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Megasty · Jun 15, 2008

Dude just get a 9600gt. Buying anything higher will be like parking a jag in a barn :ohwell:

J-Man · Jun 15, 2008

3870 X2!

Error 404 · Jun 15, 2008

Your CPU does all the work when it comes to physics, environment, and background processing. A 1.9 GHz Sempron is like a 1.4 litre 4 cylinder engine.
Getting a SuperSpecialAwesome graphics card wont help if you want to run Crysis.
Wait until you have a new motherboard (AM3, by the looks of it) and a much, much better CPU, then get yourself a 4870 x2!!
Currently, you'd be wasting your money.

PaulieG · Jun 15, 2008

LOL, look what I started...a thread full of analogies.

MilkyWay · Jun 15, 2008

yeah its like putting one of the finest blue cheeses on a crappy happy shopper/sunblest loaf of bread and making cheese on toast or as the Americans call it a grilled cheese sandwich

8800gt 512mb is good enuf and they are not that dear if you get one with a decent stock cooler you can clock it well

OzzmanFloyd120 · Jun 15, 2008

It's like buying the best hardware you can with your money and turning around and putting it into a case you've garbage picked. (Something I've done by the way)

calvary1980 · Jun 15, 2008

mmm Analogies..

Sempron is going to bottleneck you, I suggest you try and return your processor in favor of a Athlon 64 X2.

currently Newegg has a couple of deals.

* AMD Athlon X2 5000+ BE with Thermaltake SopranoRS Case $82, $67 with Promotional Code if active still (CPU6915) with free shipping.

* AMD Athlon X2 6000+ $125, $85 with Newsletter Coupon if still active (EMCAGBABC) with free shipping.

for a video card I suggest a 8800GS 384 or 9600GSO 384. anybody who says go out and purchase a 8800GT, 8800GTS, HD 3870X2 is an idiot with the condition your system is in.

- Christine

PaulieG · Jun 15, 2008

calvary1980 said:
mmm Analogies..

Sempron is going to bottleneck you, I suggest you try and return your processor in favor of a Athlon 64 X2.

currently Newegg has a couple of deals.

* AMD Athlon X2 5000+ BE with Thermaltake SopranoRS Case $82, $67 with Newsletter Code if active still (CPU6915) with free shipping.

* AMD Athlon X2 6000+ BE $125, $85 with Promotional Code if still active (EMCAGBABC) with free shipping.

for a video card I suggest a 8800GS 384 or 9600GSO 384. anybody who says go out and purchase a 8800GT, 8800GTS, HD 3870X2 is an idiot with the condition your system is in.

- Christine

Good suggestions, Christine.

intel igent · Jun 15, 2008

+2 on that christine

great deal's on the CPU's, i'd grab the x2 6000+ and a 9600

OzzmanFloyd120 · Jun 15, 2008

If I were him I would go with the blackie, it's a way better deal if he's an overclocker.

intel igent · Jun 15, 2008

the 6000+ is guaranteed 3ghz

Megasty · Jun 15, 2008

OzzmanFloyd120 said:
If I were him I would go with the blackie, it's a way better deal if he's an overclocker.

Better rain on that now then later. He's trying to put a OMFGraphics card in a POSystem. If he OC's anything his motherboard will end up looking like a chalkboard. He needs something fast OOB, the simpler the better. A 5000-6000+ will suit him fine. Atleast it'll upgrade the POS's status :rolleyes:

niko084 · Jun 15, 2008

Everyone is still on cards... He couldn't run an 8600GT/2600xt with his psu odds are.

handydagger · Jun 15, 2008

Guys just a concern what if I swap the CPU with AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz Socket AM2 + adding new power supply 700 watt+
and putting on 4870x2..........

Does this sounds good ?! :confused:

btarunr · Jun 15, 2008

Yes, sounds much better. All you really need is a 550~600W PSU.

PaulieG · Jun 15, 2008

btarunr said:
Yes, sounds much better. All you really need is a 550~600W PSU.

Yup, bta is right. 700+ seems like it may be a bit excessive for you. Don't go cheap on the psu. Buy a good brand, something from Corsair, Tagan, Silverstone, PC power and cooling.

handydagger · Jun 16, 2008

Thanks guys this will set me up at lest for new CPU.... I guess Dual core 3.2 GHz speed + new PSU adding to it 4870x2 when it's out will make things run cool
..........
I appreciate all replies
I will post benchmark of this rig when it's ready

Cold Storm · Jun 16, 2008

handydagger said:
Thanks guys this will set me up at lest for new CPU.... I guess Dual core 3.2 GHz speed + new PSU adding to it 4870x2 when it's out will make things run cool
..........
I appreciate all replies
I will post benchmark of this rig when it's ready

I can't wait to see those benches man! Glad, we could put some light onto what you where thinking about! :toast:

zithe · Jun 17, 2008

btarunr said:
lol is this a joke? Just asking.

