HookeyStreet
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Ive been out of the new hardware loop for a while now......so whats 'hot' at the moment (ie CPU, GPU etc & is Intel still pwning AMD?)
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Whats hot and whats not?
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Jmatt110
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| Processor | Intel 2600k @ 4.8ghz |
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| Memory | 16gb Corsair Vengeance |
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Intel still has faster CPUs, both camps are releasing new ones soon as well. And ATI beat down nVidia this time around 
Just as a general answer 
Just as a general answer 
Tatty_Two
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| Motherboard | MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK |
| Cooling | Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE + 4 Phanteks 140mm case fans |
| Memory | 32GB (4 x 8GB SR) Patriot Viper Steel 4133Mhz DDR4 @ 3600Mhz CL14@1.45v Gear 1 |
| Video Card(s) | Asus Dual RTX 4070 OC |
| Storage | WD Blue SN550 1TB M.2 NVME//Crucial MX500 500GB SSD (OS) |
| Display(s) | AOC Q2781PQ 27 inch Ultra Slim 2560 x 1440 IPS |
| Case | Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Windowed - Gunmetal |
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| Power Supply | Seasonic CORE GM650w Gold Semi modular |
| Mouse | Coolermaster Storm Octane wired |
| Keyboard | Element Gaming Carbon Mk2 Tournament Mech |
| Software | Win 10 Home x64 |
Motherboards.....
Intel x48 chipsets (very high end, pricey)
Intel P45 chipset (Mid/high, decent prices) ALL 1600FSB
NVidia 790i Ultra Tri Sli, (high, pricey)
All S775
Graphics cards.
Ati HD4870x2 - fastest thing out there just about
Nvidia GTX 280 and 260, fast
Ati HD4870, fast
Ati HD4850, pretty fast, good bang for buck
Ati HD4650...budget
More scheduled
CPU's
QX9770 top end, extreme, 1600FSB 3.2gig Quad
Q9650 new E0 stepping, 9x multi quad, 1333FSB
E8600 E0 stepping, 10x multi dual core, 1333fsb stocks at 3.33gig
AMD Tri cores been out a while now
E7300...budget to mid, 800FSB
Thats about whats been happening in the last few weeks, again as ever, more to come.
Intel x48 chipsets (very high end, pricey)
Intel P45 chipset (Mid/high, decent prices) ALL 1600FSB
NVidia 790i Ultra Tri Sli, (high, pricey)
All S775
Graphics cards.
Ati HD4870x2 - fastest thing out there just about
Nvidia GTX 280 and 260, fast
Ati HD4870, fast
Ati HD4850, pretty fast, good bang for buck
Ati HD4650...budget
More scheduled
CPU's
QX9770 top end, extreme, 1600FSB 3.2gig Quad
Q9650 new E0 stepping, 9x multi quad, 1333FSB
E8600 E0 stepping, 10x multi dual core, 1333fsb stocks at 3.33gig
AMD Tri cores been out a while now
E7300...budget to mid, 800FSB
Thats about whats been happening in the last few weeks, again as ever, more to come.
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| Processor | Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core) |
| Motherboard | Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded) |
| Cooling | Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate |
| Memory | 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V) |
| Video Card(s) | Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W)) |
| Storage | 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2 |
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| Mouse | Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL |
| Keyboard | Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps) |
| VR HMD | Oculus Rift S + Quest 2 |
| Software | Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware! |
| Benchmark Scores | Nyooom. |
ATI are winning price-performance, however Nvidia has physx up its sleeve which is something of a boost, as (at the moment) its hard to run dedicated physx cards in vista.
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| System Name | The ShadowFold Draconis (Ordering soon) |
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| Processor | AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8ghz |
| Motherboard | ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 |
| Cooling | Stock |
| Memory | Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3-1333 |
| Video Card(s) | XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb |
| Storage | Western Digital 640gb |
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| Power Supply | Antec Earthwatts 650w |
| Software | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
| Benchmark Scores | -❶-❸-❸-❼- |
E7200 is the best cpu ever made.. Well atleast for cheap-o overclocker/gamers 
Oh and AMD is bringing back the FX series along with AM3 in December/January
Oh and AMD is bringing back the FX series along with AM3 in December/January
HookeyStreet
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Thanks guys.....Ive been away too long 
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| Video Card(s) | 2x NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti FEs |
| Storage | 512GB SSD, 2x2TB HDD |
| Display(s) | AOC U2879VF, AOC G2260VWQ6 |
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| Power Supply | EVGA Supernova 850G |
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Indeed you have. Nice to have you back 
HookeyStreet
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Indeed you have. Nice to have you back
Cheers m8, how r u?
HookeyStreet
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Tandy TRS-80 is on top with the Apple II in a close second
lol no the sega saturn just got mauled by the ps1