Finally got around to ordering a new gaming CPU

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

i need a new processor :/

my shits 2yrs outdated.. :/

 

[bw_audio 10+ year member]

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[trueplaya89 10+ year member]

Whyyyyyy AMD. Their shit is weak!

Decent, thoughI probably would've avoided Nvidia altogether given ATI's dominance lately as well as Nvidia's mediocre motherboard chipsets.
This is what I just built for my friend:

2 x AMD Opteron 2347 HE Quad Core CPUs (8 cores OCed to 2.28 GHz/core)

2 x Scythe Katana 2 CPU Coolers

8 GB PC2-6400 Registered ECC DDR2 SDRAM

ATI Radeon HD 4850 Graphics

500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 Hard Drive

Tyan Dual Socket F Server Motherboard

600W Seasonic M12 Modular Power Supply

LG DVD Burner

Chieftec Fullsize E-ATX Chassis

Windows Vista Business 64-bit

Total = $1176 CAD (taxes and shipping included)

Converted to USD, that equals $941 USD

Tell me what you think...

Ultra M923 Full Tower ATX Case

XFX nForce 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

OCZ SLI-Ready Dual Channel 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory

Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB Hard Drive

XFX GeForce 9800 GTX Video Card

Ultra LSP750 750-Watt Power Supply

Ultra / ChillTec / Socket 775 Thermal CPU Cooler

 

 

$1,156.68 Shipped to my door and then $100 mail in rebate.

Thats not too bad. Q6600 isn't too bad. Could always overclock it a bit... And 9800gtx is a nice card. I have a 9800GTS in my laptop shit owns.

What size monitor do you have??

 

[Unholysavage 10+ year member]

Looks good to me.

This thread reminds me that I should upgrade my gear.

My heavily oc'd e6300 and 8800gts are too long in the fang....

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[Jmac 10+ year member]

Whyyyyyy AMD. Their shit is weak!

Uh, let's see you build an 8-core Intel system for under a grand that can do 14,000 in 3DMark06 ...
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That's what I thought ...

BTW, there's less than a 10% difference clock for clock between the Phenoms/Opterons and the 65nm Core 2 Quads/Xeons. 8 cores @ 2.1 GHz C2D equivalent vs. 4 cores @ 2.4 GHz equivalent. Twice as much RAM and registered ECC, so infinitely more stable and reliable, and a faster graphics card for $200 less.

 

[trueplaya89 10+ year member]

Uh, let's see you build an 8-core Intel system for under a grand that can do 14,000 in 3DMark06 ...
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That's what I thought ...

Have you even used the Phenoms ?

Nah I haven't actually, are they worth a shit? I get like 9k in 06 on my laptop. I guess my shit is weak. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[mackin 10+ year member]

i remember when my computer pwned...

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

Nah I haven't actually, are they worth a shit? I get like 9k in 06 on my laptop. I guess my shit is weak. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

9K on a laptop is pretty sweet ... Alienware ?
The new Phenoms can be pretty good values if you buy them at the right time. A few weeks ago, Newegg had the Phenom X4 9600 BEs (4 x 2.3 GHz) for like $110, which is ridiculously cheap. I've also seen the 9950 BEs for $165 about a month ago (The slighly slower Q6600 normally hovers between $190 and $230 CAD).

Opteron vs. Xeon = No contest in performance vs. price. FB-DIMMs drive the prices WAY up. Only downside is the Opterons can't compete at the higher-end these days.

 

[Gearstix 10+ year member]

Johnny Drama.. sorry I dont wan't to sound like I'm a smart *** or on your case.. but a CPU is not a computer. I want to have a peaceful existance here and I'm not trying to be hostile.

^ is a cpu, I'm sure you all ready know this.. but you wouldn't go and say.. Oh I just bout a lower ball joint, I'm going to go drive it around now..

Intel quads are noice btw.

bad example.. but its a computer not cpu.. lol. cpu is an part of a computer.

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

since there are a few hardware knowledgable people in the thread at the moment i am in need of some quick assistance.

my computer currently is running on a MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum mother board. well, the compatible cpus

• Supports 64-bit AMD® Athlon™ 64FX/64 processor (Socket 939)

• Supports 3000+, 3200+, 3500+, 3800+, 4000+, FX53 and FX55

and on the website it shows that it's Athlon dual-core X2 ready.

should i look for a new processor that's an Athlon X2?

on newegg i see that the majority of the processors they have are A-X2. think it's safe?

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

since there are a few hardware knowledgable people in the thread at the moment i am in need of some quick assistance.my computer currently is running on a MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum mother board. well, the compatible cpus

• Supports 64-bit AMD® Athlon™ 64FX/64 processor (Socket 939)

• Supports 3000+, 3200+, 3500+, 3800+, 4000+, FX53 and FX55

and on the website it shows that it's Athlon dual-core X2 ready.

should i look for a new processor that's an Athlon X2?

on newegg i see that the majority of the processors they have are A-X2. think it's safe?

Only downside is your motherboard is Socket 939, which limits your choices severely as S939 CPUs are no longer available through the retail channel, so anything you find is either old stock or used.
If you can find a 3800+, 4000+, FX-53, or FX-55 for less than $50, I say go for it. $50-$100, maybe. Definitely no if over $100. Otherwise, I don't think it's worth the coin to upgrade. Most apps coming out these days are sporting dual-core support or better, so getting an upgraded single-core CPU isn't going to help much.

 

[Andrizzle 10+ year member]

I run two of the 9800GTX's in SLI.

straight r0x

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

i currently have a single core athlon 64bit 1.81ghz 3000+.. my computer isn't bad at all playing most games. though it can't really handle newer games.

i really don't use my computer much other than the internet so i guess i'll pass on the upgrading. doesn't seem like it's worth the hassle.

 

[trueplaya89 10+ year member]

9K on a laptop is pretty sweet ... Alienware ?
The new Phenoms can be pretty good values if you buy them at the right time. A few weeks ago, Newegg had the Phenom X4 9600 BEs (4 x 2.3 GHz) for like $110, which is ridiculously cheap. I've also seen the 9950 BEs for $165 about a month ago (The slighly slower Q6600 normally hovers between $190 and $230 CAD).

Opteron vs. Xeon = No contest in performance vs. price. FB-DIMMs drive the prices WAY up. Only downside is the Opterons can't compete at the higher-end these days.

Nah dude, Gateway. Suprising right... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

C2D P8400, 4gb of DDR3, 17" 1920x1200 w/hdmi out, 9800mGTS 512mb.

Owns for $1330.

But sounds pretty good on the AMD... they are getting better... I haven't messed with them since Socket A. lol.

 

[darkhunter139 10+ year member]

The q6600 is badass I have one