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I bought my 6800gt / Athlon 64 3400+ Clawhammer computer last July, and I plan to keep it 2 more years, so a total of 3 years. Once college starts (2007), I will build a new computer for vista.

Would it make sense if the same psu worked on a 1.6 ghz athlon xp (old old one) with an asus board? The only new things I have are a gigabyte nforce 3 250gb socket 939 /w a 3000+ venice. Would the new set up use more power? I also noticed my old motherboard /w the pre-barton athlon xp doesnt...

Sometimes on boot up it freezes also, but it still seems like power instability.

Ive isolated the problem. Whenever I put a cd in the cd drive (plextor or lite-on), and it starts spinning, the computer locks up. Maybe PSU problem?

Specs: Maxtor 40 gig 7200rpm -3000+ A64 Venice -GIGABYTE GA-K8NSC-939 Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb -Stock heatsink, Arctic Silver 5, idle temp of 30°C in the bios. -ATI Radeon 9800 pro -1gig corsair xms Ok, so heres the problem. I just did a fresh install and the computer works for the...

That card would be perfect, it can play doom 3 with high settings, and most likely wow with everything on high. You could check around for some benchmarks at anandtech.com, or the doom 3 benchmarks here on hard ocp.

This new AMD based system is for my cousin since he is still using a athlon xp 1.6 ghz, but he already has a 9800 pro and corsair xms memory so all he needs is the above. Im sure this setup wil greatly increase performance, thanks for all of the help.

Will I be able to overclock this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103537 using this motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813128286 to 2.0 ghz without upping the voltage?

Yes, its 256 bit, I would believe it would atleast have the same performance, but better when you unlock the pipelines (assuming you do).

Its surprising how close the x850 actually is though for an older gen.

I can do 400/1100 stable on my leadtek 6800gt, but, is it bad for my lcd screen when it flickers during the coolbits test or when it finds the max overclock?

Leadtek, gigabyte, too bad theres not bfg though =)

Agreed, but it does make sense that it would be an ultra, otherwise they wouldnt make such an extreme breed of air cooling.

Im waiting until next gen, it seems like my 6800 gt runs everything perfectly fine, and you can still have everything on high. Current setup: s754 A64 3400+ Clawhammer, 1 gig Corsair XMS 2-2-2-5, SB Audigy, MSI K8T-Neo, etc

I have a spare Geforce 4 ti4600, bought back in the day when it kicked extreme ass and was $400 =)

Yes, the x850 xt pe is better.

Turn off dynamic shadows. Worked for me on my 6800 gt /w 1 gig of corsair xms 2-2-2-5, athlon 64 3400+ clawhammer.

I hope not... I get a power surge like every week.

Yes, no reason to switch just to have the pci bus, unless you want sli or a 7800gt as stated before. I have a s754 Athlon 64 3400+ and a leadtek 6800 gt based machine I built last july, and it would be pointless for me to switch and expensive as well =)

I had a PNY Geforce 4 Ti4600 (back when it owned) that died on me for no reason whatsoever, but, however they DID give me a replacement card because it was still under warranty. My mom still has her Geforce 3 Ti500 (for officework on an old machine) from PNY and it hasnt had one problem, so im...

I agree, that would be EXTREMELY hilarious to have ATi crossfire work on sli chipsets...

The 6800gt is a big jump, I went from a 9800pro-leadtek 6800gt and it helped ALOT, maybe even close to double the performance. And yes, the X8 series is ATI's competing serires. Either way, if you do get an x800xt, or a 6800 gt, youll be set..

Yea, I agree, an 80 mm fan would be perfect for that heatsink on the leadtek. But, when you take off the screen and place fancard directly below the card it takes your max. load temps and idle temps down by alot.. You could take off the plastic shell and it would even be better, but I dont...

I idle at about 49-50 with my screen off and a vantec spectrum fan card directly below it on the lowest fan setting.

I have a leadtek 6800 gt /w the fan screen off, a coolermaster praetorian case /w a custom installed side case fan, and a vantec spectrum fan card under it and it works like a charm. 49°C idle, and a max of 72-74°C or so load. Also I have the pci slot below the card open and the one above it open.

Ok, so I have an MSI K8t neo, leadtek 6800 gt, audigy 1 platinum, 1 gig of corsair xms xl, and a 3400+ athlon 64. My headphones are the surround sound zalmans. The other day I was watching a paintball video, and suddenly, my right ear phone goes out. I have un installed/re installed drivers...

I use a Coolermaster praetorian, /w 4 case fans: 1 on the front, 1 on the side, one on the top sucking out, and one on the back sucking out. My PSU is a 480W Thermltake with two fans, And I have a vantec below the card. Its not the quietest machine, but you cant even tell with headphones on...

I think you have to take the heatsink fully off to take the plastic cover off =( I saw someone else on here that did it, forgot who. Also, after doing like a 20 minute HDR demo I get about 8 celsius less, instead of 10, which is still pretty good. I image if you take off the plastic cover...

I did not take off the plastic cover, but I did take off the dust screen, and put a vantec on the lowest setting below it. My load temps dropped by about 9-10 celsius, and my idle is at about 46 now, at ultra speeds. Much better airflow around my vid card.

Yea, my card idles at about 51-52 at ultra speeds, which is good. But im thinking, the leadtek full copper heatsink is massive, and has a lot of surface area. If you put a powerful vantec below the leadtek, and removed the plastic cover on the leadtek your load temps should drop by 5°C or more.

I do own one, and I believe it has a 1 year warranty, can anyone confirm that for me? Also, I am planning on buying a vantec spectrum fan card, to put right below my card. I would take off the plastic cover that covers the copper heatsink so it would fully expose the heatsink, allowing more...

I did a diagnostic and everything went fine.

I notice just the kicking sound at startup usually.

I have a Western Digital 80 gig hard drive /w 8 mb cache, WDC-WD800JB-00FMA0. It makes a "kicking sound" when it boots up, and a few days ago my screen had all of these wierd colors all over it that appeared all of the sudden, so I just restarted and everything worked fine. My temps are all...

Yeah, on my 3400+ with my zalman cnps7000 all copper I idle at 30 usually, load at about 41

9700pro is similar to a 9800 pro in pipes, but less clocks I believe.

Try and get ahold of a leadtek

My Athlon 64 3400+ claw runs at 30 C idle...

No, winchesters are in 939 only.

What kind of Cpu/ram do you have?