rofl your temps and volts were fine... your cpu can handle it easy... when i bought my new q6600go i pushed my other b3 step to the max!! 1.575 volts 3.8 gigs temps were like 75c load and that was watercooled LOL and I still was able to run orthos for 20+ hours
oh shut the hell up with this 3dmark don't mean nothin crap... if I score 400 points more in this bench because of a GRAPHICS CARD DRIVER it means it's performing better... the only reason 3dmark06 isn't that great for benching graphics cards is because it's reliant on cpu power as well... obviously it's pushin more fps in the gpu based benchies
ya it was interesting though owning both cards and being able to test them both. I'm probably going to sell the 3870x2 and hold on to the money then when the "next gen" hits hopefully in july ill sell the 9800gx2 also.
well the reason I said that is because there is no game besides crysis that makes the 3870x2 sweat. So if you want to pay an extra $200 for 10 more fps is crysis (and maybe the ability to use AA in a couple other games) that's up to you. I don't think it warrents that much of a price difference. Now you can get a decent card for $200. Now, for people like me who want ultimate performance than it's clear you want the 9800gx2.
CALL OF DUTY: http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/6798/callofdutyreviewcf1.jpg
CONCLUSION: Overall these are both awesome cards. No problems with any games so far (had some issues with the 3870x2 in FSX but it was fixed with CAT 8.3. I'm sure we will also see a nice jump in performance with both cards when new drivers are released. Overall I'd have to say the 3870x2 is the best bang for the buck. BUT... if you have that extra $150-200 I'd personally go for the 9800gx2, it's a beast! I got mine from EVGA so I got 90 days to step up; hopefully the 99's will drop before then. (I forgot the overclocks I was able to achieve: 3870x2=904/941-9800gx2= 732/1050 also the 3870x2 was watercooled, gx2 on air)
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