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Splinter
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Hey guys, its been a while

Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:04 pm

Ive been thoroughly engrossed in the world of motorsports.

But I finally got sick of my old computer and just put this together, what do you think?

Antec P180
Seasonic S12-430HB
ASUS M2N-E
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
OCZ Platinum XTC PC2-6400 2GB
BFG GeForce 7950 GT OC
Western Digital Raptor 36GB SATA 10000RPM
Zalman CNPS9500
Zalman VF900-CU
Arctic Silver 5

Im going to be converting this (the one Im using now) machine into a fileserver and putting my TB of HDs in it in a closet somewhere.
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So how fast is your car, anyway?

Oh, about 1200mhz.
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:09 pm

Intel fanboys he did'nt select Intel. Go get him :lol: Splinter why dont u try the C2D processor ... it's dam faster then any AMD processor in the market today. :)
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:14 pm

I would also recommend a 6300, or a 6400 Intel right now.

Also don't get a 7950Gt, go for the 7900GTO, which is only $250ish right now.
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:56 pm

Deffinetly C2D and a 7900GTO, a DS3 or P5B for mobo, is 36GB or HDD space enough?
Damn the torpedoes , full speed ahead.

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Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:24 pm

you know while Splinter should have asked and the C2D is where it is at right now. It's not like that system is going to suck ass. Hell I am still on a 4200+ and a 7800GT. Until I run into a game that needs more power I am not upgrading.

Depending on what he is using it for. It might be email, surfing some light gaming. It is certainly not a slow system. :roll:
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:37 pm

z-man wrote:
you know while Splinter should have asked and the C2D is where it is at right now. It's not like that system is going to suck ass. Hell I am still on a 4200+ and a 7800GT. Until I run into a game that needs more power I am not upgrading.

Depending on what he is using it for. It might be email, surfing some light gaming. It is certainly not a slow system. :roll:


Yes but he said it's an old system, which to me means he probably won't be using much of anything from it. If it's a total new platform etc, why go AMD this round? There really isn't a price advanage to it, and the allendales beat the pants off of them.
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:40 pm

Dual cores for just a file server? :roll:
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:49 pm

pete_roth wrote:
Yes but he said it's an old system, which to me means he probably won't be using much of anything from it. If it's a total new platform etc, why go AMD this round? There really isn't a price advanage to it, and the allendales beat the pants off of them.


Didn't say there was a reason he should go AMD. He should have asked, which I did point out, first.

Granted the system isn't a total dog, that was my only point.

And he could be AMD only for all I know.
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Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:05 am

Meh, I chose AMD because I know them well. Im comfortable with them.

I chose the 7950 GT because it was only 70 more than the 7900

Flying Fox, my old system (XP 3200) is becoming the file server, not this one.
So how fast is your car, anyway?



Oh, about 1200mhz.
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Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:18 am

I think the 7900GTO should be about the same speed as the 7950GT if not a bit faster, given its just a 7900GTX with underclocked memory.
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Re: Hey guys, its been a while

Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:38 am

Splinter wrote:
ASUS M2N-E
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+


BOOOOO!!!!!!! *cough* *cough* blech! *gags* *pukes* *faints*

(After a few hours...)

DUDE! There are BETTER things than that available! Like the E6300 is SO meant for you! I'm no fanboy. My only loyalty is to excellence and currently Intel rules in that department. Are you buying that just to fund AMD's development of K8L?

And do you have anything against simultaneous HDR+AA? Do the folding community a favor and get a Radeon X1950XT!

EDIT: Oh wait, sorry about all that! I thought you hadn't bought the parts yet. :oops:
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Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:06 am

To Splinter: Sensei! What have you done??? You always advised us to buy the best components available to aid us in our fight against Shredder and Krang. Oh woe is us! What are we gonna do now? Shredder's bound to be using Core 2 Duo's and X1950XT's in his foot soldiers now! :cry:
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Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:01 pm

Athlons are still the CPU of choice for quiet computing.
So how fast is your car, anyway?



Oh, about 1200mhz.
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Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:04 pm

Splinter wrote:
Athlons are still the CPU of choice for quiet computing.


So buy a silent 120mm fan. The cpu's themselves shouldn't be making noise. Buying last gen hardware for almost no (if any) savings is silly imo. There is tons of value to be had with respect to performance with a solid e6300 build.
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Fri Oct 13, 2006 12:18 am

a 120mm Nexus is no good if it causes your processor to overheat.

Anyway, its already done and paid for.
So how fast is your car, anyway?



Oh, about 1200mhz.
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Fri Oct 13, 2006 12:22 am

Splinter wrote:
Athlons are still the CPU of choice for quiet computing.
Turions, Yonahs and Meroms are the choices for really quiet computing, IMO.
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