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**Archangel** · 10-12-2006, 02:45 PM

would disabling the ports i dont use in the BIOS help you think?
i mean,.. do they do something if nothing is connected to it?

**Cromewell** · 10-12-2006, 02:49 PM

Yes disabling unused devices would help. I have my serial and parallel ports disabled as well as a few other things that I don't use. Anything that is enabled has to be checked by the CPU at certain intervals

[-0MEGA-] · 10-12-2006, 02:51 PM

A big thing is to disable the onboard audio if you use a sound card for audio. The same also goes with motherboards that have integated graphics, if its not automatically disabled.

**Archangel** · 10-12-2006, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

A big thing is to disable the onboard audio if you use a sound card for audio. The same also goes with motherboards that have integated graphics, if its not automatically disabled.

... now that you mention it... i had to reset the bios once because i tried to overclock it too high ( and my PSU couldnt deliver enough power for it i think

).. so maybe indeed the Onboard audio turned itself back on..
stupid me... i should have looked for that..

**Cromewell** · 10-12-2006, 02:54 PM

Onboard audio, even if it is used doesn't cause much of a hit (maybe 160 points in 3dmark but it should be close to unnoticable). To be honest I don't think the extra features are the culprits, disabling them will help but most likely only on the tests you run in sandra, everest and the like. I think the biggest difference is from the fact that it is a different board. Even 2 identical boards will perform differently.

**Archangel** · 10-12-2006, 02:58 PM

The albatron has the Nforce 4 SLI chipset,. and Asus has the Nforce 4 SLI32 chipset (2x 16xpci-e slots)
but i bought the motherboard so i could overclock my CPU.. but i need a stronger PSU for that

10 day's or so.. then i'll have my PSU

and i gues with the processor overclocked,.. the upgrade was worth it
(also the motherboard has passive cooling,.. it made the pc a lot more quiet.

edit,.. damn.. sorry for the off-topic once again :|

edit 2: as for the onboard sound.. i got an increasement of 10fps in games ( between 8 and 15 ) by just disabling the onboard sound, and using the audigy 4. so i think it does cound for something

**Archangel** · 10-15-2006, 11:03 AM

CPU @ 2515MHz and my grafic's card's at 449 - 1300

No voltage upping of whatever.. but my PSU started to smell a bit, (no overcurrent protection) so i didnt push it.. (yet...

)

cmon.. 7657 aint bad, you have to admit

ETSA · 10-15-2006, 05:08 PM

Your SLI config gives you that extra oomph.

Nice scores.

**Cromewell** · 10-15-2006, 06:09 PM

Quote:

edit 2: as for the onboard sound.. i got an increasement of 10fps in games ( between 8 and 15 ) by just disabling the onboard sound, and using the audigy 4. so i think it does cound for something

Bad onboard solution then, I get a difference of 1-2FPS tops.

**Archangel** · 10-15-2006, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cromewell

Bad onboard solution then, I get a difference of 1-2FPS tops.

that was with the Albatron K8SLI, wich was a really cheap SLI board, so i can immagine its not the best,.. it overclocked like hell tough

10-12-2006, 02:45 PM	#781 (permalink)
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10-12-2006, 02:49 PM	#782 (permalink)
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10-12-2006, 02:54 PM	#785 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 10,085	Onboard audio, even if it is used doesn't cause much of a hit (maybe 160 points in 3dmark but it should be close to unnoticable). To be honest I don't think the extra features are the culprits, disabling them will help but most likely only on the tests you run in sandra, everest and the like. I think the biggest difference is from the fact that it is a different board. Even 2 identical boards will perform differently. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. I must plug a couple comics because they are good :D: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com www.userfriendly.org

10-12-2006, 02:58 PM	#786 (permalink)
Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 7,869	The albatron has the Nforce 4 SLI chipset,. and Asus has the Nforce 4 SLI32 chipset (2x 16xpci-e slots) but i bought the motherboard so i could overclock my CPU.. but i need a stronger PSU for that 10 day's or so.. then i'll have my PSU and i gues with the processor overclocked,.. the upgrade was worth it (also the motherboard has passive cooling,.. it made the pc a lot more quiet. edit,.. damn.. sorry for the off-topic once again :\| edit 2: as for the onboard sound.. i got an increasement of 10fps in games ( between 8 and 15 ) by just disabling the onboard sound, and using the audigy 4. so i think it does cound for something __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 ( @ 960MHz ) Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb Corsair HX620W PSU Last edited by Archangel; 10-12-2006 at 03:01 PM.

10-15-2006, 11:03 AM	#787 (permalink)
Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 7,869	CPU @ 2515MHz and my grafic's card's at 449 - 1300 No voltage upping of whatever.. but my PSU started to smell a bit, (no overcurrent protection) so i didnt push it.. (yet... ) cmon.. 7657 aint bad, you have to admit __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 ( @ 960MHz ) Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb Corsair HX620W PSU Last edited by Archangel; 10-15-2006 at 04:03 PM.

10-15-2006, 05:08 PM	#788 (permalink)
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