south bridge is rite below the pcie slot towards the end of it so would the 8800gts clear it. also whats a good psu thats not to expensive to run it good and maybe add another in like October when birthday time comes around.

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Assman   03-25-2007 at 10:16:20 PM
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you will certainly see the difference from your 6600 big time, but keep in mind that you'll be bottlenecked by ram and cpu.

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prozac26   03-25-2007 at 11:25:32 PM
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Should run all games great.

1gb of RAM should be a problem in latest games though.

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Gingerade   03-26-2007 at 01:44:35 AM
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will there be a problem with my motherboards south bridge do u think or should it be fine

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fender22   03-26-2007 at 02:19:12 AM
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will there be a problem with my motherboards south bridge do u think or should it be fine



you should probably tell us your mobo model....

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Assman   03-26-2007 at 02:19:52 AM
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that would hep :) 8)

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Gingerade   03-26-2007 at 02:35:34 AM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813138034
thats my motherboard rite there its just temporary until i can afford a 680i witch i will get after the 8800

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Assman   03-26-2007 at 02:36:36 AM
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it should fit fine

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Gingerade   03-26-2007 at 02:51:25 AM
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cool also whats the cheapest psu that is good and can power a 8800gts when time comes i will get a way better 1 when i run sli

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fender22   03-26-2007 at 03:01:28 AM
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hmmm, Idk, that mobo might not work... the southbridge is right below the slot, and the cooler of the GTS might get in the way.. Im not sure, but that board is pretty ghetto for a 8800, or any other high end card for that matter
Idk for sure, but It might get in the way, find some measurements for GTX cooler, and then messure a pci-e slot, and calculate it relative to that board

As for a temporary PSU, Id get one with at least 30 Amps total from all the 12v+ rails, 400W minimum. Id go to probably 500..

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Gingerade   03-26-2007 at 04:27:59 AM
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you think i could take off the south bridge cooler or would it just overheat instantly and what exactly would i measure. i was pretty skeptical of the cooler when i was buying it but i posted b4 and they said it was fine but now im getting more thoughts in my head that it wont work

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fender22   03-26-2007 at 05:15:23 AM
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well it will work the way it is, but I'm not sure about removing it, I think it will probably overheat, if u are gonna but a 8800GTS anyways, just buy it now, if it works, great. if it doesn't just wait till u get a new mobo....

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Gingerade   03-26-2007 at 08:38:14 PM
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hmm wouldnt really wanna wait until i get another 250 for a new 680i tho. i was thinking instead or removing it just dremal away some of the heat sink fins until it fits like remove half of them would it still cool or just be retarded

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fender22   03-26-2007 at 10:14:50 PM
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hmm, not sure, but didn't you say you were gonna buy a new mobo anyways?
So Id say buy it, try it, if it doesn't work then try to get some off, and maybe even put a small fan on or near it..

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Gingerade   03-26-2007 at 11:00:46 PM
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well i have i think the same case as u the centurion 5 and it has the fan in the front going bassically rite on that heatsink

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fender22   03-26-2007 at 11:11:23 PM
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True True, fan in front of the HDDs can blow through to the heatsink. If your gonna get a 8800GTS anyways, and a new mobo later, might as well get it now and if it doesn't work just save it... I would hold off on any overclocking because that can heat the north and south bridges, so if u OC you could heat your modded thing.. Plus a 80 dollar board prolly won't OC to well anyways.

Edit: Wait wait, The GTS heatsink extends past the southbridge, but the southbridge is no higher than the PCI-E slot, and the GTS doesn't get any closer to the board than the PCI-E slot, so i think it might fitt alright, or with minimal mods, also there are capacitors nearby, If the SB interferes so will the capacitors, but I don't think either will now... :wink:

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Gingerade   03-27-2007 at 01:32:20 AM
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well i took the best pics i could of around the south bridge area and heres what im dealing with and hopefully having it fit.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/gt5012lover/southbridgepics001.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/gt5012lover/southbridgepics002.jpg


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/gt5012lover/southbridgepics003.jpg


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i49/gt5012lover/southbridgepics004.jpg

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