its time to replace my main rig. specs are in the sig. i just now barely meet the requirements on some games . 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
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...
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
how about a ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT for a power supply. the only reason i go 500 watt is because newegg has free shipping has anybody had problems with this processor and the nvidia chipset ?? i've heard there are people complaing about it locking up.
Very nice , but as others have said get a better PSU such as a Seasonic or Enermax rather then a dodgey Hiper. Mark.
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.
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 ??
Pre-order Conroe chips here Previews Conroe Core Duo Extreme Conroe Core Duo It's worth the wait....IMHO
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.
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?
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. Mark.
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
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