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...
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...
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.
***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)...
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...
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?
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...
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?
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...
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?
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+...
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?
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...
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.
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...
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