New Rig (finally), Help Me Please!....

[Snee]

Why ponce about with an xp processor?

Why not go for an athlon 64?

A regular xp processor, say a 3000+ one is only really on par with a new 3.0 pentium when it comes to open gl apps and such, granted that's probably what you'll be running the most.

Otherwise it's somewhere between a P4 and a Celeron performance-wise.

Now, if you want the fastest, and can afford a P4 EE, you should be able to get an Athlon 64.

Those beat the P4's with a margin.



Oh, you can notice a gain in recent stuff like Doom 3 with using a lot of RAM. And it's future proof.

Development is hardly gonna stop with one gig ram machines.

[racer II]

yeah i also recommend the coolermaster stacker case , it has lots of room.
Lots of place for 12cm fans.
And if you want to go water cooling in the future , you dont have to worry about the space you got. its HUGE!
And you can transform it in to a btx case

Only thing i dont like about my case is that alot of dust gets stuck in the front "grills".
But i do need to vacuum my room more often.

[RGX]

Doom 3 at peak has been known to push RAM usage to 1.1 gigs.]

2 gigs is relativley futureproof, as the S-man says.

[cpt_azad]

Originally posted by RGX@9 August 2004 - 07:32
Doom 3 at peak has been known to push RAM usage to 1.1 gigs.]

2 gigs is relativley futureproof, as the S-man says.

that's why i'm getting 2gb dual channel, i don't want to get em later down the road or everytime a new game comes out , as for the mobo that clocker said, i'm very interested in Asus, i'm gonna give it a look soon. now the case, i never knew that 80mm was weak , 120mm sounds reassuring but as someone stated, i would want to go to watercooling later down the road so the coolmaster case sounds like a good option. the processor, now i really really really need ur input on this guys. 64 bit AMD? or an AMD athlon XP 2800+ (2500+ is also an option at the moment)? when do u think the 64 bit OS will be hitting the market? if im going to buy a 64 bit processor, i want to use it to it's full extent, so really guys, i need ur input on the processor choice

[Livy]

there is already a preview edition of xp for amd 64bit systems, but there are plenty linux 64bit distro's

[cpt_azad]

i'm more of a windows guy, u know the type that obeys orders that bill gates shouts at us all day linux, well who am i kidding, i only have some limited experience with linux and unix alike. just how to install and setup a server, come to think of it, i already forgot half the process all i really remember is cfdisk to reformat the hdd? never mind. anymore input on the cpu?

[clocker]

Originally posted by cpt_azad@9 August 2004 - 18:21
when do u think the 64 bit OS will be hitting the market? if im going to buy a 64 bit processor, i want to use it to it's full extent, so really guys, i need ur input on the processor choice

I think it's going to be at least two years before a 64-bit CPU will make much sense. Even after the 64-bit OS is released (2006?) it will take a while for all the other software that utilizes it to be released.

By then you'll have a much better idea of which tech you want to invest in- PCI Express, BTX form factor, DDR2 RAM, etc.

[Snee]

But the 64 bit processors are still the overall fastest ones on the market currently.

And that's with regular 32-bit apps.


I've seen them outclass P4's in a couple of tests.

[FlyingDutchman]

Originally posted by cpt_azad@9 August 2004 - 03:38
k, after so fuckin long i'm finally building my new rig (to handle doom3, hl2 and future games in all of it's glory). here's wat i'm ordering, suggest other parts please:

Ordering:

MEMOERY: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-220-010&depa=1 DUAL CHANNEL 2x1GB (2 gb total) RAM PDP SYSTEMS ordering in 1 week or if i feel like it, when i've got all the parts listed (gotta save those pennies )

MOBO: Suggest a good one that goes with the ram listed above
(184 pin of course) and also, has to be 8xAGP

PROCESSOR/CPU: Suggest something that's easily OCable and fast, i was thinking intel pentium EE HTT ones say 3.2 ghz or higher, i don't want AMD's because up to date i thought AMD 3000+ was 3 ghz only to find out it wasn't even 2.6 , i need something above 3 ghz atleast, suggestions needed

So, you are ordering memory without knowing what mobo or CPU to buy?

That sounds like really smart move, especially as it costs only $ 380.

Strange people we meet here.

[cpt_azad]

obviously i'm only looking at mobo's that support this kinda ram strange ppl indeed