You are very lucky because you don't spend much money as me.
As topic i write:
This is so greatly awful. Most of web sites and forums, they always suggest you a best system for now is going to AMD site for best cooling, best OC, and best performance and no hassle Heat problem, not much money from your pocket. So that's why I was leaning to AMD and now I have it. There's something wrong that people don't give you any ideas about Nvidia problems, even I see many threads before, but I convinced me to buy AMD because of best ratio of performance and money, besides they don't include TPM, DRM in hardware like in your new intel chipset i945 and i955.
Please people watch back a little. Over and over, we see many problems from AMD, not from Intel. Can you please calculate how many threads concerning about Nforce problems in AMD sites, Anandtech sites, Asus VIP site,v.v... always we see AMD system problems. We understand that, but Marketing hype is always something that is very strong, they cover us very good, their charts always show AMD leading in everything. But the fact is NOT TRUE.
As you see, first update from Intel site, I buy X2 3800... Oh man, it runs too slow in game, sometimes it runs slower than Intel Presty. Then I buy the new x2 4200. Surely it runs faster, but not all of applications that you put in it. One thing I accepted that it runs game smoother, but not magically, like I test, with 2 GB Corsair 3500 Pro, GF 7800 GTX, I need to OC my proc to 2.6 to run Age of Empire 3 with all of options turn on in 1280 x 1024 mode. Something I want to say more, people like to yell out abuses that AMD always win with their OVERLOCKING performance. Not right man, when compare something, we need to count on Normal clock, not OC.
In AMD site, one thing I want to add, you buy your Nforce4 motherboard, but you cannot run 4 sticks with DDR400, it auto slower to 333 MHz, but your manual don't say it. Data corruption, some have it, and some don't have, but you cannot refuse the fact that is exist Nforce4 problem. For example, I am trying to use another NIC (3 COM) and Dlick wireless NIC, I still have a data corruption. So don't say: you don't know to install NIC and don't use Nvidia NIC.
Plus, I move from A8N-SLI Premium to A8N32-SLI to hope this new platform don't have this problems because I convinced me 1 more time based on 8 Phase Very Stable Board. Arrggg, A8N32-SLI deluxe still have problems with 4 sticks of RAM compatibility, even with 2 slots, you still have it, but rarely.
I don't concern more other problems like drivers,....But I'm very dissapointed.
Summary: AMD X2 still be a good processor, maybe better in general, but the problem is that we don't have the best motherboard outthere.
More:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27129
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=29&threadid=1759853&enterthread=y
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=29&threadid=1760678&enterthread=y
nForce 4 Data Corruption
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=8171
what should i get ?
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=28&threadid=1769779&enterthread=y
changes for intel
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=28&threadid=1769744&enterthread=y
But decide finally is at yours
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