That's totally weird, have you used CPU-Z to check if CPU speed actually is 3.1 GHz? Even if it isn't, CPU shouldn't have such impact on 3DMark scores. I have same specs like you, expect that I have E6600. My 3DMark06 score is 8977 (how's your score better with slower CPU?). After OC'ing CPU to...
Since I have a 8800GTS card which sometimes heats up over 80 C, I'm thinking about getting a slot fan which would expel some hot air out of the case. Are any of such fans worth taking? I've found some such on the Internet, but they're all cheap and loud and I would stay away from those. I'm...
I have a Club3D 7800GS AGP card:
http://www.club-3d.com/productshow_vga.php?pageNum_samerange=0&ordercode=CGN-GS786&show=&filter=&selection=highend&l=en
and I find it to be too loud for my tastes when running in 3d mode, so I would like to replace the cooling with something more quiet...
I can't change the voltage or RAM divider on my motherboard, only FSB frequency - that's the problem. And I don't want to change my motherboard for that reason alone, since I'm planning on getting a dual core CPU in 6-9 months. I would raise FSB more only because my memory seems to be...
I have overclocked my Pentium 4 Prescott CPU (socket 478) from 3 to 3.6 GHz one week ago and had no problems so far. Since I've bought a Thermaltake Big Typhoon cooler just for the purpose of overclocking, it's actually cooler than it was with stock fan & frequency. Upon starting the computer...