If you want the fastest card now, go for the GeForce 9800 GX2. If you can wait, wait for HD4870 X2...make note of that.

GTX 280 and 260 are both on newegg right now. I just posted a topic on it...

I'd wait until next week when the Radeon 4000 series comes out. Looking at benchies, the 4870 seems to outperform the gtx 280 in crysis. If it's true, it's really REALLY bad for nvidia.

kyle2020 · Jun 17, 2008

handydagger said:
Hi guys, I'm one of the lazy guys out there. I know this may be wired to everyone here. I recently purchased cheap AMD Sempron CPU 1100@1.9 addition to that I bought as well Cheapest motherboard I could find in my local Market with Strange name "Elite Group motherboard" I even can't read the model name on it I think it's "MCP61S".

addition to that I have pair of DDr2 2gb Kingston Hyper memory@1066mhz I purchased in past guessing max speed can reached 800mhz on that motherboard.

Now in last but not the end, I'm seeking to slap on it The most Powerful High end card out there, I'm going btw new Motherboard+CPU after few months.

any advice....

elite group is ECS motherboards - super d0op3r budget boards. have one myself

handydagger · Jun 17, 2008

Right now I will online order AMD athlon x2 6400+

buy I found two type of AMD Athlon x2 6400+ / one come called Black edition one without , I can't find the differences... any idea....

kyle2020 · Jun 17, 2008

handydagger said:
Right now I will online order AMD athlon x2 6400+

buy I found two type of AMD Athlon x2 6400+ / one come called Black edition one without , I can't find the differences... any idea....

if im correct black editions come with the multiplier option - deffinately go for the BE, and if im right itll only be a tiny bit more expensive.

handydagger · Jun 17, 2008

Thanks man right now I will order, what is the best place other than www.newegg.com "they won't allow me to order for some international restrictions".

on amazon 181.5 $
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000V4S6R4/?tag=tec06d-20

kyle2020 · Jun 17, 2008

handydagger said:
Thanks man right now I will order, what is the best place other than www.newegg.com "they won't allow me to order for some international restrictions".

on amazon 181.5 $
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000V4S6R4/?tag=tec06d-20

where do you live?

handydagger · Jun 17, 2008

Bahrain , in past I was be able to order from newegg by using USA Forward mail box, but recently the blocked International Paypal users... but from most other places I can place my order easily....

Processor	i7 920 @ 3.6 GHz (4.0 when gaming)
Motherboard	Asus Rampage II Extreme - Yeah I Bought It...
Cooling	Swiftech.
Memory	12 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer - I Love Red
Video Card(s)	ASUS EAH4870X2 - That Fan Is...!?
Storage	4 WD 1.5 TB
Display(s)	24" Sceptre
Case	TT Xaser VI - Fugly, Red, & Huge...
Audio Device(s)	The ASUS Thingy
Power Supply	Ultra X3 1000W
Software	Vista Ultimate SP1 64bit

System Name	Watercooled beast
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.02GHz
Motherboard	ASUS Rampage Formula X48
Cooling	Swiftech Apogee GTZ, Black Ice GTX Xtreme 480, EK 250 Rev 2, EK 4870 X2, MCP655, 1/2" Tygon Tubing
Memory	4GB DDR2 OCZ @ 1066MHz 2.1V
Video Card(s)	HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 800 on core, 1000 on memory (overclocked in CCC)
Storage	500GB Maxtor Diamondmax 22 SATA II 32MB Cache
Display(s)	Samsung 24" SM245B
Case	SilverStone TJ07 black/windowed version
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty + Logitech Z-5500
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W Modular
Software	Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Retail

System Name	QUACK
Processor	Intel i7 2600K (3.4 GHz, 8 threads)
Motherboard	Asus P67P8-V3
Cooling	Xigmatek Balder 120mm (4x120,1x140mm case)
Memory	Patriot 2 Viper Sector 5, 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 G1 4GB
Storage	1x Samsung EVO 850 (500GB) SSD, 1x Fujitsu 256GB SSD
Display(s)	Dell Ultrasharp U2311h 23" (so sexy)
Case	CoolerMaster Gladiator RC-600
Audio Device(s)	Onboard 5.1
Power Supply	Antec 850w with yellow racing stripes
Software	Windows 7 HP 64 bit

Processor	5800x(2)/5700g/5600x/5600g/2700x/1700x/1700
Motherboard	MSI B550 Carbon (2)/ MSI z490 Unify/Asus Strix B550-F/MSI B450 Tomahawk (3)
Cooling	EK AIO 360 (2)/EK AIO 240, Arctic Cooling Freezer II 280/EVGA CLC 280/Noctua D15/Cryorig M9(2)
Memory	32 GB Ballistix Elite/32 GB TridentZ/16GB Mushkin Redline Black/16 GB Dominator
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix RTX3060/EVGA 970(2)/Asus 750 ti/Old Quadros
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe 500GB/WD Black M.2 NVMe 500GB/Adata 500gb NVMe
Display(s)	Acer 1080p 22"/ (3) Samsung 22" 1080p
Case	(2) Lian Li Lancool II Mesh/Corsair 4000D /Phanteks Eclipse 500a/Be Quiet Pure Base 500/Bones of HAF
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 850G(2)/EVGA Supernova GT 650w/Phantek Amps 750w/Seasonic Focus 750w
Mouse	Generic Black wireless (5)
Keyboard	Generic Black wireless (5)
Software	Win 10/Ubuntu

