still remember that time when i had P4 3.0E with Radeon X1950GT...

see 3D Mark go up as i oc the CPU...

ah.. those were the days...

Brother,it's a bit too far la.

How's the 3D mark with your x1950GT ?

@astria
Whats wrong with ur GPU? Dead?

@fylon,
check out the GPU, it is the nvidia mobile chipset~! biasa laaaaa

@fylon
ya.. will hunt parts in kl pc fair.
but proc need to wait my fren. got lubang to get cheap 1 but take times...
If success then will be E8400

the fly will cost many many times lim teh d...LoL.. xD
u guys bring lappy go... open webcam we limteh together...

can't remember already... and i lost the screenshots... haiz...

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Added on April 4, 2009, 2:35 amas edmin points out... GeForce 8M... stupid Nvidia... really getting pissed off by them...

my next GPU purchase is gonna be a Radeon...

This post has been edited by astria: Apr 4 2009, 02:39 AM

@astria
Did u use for laptop to fold as well? Haha..

@Edmin
Where is ur TJ04?

@Kabu
Eh... Kawan.. Hows the new PSU?

Continuing my discussion on my "crazy and pointless" upgrades on Acer Aspire EL (see my signature).

I have just bought CoolerMaster Silent Pro M Series 500W PSU to accommodate more juice to Sapphire ATI Radeon HD3850 512MB GDDR3 AGP-based card on Acer S81M mobo.

Wow, the new 500W PSU is so "blacky-cool" and quiet. And, my GPU is so happy with the extra power compared to the stock 200W PSU. This time, I just connect the 6+2 PCI-E power connector available on the new PSU directly to the 2x4 PCI-E power port on the GPU card instead of using the two 4-pin Molex-to-2x4 PCI-E power connector adapter. This GPU card requires more than 30A on +12V rail which is equivalent to 360W. This new PSU provides 34A on +12V single rail which is equivalent to 408W, above the requirement of the GPU card. Power efficiency is above 80%. The heat is dissipated quite well by this PSU unit as it has a big fan on its top to channel the hot air inside the casing to its grilled rear panel before the hot air is released to the outside.

The installation of the new PSU unit is quite tricky due to the design of the Acer Aspire EL casing. The PSU room area is too narrow for this new PSU with the dimension: 150x150x86 (mm), leaving a tight and small space for cables to pass through the cavity (especially the cables from the storage devices). I have to cram the cables carefully to make sure everything are tight in their places.

Since S81M mobo is an old ATX12V version 1.0, it uses 20-pin main power cable and a 4-pin power cable (for CPU). Luckily this new PSU (ATX12V version 2.3) supplies a 20+4-pin main power cable and a 4+4-pin power cable.

I have tried the new setup to play NFS:Undercover. The GPU is so powerful and can handle the graphics so good despite the CPU-limit of the Pentium 4 "Willamette" 1.5 GHz on 400MHz FSB. The graphics generated by Sapphire ATI Radeon HD3850 512MB GDDR3 are so nice at high-quality. It suffers the slowness of the CPU, so I have to set to a low resolution setting at 640x480 for the game to be playable. CPU processes the keystroke events with some delays, but this is tolerable.

I am still looking for faster Pentium "Northwood" 4 2.6GHz so that it can handle keystroke events properly in a high-powered PC game.

This post has been edited by eclectice: Apr 4 2009, 12:59 PM

@eclectice
Any nice picture for your setup?

I will put the pictures once I have completed my "crazy and pointless" project.

This post has been edited by eclectice: Apr 4 2009, 02:06 PM

@fylon & Ed
thanks alot last night. install the psu then everything come back to normal. now 12v never drop below 12 when load..... alot better than last time.

ed got my mms on the "wet" cap in my old psu. no wonder 12v drop so low. but it already served me since oct 06. no complain anymore.

yeah, but with the new GPU core, load temp is only abt 72-74C... compared to playing games (8xC), it's still very cool...

the staff at BenQ say they ve got some "new stuff" for the model... i'll cross my fingers and see wat they are going to be...

kabu's PSU caps damn leaking.... lucky early detection...

with new reliable PSU, u can have a peace of mind already

This post has been edited by edministrator: Apr 4 2009, 01:52 PM

@eclectice , got new psu to support your HD3850? Remember to post some pcitures & screen shoot for us.
@kabu,which psu you bought?
@astria,folding with notebook isn't an good idea.Get another desktop to do that.Heat generated in notebook case is hard to be dissipated.

he got himself a cm extremepower 460W.

Not bad,it costs below RM200 right?

how would u know whether it is leaking anyways?

a smell

no smell, nothing. we did a post mortem. disassemble the whole psu, and check the internals. Tadaaaaaa.... leak caps everywhere. case closed.

@ray,
yes, RM165 for the PSU.

@eclectice,
i once had a P4 2.8Ghz Northwood 400FSB, top of the line at that time, sold off briefly later. If you are interested in a 2.4Ghz just let me know, I might be able to assist.

This post has been edited by edministrator: Apr 4 2009, 03:51 PM

wow i certainly wouldnt take the effort

too many things to reattach 2 my PC, too lazy lol

Interesting... can you provide the CPU part/specs no. of that Pentium 4 "Northwood" 2.8 GHz even though you've sold it? I am surprised to read that Pentium 4 "Northwood" 2.8 GHz can support 400MHz FSB. As far as I know Pentium 4 "Northwood (130 nm)" 2.8 GHz uses 533MHz FSB

The picture below is a Pentium 4 "Prescott (90nm)" with 1MB L2 cache and 533 MHz FSB (not suitable for my mobo):
http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL7E2


Can you give me the CPU part/specs no. for Pentium 4 "Northwood" 2.4GHz that you have? I want to check it on the Internet first before I decide since my target is the top of the line for 400MHz FSB "Northwood" design which is at 2.6GHz.

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processors 2.60 GHz, 512 KB L2 Cache, 400 MHz FSB (Socket 478)
http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL6SB
Box Order Code: BX80532PC2600D
OEM Order Code: RK80532PC064512

Updates:
Nevermind, I confirm that Pentium 4 "Northwood" 2.8 GHz can support 400MHz FSB
http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL7EY
Box Order Code: not available
OEM Order Code: RK80532PC072512
It is a rare one since it is only available to OEM and not as a retail boxed version.

List of possible Pentium 4 processors:
http://processorfinder.intel.com/List.aspx...=483&SearchKey=

This post has been edited by eclectice: Apr 4 2009, 06:18 PM