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    $2800-$3000 System

    It's time to build a new system and I was curious what the experts here at Anandtech thought would be the best fit for my needs based upon the criteria / info listed below: I have never been a huge fan of overclocking as I prefer system longevity and stability followed by expected...
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    Looking for some build advice

    I am in the market to begin building a new pc and would like to get some feedback from the experts here. I am an avid gamer (FPS/MMORPG), graphic designer, and I dabble in a bit of audio editing so that should help with the use that this system will receive. I will toss out a few...
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    MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum with 4x512 megs of OCZ PC-3200 Ram problems.

    If AMD cuts their prices, what would be a good upgrade path at that point? Conroe is definitely looking tempting, but I'm not sure what AMD is going to have to offer outside of AM2.
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    MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum with 4x512 megs of OCZ PC-3200 Ram problems.

    ***Posted in the tech support forum as well but it appears as though this particular location gets more visibility.*** I have an AMD FX-53 running on an MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard (bios 1.b) and OCZ EL Platinum Revision 2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200)...
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    MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum with 4x512 megs of OCZ PC-3200 Ram problems.

    I have an AMD FX-53 running on an MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard (bios 1.b) and OCZ EL Platinum Revision 2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail. I have had no problem running this system but I wanted to add an additional...
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    Is it time to upgrade? (informed opinions wanted)

    Thank you both for the quick responses. I guess my best bet then is to wait until late 2006/early 2007 once Conroe is out and focus on something with PCI-E as well. Does that sound about right?
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    Is it time to upgrade? (informed opinions wanted)

    I have not been paying attention to the trends as my current system has been doing well running most things. There are a few games out there that give my system a run for their money on high graphical settings. With that in mind, I would like a consensus from the informed opinions here if...
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    Memory, CPU, Video?? Uncertain, need help.

    I don't understand why I would want to turn all the crap for the desktop off?? This is an AMD FX-53 lol shouldn't it be MORE than capable of handling it?
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    Memory, CPU, Video?? Uncertain, need help.

    Good day, I've recently built the following system: AMD FX-53 MSI K8N NEO2 Platinum OCZ 3200 EL 1 gig Memory 2 - WD 74 gig Raptor SATA drives NEC dual layer dvd burner 485W True Blue Antec Power Supply ThermalTake Tsunami Case Radeon 9800 Pro (soon to be GeForce 6800 GT) Dell 2001...
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    System almost complete, need further advice.

    Thanks Regs. How's the setup look so far? I plan to add an additional 120-250gigs in hard drive space, but I'm still leary on the hsf combo for the cpu since I don't plan to overclock I am under the assumption that the stock hsf should suffice. Any thoughts?
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    System almost complete, need further advice.

    I have recently purchased the following: Thermaltake VA3000 Case (120mm fan on the front, back, and 90mm side fan) MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum Motherboard Antec Trueblue 480w PSU OCZ EL Revision 2 PC3200 2x512mb NEC 1.44mb Floppy Western Digital 36GB 10k RPM Raptor SATA NEC ND-3500A DVD+...
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    Calling the experts to my aid

    I was under the impression that the GT/Ultra would only offer a mere 6% performance gain vs a non-ultra since the core clock wasn't but about 200mhz faster. Is this incorrect information?
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    Calling the experts to my aid

    How would you go about redistributing that $600 into other components?
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    Calling the experts to my aid

    The FX-53 has received quite a few rave reviews and correct me if i am wrong doesn't it outperform the 90nm CPU's substantially? Of course not for the $800 price tag, but if one had money to burn hehe I owned a Seagate quite a few years ago, long before my WD streak and wasn't impressed, have...
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    Calling the experts to my aid

    The CPU will be retail and no overclocking for me. Again, I want stability, cooling, and straight up performance. I really haven't settled on a budget yet so I'm definitely open to changes.
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    Calling the experts to my aid

    It's about time for me to retire my current system (donating to my brother): Athlon XP 2100+ Radeon 9800 512megs of Corsair PC2700 WD 120Gig SE (8M cache) Asus A7V333 Motherboard Generic power supply Lian LC PC-60 Case Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer 3Com 3c905b NIC Sony 19" MM400...