I'm buying a: AMd 64 3200+, 80 Sata beary fluid hdd, asus ati radeon 9550td 128mb ddr, 512Mb-ddr.ram, MSI K8T Neo FIS2R, Tagan TG330-UO1 330W PSU, Aerocool Jetmaster JR-silver, + some dvd rom. good or bad buy for 650 euros? + 50 euro.. transfer -_- = 700
Originally posted by MurtBijani I'm guessing a euro is almost two bucks. I'm gonna have to go with bad buy on that one bud. You can get the same rig for 750 USD.
Over here in europe we have higher tax than you. So its pretty good id say, you could buy better if you bought the parts seperatly though.
Originally posted by Saigonshakes Quick question. Im in the process of looking for a mobo, cpu, and video card. I'm looking at two options here.First, Asus A8v deluxe 939 mobo with AMD Athlon 64 3000+ cpu. Since AMD compatible mobo's have AGP I was thinking the new XFX 6600gt.Second, Gigabyte GA-8I915P Duo A Lga 775 socket mobo with Intel P4 3Ghz cpu. Since board has PCI-e Im thinking a 6600gt card for PCI-e.Now, what is gonna be better for gaming? Paticualry EQ2. I've heard that AMD cpu's are better for gaming but I also heard thet PCI-e video cards are like twice as good as AGP cards. What one will give me the better gaming experience? Thanks a ton for your help!
I'm using the Asus A8V deluxe 939 board and can testify to it's performance and ease of installation.
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Originally posted by Saigonshakes So would I be better of with the AMD processor and Agp card, or the intel cpu and PCI-e card?
It really depends on what you want. If you want the better computer, go with AMD. If you want the best upgradability (pci-e , ddr-2) go with the intel.
I would personally go with the AMD, but thats's just me.
How much of a future do AGP cards have? I really prefer AMD over intel but I like PCI-e because it seems to be the future of video cards. Are there any mobos coming out in the future that support AMD athlon cpu's and PCI-e?
Any idea how much these will be? And when they'll be availible for purchase? I'm leaning towards PCI-e as of now because of the fact thet I'll be able to upgrade alot more in the future.
How to delete everything from your computer? including windows (98) without a bios. I've done a bad installation, messed up my system a little. And should install window over-again. Just dont know how to delete it.
Originally posted by Asmodeus_ How to delete everything from your computer? including windows (98) without a bios. I've done a bad installation, messed up my system a little. And should install window over-again. Just dont know how to delete it. Would it be justice for holy to conquer evil?
If your sticking with win 98, use a DOS bootable floppy. Either use fdisk by typing fdisk at your a: prompt.
Or type " format c: " from your a:/ prompt after booting off a DOS floppy without installing DOS.
Otherwise get yourself a copy of Partition Magic on a floppy and boot off that.
If you are going to Win XP, you can format during the installation process, you will be prompted.
Hey all. I have a 120Gb seagate SATA HDD in my PC at the moment. I also have a few extra ATA HDDs lying around. I was wondering if I could expect to see any signifigant increase in performance by installing my OS on the ATA and runing any apps off of the SATA.
Originally posted by Vodalus Hey all. I have a 120Gb seagate SATA HDD in my PC at the moment. I also have a few extra ATA HDDs lying around. I was wondering if I could expect to see any signifigant increase in performance by installing my OS on the ATA and runing any apps off of the SATA. thanks in advance _____________________________ Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
I asked one of the guys at an area wholesaler in town that question a few months ago and he told me there would be very little if any performance increase. The numbers are essentially 133MB/s vs 150MB/s.
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Alright tomorrows they day Im buying a mobo and cpu. I really like AMD 64's but I'm worried about getting a mobo with AGP beacuse PCI-e is out. How much more life do you think AGP has?
i believe AGP still has a while, i would give it a couple more years. go with what you think you will get the most use/value out of. if it was me though i would be getting the PCI-E (oh yeah i am )
For the record, the Nforce4 supports pci-e, and it's a kick ass board. The only thing that it doesn't support is DDR-2. I would go with that over an Intel system anyday.
