Clearly I have been reading too much too quickly. You're, of course, absolutely right. i was tired when I wrote that and must have mashed things together in my head. I'll write a more cogent response shortly. But to tide over till then, Thanks for some informative and thoughful replies! I...
Well that'll give me some reading to start with. Any educational links are more than appreciated too! I should also mention that I'm not really comfortable with OC, though happy to learn, and this rig will be in a shared office near the bedroom, so I want to keep it as quiet as possible...
I won't waste your time posting anything that looks like a configured setup yet. Way too much reading to do, but here's the deal. I'm looking to put together a new Gaming/Graphics PC for myself. My old one is a PIII 733 upgraded to within an inch of its' life at 1Ghz w/ 512 Mb RAM installed...