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New Pc what do you think ??

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Gascan1888, 7 Jul 2006.

  1. Gascan1888

    Gascan1888 What's a Dremel?

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    its time to replace my main rig. specs are in the sig. i just now barely meet the requirements on some games :waah: . but ive got some $$ in the bank and i get paid monday so i thinks its time for somthing new. this is what im thinking now.

    cpu - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
    mobo - ASUS M2N32
    RAM - Kingston HyperX 1GB (1gb just to start)
    VIdeo card - BFG Tech BFGR79256GTOCE Geforce 7900GT 256MB (one to start)
    PSU - HIPER ATX12V 580W Power Supply

    let me know what you guys think and im open to suggestions
     
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  2. Fr4nk

    Fr4nk Tyrannosaurus Alan !

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    It could be a better idea to go for a better S939 chip and a new mobo and graphics card. There doesn't seem much point to AM2, its more of a step to AM3...
     
  3. TheoGeo

    TheoGeo What are these goddamn animals?!

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    tbh, i dont see anything wrong with going AM2, doesn't cost much more. I'd get a better PSU though, Hiper arn't exactly great supplies. A good PSU will help with stability.

    Also if you get a better quality supply, it wont need to be as highly rated, you could get away with a 400W supply, antec or something like that
     
  4. Gascan1888

    Gascan1888 What's a Dremel?

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    how about a ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT for a power supply. the only reason i go 500 watt is because newegg has free shipping :D has anybody had problems with this processor and the nvidia chipset ?? i've heard there are people complaing about it locking up.
     
  5. EliteMark

    EliteMark What's a Dremel?

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    Very nice :thumb: , but as others have said get a better PSU such as a Seasonic or Enermax rather then a dodgey Hiper.

    Mark.
     
  6. Blitz

    Blitz What's a Dremel?

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    IMO this system will work fine =) Are you gamer? :)
     
  7. EliteMark

    EliteMark What's a Dremel?

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    Also, have you thought about a Conroe system?
     
  8. ashikamlani

    ashikamlani What's a Dremel?

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    only one week of waiting now!
     
  9. Noni

    Noni What's a Dremel?

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    Yeah, conroe is apparently going to be great. Wait for that.
     
  10. zr_ox

    zr_ox Whooolapoook

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    I would wait for Conroe.

    Its only 2 weeks away and the performance difference is like night and day. The CPU bottle neck is removed so gaming performance sky rockets, amongst other things.

    There was another thread talking about AMD's move to AM3 quite soon, making the AM2 only a stepping stone. Conroe is complete architecture redesign making it a better investment.
     
  11. Gascan1888

    Gascan1888 What's a Dremel?

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    anybody got a link to some articles i can read up on ?? i dont mind waiting a while if i can get much better performance. anybody know if it wil cost alot more then what i already want ??
     
  12. Noni

    Noni What's a Dremel?

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    Check out Xtreme systems or google.
     
  13. zr_ox

    zr_ox Whooolapoook

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    Pre-order Conroe chips here

    Previews
    Conroe Core Duo Extreme
    Conroe Core Duo


    It's worth the wait....IMHO
     
  14. Gascan1888

    Gascan1888 What's a Dremel?

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    i think you guys just converted a AMD fan :naughty:. now i gota find another mobo
     
  15. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Wait until Conroe's been out for a couple of weeks. All the 975X mobo's will be out then, don't buy one now.
     
  16. Hazardous

    Hazardous What's a Dremel?

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    I've got 580w Hiper Type-R modular in three different systems Mark - all three of which are fairly powerful, up-to-date rigs, and I've never had a single problem with any of 'em?

    Sure... there may be better PSU's around now... but I have no absolutely qualms about [still] recommending them to anyone - and I think it's unfair to call them "dodgy" PSU's?
     
  17. EliteMark

    EliteMark What's a Dremel?

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    Really? it's just that I keep reading about these hipers blowing up after a short time. So I will take your word for it as you have three of them. :D

    Mark.
     
  18. Gascan1888

    Gascan1888 What's a Dremel?

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    any body know of any Conroe compatible motherboards out now ?? i just wana have a look around and try to get an asus when the time comes. as for preordering the CPU, im in the US so i cant use that Uk site. and as you guys talk about the hiper psu, i changed my mind to an antec as the hipers i read about only have one sli plug and you have to use the splitter they supply with 2 cards (at least the reviews i have seen)


    EDIT: anybody have any good case recomendations ? im looking for somthing black and mid or full tower. im looking at the Lian-Li PC-6070B Plus II or the Lian-Li PC-V1000B Plus II. the case wont be modded right away just going for a good clean look. im modding my main case now and wont have the time or $$ to start another :worried:
     
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  19. devenfore

    devenfore LANCandy

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    I love the punctuation in these quotes. ;)

    How should we know? lol.

    We can't speak for you. ;)
     
  20. ashikamlani

    ashikamlani What's a Dremel?

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    well to read up there was an article recently about it on bit, but cant find it exactly. just try typing conroe in the search and see what u get. it was a performance preview or something
     

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