The Official PC building thread!

You're running a 7800GT and get 6902?
Interesting, I run an X800 Pro and get just under 5000 with an Athlon XP chip, so you're not seeing a vast increase over my score, about 40-45% I suppose.

 

no tweaks nuffin straight out of the box lol but it plays everything great just need a bigger moniter now

 

What you got atm then?

 

19 inch iiyama LS902UT
got it from a customer who wanted an lcd
FREE lol

 

well that's a bit of alright!
As in my sig i run a CRT, but a good one, currently at 1600x1200@75hz, but can game up to 2048x1536.

 

i run mine at 1152x864 if it gets much smaller i can't see it
and game at whatever the game says lol black hawk down is at the res below this one or i cannot tab out

 

Hi guys mind if I butt in? I plan on upgrading the Amd system in my sig.The processor I have chosen will be the A/64 3800 X2.
I have couple questions...First I was thinking of buying the Asus A8V S939 mother board because it supports my recently purchased Geforce AGP card. The savings would allow me to buy another 2 gigs of the OCZ ram increasing it to 4 gb total.

What do you think would be more beneficial to overall performance...the increased ram or a different motherboard and a pci-e video card?
All suggestions are appreciated,Thanks in advance.

 

Of course not!

Nice choice!

To be honest mate, you really don't need 4GB of memory at this stage. Once Vista has come out and you're running 64-bit, then it will make sense, but for now you don't need it. I think you're money would be better spent on a PCI express motherboard and graphics card. Start cheap, like an X800GTO, then move up later if you want to upgrade. There's no point in having 4GB of RAM this early. Best time to buy meory would probably be a month or so before Vista.

 

is this a good motherboard?
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K8N_Neo4-F&class=mb

 

MSI have a good reputation for making motherboards, and while you don't find them in top end gaming systems, they're often found in OEM systems from big manufacturers due to their reliability. However, an even better motherboard is this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131530
This is one of the best PCI express motherboards out there for reasonable money.

 

Hi Sam and thanks for the reply,I have thought about Windows Vista Quite a bit lately and I don't see myself jumping on that band wagon...too many issues with DRM and what not,But thats a debate for another time.My main problem is the new 6600gt going to waste as I just bought it about a month ago.If I had known then that I was doing this up-grade I would have never bought it.Perhaps the extra money would be spent on getting the 4200 x2 processor instead. I am not a big time gamer though I have played the demos of COD-2 and Halo(both very cool games btw) @1280x1024 with refresh rate at 75 hz.on my present system without even a hicup.
Do you think there would be a noticable between the 3800x2 and the 4200 x2?

 

Just so you know I very much doubt I will be jumping on it until christmas 2007, probably later still. You need a year's time for M$ to get windows reliable after it's release.

I wouldn't worry too much, Graphics cards go for surprisingly much on ebay.

There won't be much of one now, but when all is said and done with dual core 64-bit programs, the end result will be that one's about 15% faster than the other, so that's fair bit. The 4200's my pick of the bunch, powerful but not overpriced.

 

Ok, I think I will go for the board you suggested,keep the 3800x2 and get the Nvidia 7600GS(as you might have noticed I'm an Nvidia fan.)If I go with these choices my old 6600Gt can Migrate to my wife's computer(she needs a new card anyway) this will keep me at the $550.00 budget I have and should kick some serious back-side! What do you think?
My employer is financing this project for me and I should be getting the cash on Friday so I've got to make my final descission by then.

So many choices and so little time!

 

The 7600GS is alright, but I'd recommend something like an X1600XT if you can stretch to it, the GS isn't the fastest of chips and won't see much over you're 6600GT.

 

Ok Sam, Since you insist on making a convert of me and you still have'nt yet.lol! Let's say I play along...What do you think of this Sapphire http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...k=all&N=0&minPrice=&maxPrice=&Go.x=13&Go.y=31

 

Sapphire are regarded as one of the best ATI card manufacturers, so you're in a good place. The X1600XT, unlike the pro, is a worthy replacement of the X6 and X7 series, and will do all what the X800 series does, with the addition of Pixel Shader 3 for later games (which ATi cards have previously lacked - not though they needed it up to now). At $150, it's a lot better value at newegg than where I am (in literal translation one would cost me around $220!). It will compete with the X850 series of cards which are more expensive and don't feature PS3.0

Overall, it's a very good card. I try not to be an ATi only man, but for the most part, they're cards seem slightly better to me. But enough of that. Your nVidia option that would do as well as this card is the 7600GT should you want it, but I recommend this.

 

I see your point.As much as I hate to say it the Ati cards appear to be the better value.That said the wife has informed me that she expects to get a "cut" of this money for herself therefore leaving my video card budgit at around $100.00! It would appear that I am now back to square one.Hmmmm...

 

This is what I've found X800GTO and 6600GT both under $100.00 which is the better performer?

 

The X800GTO is a bit better, and welcome to ATi!