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It probably also measures the read/write speed of the memory. If those Xeons required ECC registered memory like I think they need, then that would explain the scores.

*Nevermind*

In addition to that, the 7900 will have 32 pixel pipelines, as opposed to the 7800GTX's 24. If I know any better, there will be a huge price gouge when this comes out, probably nearing or surpassing $1000 USD. Pffft.

With that setup you should be scoring 6200+ easily. Make sure you have the latest drivers and not running 50+ processes in the background.

http://www.hwspirit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=161 Straight from the horse's mouth: http://ati.com/technology/crossfire/faq.html (Read #15)

The X1300/1600 does not require a master card to work in Crossfire. You can simply grab two X1300s or 1600s off a shelf and run them in Crossfire from the get-go. The X1800s and X800/850 are the only ones that needs a master card.

400 HTT? Man thawt sounds extremely high. Download CPU-Z and get a snapshot of the main tab.

That looks pretty sweet for a freeware game. I'll try it out, thanks!

Yeah, I'm running at a mediocre 238x11 (2618) right now. My RAM sticks are really holding the CPU back, and I'm pretty sure of that because I've attempted suicide boot-ups before, and it'll make it into Windows but will crash after an hour or so. If the CPU was at its limit, it would have crash instantly. I'm planning on picking up some DDR500 2x1GB sticks and hope I can nail 2.8+ GHz on 24/7 operations. Unfortunately the X800XL is at its limit, so I'm going to say I get 5700-5800 3DMark05 scores. Still haven't decide on what I want, that's why I haven't upgrade yet.

Impressive! So did you managed to get that X1800XL past XT speeds? Any plans for aftermarket cooling solutions for it?

Silverstone, Delta and Vantec makes fans that are capble of pushing 70+ CFM. The question: Is noise a concern for you? While the aforementioned fan can move the required amount of air, they are loud. Having 1 or 2 alone is capable of making your computer sound like a vacuum cleaner.

Planning to overclock? Go with the Opteron. Not overclocking? The San Diego.

Yes sir.

You're making a lot of assumptions and comparison with a system that hasn't even come out yet.

It's quite obvious the guy is only pursuing this for monetary benefits.

By chance, what core did you get?

The problem with Connect3D's X800GTO is that the conversion is a hit or miss. Apparently they seem to be using the R423, R430 and R480 core on the X800GTO so I hope you are lucky enough to get the R423 or R480. When you do get the card, don't try to change the BIOS yet. Install the card and the drivers, run ATITools, and click on Settings. That should tell you what core it has, and other miscellaneous information. If it has a R423 core, you should be able to BIOS mod it into a X800XT. If lady lucky is really on your side and a R480 core shows up in your hands, it's a X850XT.

I believe Falcon Northwest, Sager, and Alienware will start using the new GeForce 7800Go video chipset in their laptops soon, and it should have at least 256MB. The only laptop video chipset that has 256MB of video memory is Nvidia's GeForce 6800Go. I believe only Falcon Northwest and Alienware puts those in their laptops.

Unless you are wanting to play "Crossfire", I wouldn't bother changing the motherboard. One of the bad things about reviewing an electronic product is its inconsistency. Everyone is going to have different experiences with it. Anandtech may have been lucky to get a "Golden Sample" one, and when you get yours it may overclock like crap. Who knows; the only way to really verify if it does overclock well is to see if more reviewers are getting the same result. If you want to switch over to ATi's chipset, wait for the RD580 to come out, so you will get 2 16x PCI-e slots instead of the current RD480's 2 8x PCI-e.

The platinum series from OCZ is really for those who don't overclock and want high memory bandwidths and reliability, hence the low timings and voltage. Granted I have seen them overclocked, and they seem to top out at 240 FSB.

Again, subjective opinion. Some people had good experience, some didn't. I am one of those who didn't, but I'm not going to beat DFI to the ground just because I had a possible dud.

Nice. I dig the tight timings, and low voltage. Good buy for the price.

That's a pretty daring statement. I've yet to see anyone hit above 265 HTT with those sticks, whereas the Crucial Ballastix and OCZ Gold series have hit as high as 325 HTT. For $300, the Crucial would have been a much better pick.

Let me put it this way: I will never, EVER, buy a OEM computer. I have always built mine frome ground up. I just like taking my time in building one to make sure everything goes smoothly. I'm about to have to re-assemble my current machine because I'm going to watercool it after Christmas.