Originally posted by Saigonshakes Alright tomorrows they day Im buying a mobo and cpu. I really like AMD 64's but I'm worried about getting a mobo with AGP beacuse PCI-e is out. How much more life do you think AGP has?
At least another year. And if your like me and only buy them after they've been out for 6months+ for prices sake then longer
I use AMD64 for my gaming rig and have an intel chipset in my laptop which I use for school. Overall I've been really impressed with my AMD setup and would advise it for anyone.
"Don't blame me, I voted for Badnarik." http://www.lp.org Still waiting for my next mmorpg... A definition of 'munchkin', origin forgotten: "A player who, when told that the game will involve political intrigue in 15th-century Italy, insists on playing a Ninja." -isomeme
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Ok my turn for some help. I am coming close to building my new pc and this is what I have so far:
AMD Athalon XP 3200+ Barton 400Mhz FSB with 512MB cache Iomega external 7 in 1 floppy drive Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Sata HD ATI Radeon X850 256MB Platinum Edition Creative Labs SoundBlaster Dolby Digital Ex 6.1 Sound Card Creative Labs Inspire P5800 5.1 Speakers Samsung 16X DVD+RW Corsair XMS 512MB (x3 sticks) 184 Pin PC 4000
What do I need help with. A recommendation for a mobo that can handle that, and an extreme kickass case that can handle it with at least a 450 W PSU. A good recommendation for heatsink and fan as well and possibly additional PCI fans. Price isn't really a problem, but I would like to keep it under $500 for the case and the Mobo. And Mobo must of course support SATA, and no onboard video.
This will be my ultimate gaming rig!
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Originally posted by dekron Ok my turn for some help. I am coming close to building my new pc and this is what I have so far: AMD Athalon XP 3200+ Barton 400Mhz FSB with 512MB cache Iomega external 7 in 1 floppy drive Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Sata HD ATI Radeon X850 256MB Platinum Edition Creative Labs SoundBlaster Dolby Digital Ex 6.1 Sound Card Creative Labs Inspire P5800 5.1 Speakers Samsung 16X DVD+RW Corsair XMS 512MB (x3 sticks) 184 Pin PC 4000 This will be my ultimate gaming rig!
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I'm guessing a euro is almost two bucks.
I'm gonna have to go with bad buy on that one bud. You can get the same rig for 750 USD.
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Over here in europe we have higher tax than you. So its pretty good id say, you could buy better if you bought the parts seperatly though.
I'm using the Asus A8V deluxe 939 board and can testify to it's performance and ease of installation.
"Don't blame me, I voted for Badnarik."
http://www.lp.org
Still waiting for my next mmorpg...
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"The key to wasting time is distraction. Without distractions it's too obvious to your brain that you're not doing anything with it, and you start to feel uncomfortable." - Paul Graham http://paulgraham.com/hs.html
It really depends on what you want. If you want the better computer, go with AMD. If you want the best upgradability (pci-e , ddr-2) go with the intel.
I would personally go with the AMD, but thats's just me.
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How much of a future do AGP cards have? I really prefer AMD over intel but I like PCI-e because it seems to be the future of video cards. Are there any mobos coming out in the future that support AMD athlon cpu's and PCI-e?
yeah actually i think ATi is making/made PCI-e motherboards for AMD. I'm not sure though
you are correct Kemosabe
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/04/ati_radeon_xpress/
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Any idea how much these will be? And when they'll be availible for purchase? I'm leaning towards PCI-e as of now because of the fact thet I'll be able to upgrade alot more in the future.
i would go with the PCI-E, thats what im doing anyways, socket 775 P4 3.0ghz.
