I know, I'm not the smartest, and I could've gotten this for a lot less, but not as much as you say, not even close. Tell me how this adds up to $1000

FX-53 ($800)
2GB DDR RAM (at least $400)
ATI Radeon 9600XT Celestica Gold Edition 128MB ($230)
Audigy 2 AZ ($100)
480 Watt PS ($70)
Case ($100 at least for a good case)
Asus SK8V - VIA K8T800 ($150?)
160GB ($100?)
DVD-ROM 16x ($25)
DVD-RW External ($200)
CD-RW ($50)
Floppy ($5)
XP Pro ($150)
Zalman ZM-RS6F Headphones ($70)
Internal Flash Card Read/Writer ($30?)
2 Year Warranty ($200)

You do the math.

gg on timings..Try to get them to 2-2-2-5

maybe if i knew how rolleyes:

BIOS

where abouts?

Don't change the timings on your RAM unless you absolutely know it can
take it. I recommend leaving them at SPD values...

i've read that changing ram timings wont really affect much, if its already around 2-3-3-6. i doubt id see im provment if i changed it just a bit. i already see great performace. i dont think i'd want to change it anyway.

Whats it gonna do?Blow up?Hell no..No ram has ever died by having its timings changed.

No, but if the system fails to boot, you'll get annoyed quickly enough. The
point is: unless you know the timings your RAM supports, don't fuck around
unless you like resetting your BIOS. 2-3-3-6 is fine...

Resetting the whole bios takes like 2 minutes(removing cmos bat and and moving the jumper and then pumping your settings back into the BIOS)

Yeah, and it's an annoyance if you're unsure of which settings will work with
your particular component. My point still stands: leave the timings at JEDEC
SPD values.

ROFL... FX-53 is better than a 3000+ but it's not twice as good. Not even 50% better, yet is costs over 200% more.

i said, my old pc (2800+) was not even half as good. not that one to this one.

resetting the cmos isnt really a problem for me, but it is an annoyance. so im just going to leave the timings alone. freak:

x800xt in my box now ;)

rock:

Now go see how many FPS MOH caps at with everything on..I bet 1000+