System Name	The Netbook
Processor	Intel Atom n270
Memory	1GB DDR2 533mhz
Video Card(s)	Intel G945
Storage	250GB
Display(s)	10.1" LCD
Software	Microsoft Windows 7 Starter x86

Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield L724A629 @ 3.8Ghz 423x9 1.47v
Motherboard	Abit IP-35 Pro Beta 16.B04 (vDroop)
Cooling	6x Scythe S-Flex SFF21F, EK Multi Option 2 Port, dB-1 Compact, Swiftech MCR80, Swiftech Apogee GT
Memory	2x1 OCZ Flex XLC PC-9200 @ 5-5-5-18 1220 2.3v
Video Card(s)	Inno3D Geforce 8800GTS 320
Storage	Western Digital Raptor X 150
Display(s)	Samsung Syncmaster 226BW 22"
Case	Cooler Master RC-690
Audio Device(s)	Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer 7.1
Power Supply	Thermaltake ToughPower 1000

System Name	old school / new school
Processor	3.0e C0 @ 3.6 / e5200
Motherboard	p4p800e-dlx / p5q-DLX
Cooling	custom water see sig / air
Memory	2x1g oczPC4000EbPl / 2x2g ocz2rpr1066
Video Card(s)	3850AGP / 4890vaporX
Storage	36g raptor+120g wd / wd 1001fals 1tb
Display(s)	BenQ / sharpAQUOS LC-37D64U
Case	modded antec plusview / generic
Audio Device(s)	audigy 2zs / ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3
Power Supply	fan/cable modded powerstream 520 / OCZ 700mxsp
Software	Xp pro SP2 / VISTA ultimate OEM

System Name	Back to Blue
Processor	i9 14900k
Motherboard	Asrock Z790 Nova
Cooling	Corsair H150i Elite
Memory	64GB Corsair Dominator DDR5-6400 @ 6600
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3090 Ultra FTW3
Storage	4TB WD 850x NVME, 4TB WD Black, 10TB Seagate Barracuda Pro
Display(s)	1x Samsung Odyssey G7 Neo and 1x Dell u2518d
Case	Lian Li o11 DXL w/custom vented front panel
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Saffire PRO 14 -> DBX DriveRack PA+ -> Mackie MR8 and MR10 / Senn PX38X -> SB AE-5 Plus
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000i
Mouse	Logitech G502x
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Platinum
Software	Windows 11 x64 Pro
Benchmark Scores	31k multicore Cinebench - CPU limited 125w

System Name	AMD FAN
Processor	AMD Athlone 6400+@3.2ghz
Motherboard	MCP61S
Cooling	ThermalTake RubyOrb
Memory	2gb Kingstone@800mhz
Video Card(s)	built in Geforce 6100
Storage	200GB WD@7200RPM
Display(s)	HP72 CRT MONITOR 17inch
Case	TrendSonic Mid Case
Audio Device(s)	Built in
Power Supply	300watt
Software	windows xp 64 bit

System Name	RBMK-1000
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B450-E Gaming
Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory	2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock
Storage	Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB
Display(s)	BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case	Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse	ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard	Gamdias Hermes E2
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Haro
Processor	AMD 1700x
Motherboard	AsRork x370 Taichi
Cooling	EK Custom Loop - CPU only
Memory	32gb G-Skill Trident Z
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1080 Superclock 2
Storage	Too Many
Display(s)	Viewsonic VX2450WM-LED 24" & LG 32 IPS
Case	Cooler Master Cosmos II
Power Supply	Cooler Master V1000
Mouse	SteelSeries Rival 500
Software	Win10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	i5 750 4.62ghz pi runs // Evga FTW p55

System Name	Is rly gud
Processor	Intel Core i5 11600kf
Motherboard	Asus Prime Z590-V ATX
Memory	(48GB total) 16GB (2x8GB) Crucial Ballistix Sport 3000MHZ and G. Skill Ripjaws 32GB 3200MHZ (2x16GB)
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE RTX 3060 12GB
Storage	1TB MSI Spatium M370 NVMe M.2 SSD
Display(s)	32" Viewsonic 4k, 34" Samsung 3440x1440, XP Pen Creative Pro 13.3
Power Supply	EVGA 600 80+ Gold
VR HMD	Meta Quest Pro, Tundra Trackers
Software	Windows 10

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