The_Gunslinger
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Processor | Athlon64 FX60 |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-K8NSNXP-939 |
Cooling | Arctic Freezer 64 Pro |
Memory | 3GB (2x1GB, 2x512MB) Patriot DDR400 CAS 2.5 |
Video Card(s) | HiS x1950 Pro Turbo (v2) - AGP |
Storage | 3x Seagate SATA150, 2x Seagate IDE, 1xUSB removable caddy, 1x1394 External, 1xUSB External |
Display(s) | DELL 2707WFP |
Case | Antec P180 |
Audio Device(s) | SB Audgy 2 ZS |
Power Supply | PC Power&Cooling Turbo-Cool 860 |
Software | WinXP Pro SP2 (32 bit) |
Benchmark Scores | No idea - but it doesnt crash ! :) |
ok, i'm about to do a rebuild/overhaul on my pc, and trying not to spend too much more over what i already have as most of it is adequate for what i need, i already have a Gigabyte GA-K8NSNXP-939 motherboard and FX-60 CPU for the rebuild (old now i know! but a considerable improvement over my current setup) but, i'm seriously considering switching out the nforce3 equipped AGP motherboard for an nforce4 version (probably a Gigabyte version too as i like their features) that will still allow me to use my FX-60 CPU, RAM (as i have 4gb of CAS2 patriot DDR400) this plan has a couple of other benefits, including a switch to PCIe based GPU and SATA2 (which my drives are capable of) however it would mean sacrificing my x1950 Pro AGP card, which i have been more than happy with!
so basically, i have the option to affectively rebuild with everything i have now or take the opportunity to make it slightly newer with a cheap motherboard replacement, but would then have to replace the GPU.
one of the reasons i am considering this is so i can water cool the CPU and GPU easier (AGP cards are hard to find the right blocks for)
if i do swap to PCIe i was considering one of these cards
http://www.gainward.net/product/product_detail.php?products_id=140
and would be interested in your thoughts on how it compares to this card (my current one)
http://www.hisdigital.com/html/product_ov.php?id=296
also, i read somewhere (cant remember where) that the GT cards where prefered over the GTS cards, due to the shaders working better and in HD playback they loaded the CPU less, anyone know anything about this ?
I am not a games player, but do watch a number of HD movies etc, and the card will be hooked up to a Dell 2707 running 1920x1200 (which the x1950 seems to be coping with ok)
TIA
so basically, i have the option to affectively rebuild with everything i have now or take the opportunity to make it slightly newer with a cheap motherboard replacement, but would then have to replace the GPU.
one of the reasons i am considering this is so i can water cool the CPU and GPU easier (AGP cards are hard to find the right blocks for)
if i do swap to PCIe i was considering one of these cards
http://www.gainward.net/product/product_detail.php?products_id=140
and would be interested in your thoughts on how it compares to this card (my current one)
http://www.hisdigital.com/html/product_ov.php?id=296
also, i read somewhere (cant remember where) that the GT cards where prefered over the GTS cards, due to the shaders working better and in HD playback they loaded the CPU less, anyone know anything about this ?
I am not a games player, but do watch a number of HD movies etc, and the card will be hooked up to a Dell 2707 running 1920x1200 (which the x1950 seems to be coping with ok)
TIA
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