here is a list of what im getting
-Socket-775 Intel® Pentium-4 Processor 530 [3.0GHz, 1MB Cache 800MHz FSB, HT Ready]
-Raidmax Scorpio-868 ATX Mid-Tower Case w/420W Power Supply
-[Socket 775,DDR1/DDR2] Gigabyte 8I915P DUO-A i915 Chipset w/LAN, 7.1 Sound, USB 2.0 PCI-E/AGP Motherboard
-1024 MB Dual Channel [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory
-PCI-Express 16x Nvidia Geforce 6800GT
-[Serial-ATA] Maxtor 160 GB 7200 RPM SATA-150 8MB Cache Hard Drive
-ViewSonic 17" E70FB Perfect Flat .21H DPI Color Monitor
-Thermal Temperature LCD Display
any input would be great, and damn this post is never-ending.
Haha Im building just about the same system.
How to delete everything from your computer? including windows (98) without a bios. I've done a bad installation, messed up my system a little. And should install window over-again. Just dont know how to delete it.
Would it be justice for holy to conquer evil?
If your sticking with win 98, use a DOS bootable floppy. Either use fdisk by typing fdisk at your a: prompt.
Or type " format c: " from your a:/ prompt after booting off a DOS floppy without installing DOS.
Otherwise get yourself a copy of Partition Magic on a floppy and boot off that.
If you are going to Win XP, you can format during the installation process, you will be prompted.
Hey all. I have a 120Gb seagate SATA HDD in my PC at the moment. I also have a few extra ATA HDDs lying around. I was wondering if I could expect to see any signifigant increase in performance by installing my OS on the ATA and runing any apps off of the SATA.
thanks in advance
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I asked one of the guys at an area wholesaler in town that question a few months ago and he told me there would be very little if any performance increase. The numbers are essentially 133MB/s vs 150MB/s.
You can read more about it here.
"Don't blame me, I voted for Badnarik."
http://www.lp.org
Still waiting for my next mmorpg...
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Thanks again Valarauk, always ready with some good advice. God bless you Libertarians
I didn't think there would be a great increase, but it never hurts to check. I don't think that extra ~20 mbps would be worth the hassle.
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Alright tomorrows they day Im buying a mobo and cpu. I really like AMD 64's but I'm worried about getting a mobo with AGP beacuse PCI-e is out. How much more life do you think AGP has?
At least another year. And if your like me and only buy them after they've been out for 6months+ for prices sake then longer
I use AMD64 for my gaming rig and have an intel chipset in my laptop which I use for school. Overall I've been really impressed with my AMD setup and would advise it for anyone.
"Don't blame me, I voted for Badnarik."
http://www.lp.org
Still waiting for my next mmorpg...
A definition of 'munchkin', origin forgotten: "A player who, when told that the game will involve political intrigue in 15th-century Italy, insists on playing a Ninja." -isomeme
WARNING: Spelling and grammatical errors intentionally left in document to test for Anal Retentive Trolls.
"The key to wasting time is distraction. Without distractions it's too obvious to your brain that you're not doing anything with it, and you start to feel uncomfortable." - Paul Graham http://paulgraham.com/hs.html
Ok my turn for some help. I am coming close to building my new pc and this is what I have so far:
AMD Athalon XP 3200+ Barton 400Mhz FSB with 512MB cache
Iomega external 7 in 1 floppy drive
Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Sata HD
ATI Radeon X850 256MB Platinum Edition
Creative Labs SoundBlaster Dolby Digital Ex 6.1 Sound Card
Creative Labs Inspire P5800 5.1 Speakers
Samsung 16X DVD+RW
Corsair XMS 512MB (x3 sticks) 184 Pin PC 4000
What do I need help with. A recommendation for a mobo that can handle that, and an extreme kickass case that can handle it with at least a 450 W PSU. A good recommendation for heatsink and fan as well and possibly additional PCI fans. Price isn't really a problem, but I would like to keep it under $500 for the case and the Mobo. And Mobo must of course support SATA, and no onboard video.
This will be my ultimate gaming rig!
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