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SmackAHobo

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I'm just about to get a new chrissy present, obviously a computer. But i'm unsure of 1 thing.

You see i'm going to get an AMD X2(Dual Core) 4200+ and an ATI X1800XT. But my friend tells me that my processor will not be able to keep up with this GFX card. Is this true?

Thank-you for all your help 🙂
 
really? So there should be no problem at all?

This is my full setup:
AMD Athlon64 x2 4200+ 2.2Ghz 640k Cache Socket 939
GECUBE ATi RADEON X1800XT 512meg PCI Express MODEL : X1800XTD-VIE3 VIVO Edition
LANPARTY UT RDX200 CF-DR (supports dual core) - Motherboard 😛
OCZ DDR PC-3200 2GB Dual Channel (2x1024MB)
550 Watt Antec TruePower 2.0 ATX Power Supply

If u have any recommendations about this setup, please feel free 🙂

Thanks again!
 
If you want to save your money get an Opty and a 7800gt/gtx. Much more affordable and the performance is comparable. The opty will most likely OC higher than that 4200+
 
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My computer is going to be mainly intended for 3d animation and rendering, which requires a lot of ram 😛
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Yes, but i will also be playing the latest games. And if not, which gfx card should i get? And why an opteron?
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Well, you should decide what you want to do more. You said it was primarily for rendering and animation, so get a rendering card. Rendering cards aren't great for gaming, and gaming cards suck for rendering... The PNY Quadro FX 2000 is the equivalent of around a FX 5900 in gaming...
 
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well i'd like an evened out 1
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A card that can game decently is going to be incredibly expensive though. In that case, I'd get a gaming card, but your rendering is going to suffer.
 
Ok, well i'll go with a gaming 1 then. But what is an example of a rendering card?

And could u please comment on my current setup and tell me if i should change anything.

Thank-you
 
A Quadro or Wildcat are rendering cards. ATi's X1800 is supposed to have some really nice rendering features equivalent to nVidia's Sorbetto.
 
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Ok, well i'll go with a gaming 1 then. But what is an example of a rendering card?

And could u please comment on my current setup and tell me if i should change anything.

Thank-you
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I have a 6800GT OC in my machine right now, and I build my computer for rendering. But I don't even bother with that vid card in there. I'm going to wait until I build my wife a gaming machine, and then I can get another vid card (PNY Quadro FX 2000) and start rendering again.

Nvidia's rendering cards.

EDIT: As far as your specs, I have no idea. I've been using an Intel E7505 chipset for a long time, so I have no idea about your stuff. Sorry.
 
4200+ and x1800XT will be good together, my 4200+ has no trouble keeping up with my 7800GT, nor does it have any trouble running at 2.618ghz on the stock AMD cooler either..
 
what about my ram? Is there any better ram u can think that i should get? (with better timmings) And i was seriously thinking bout 4Gb of it (i can afford it) what do u think?
 
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what about my ram? Is there any better ram u can think that i should get? (with better timmings) And i was seriously thinking bout 4Gb of it (i can afford it) what do u think?
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You should be good with 2GB. You can always upgrade if you get two 1GB sticks if you need to at later time.
 
yea i'm going to go with OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Platinum System Memory - $248.41.
That stuff looks awesome.

So moving on, i have got 2 options to do with my case and psu here
1)Should i get my case, with a 430w psu for $275 (is that even enough for what i'm gunna be running?)
or
2)Should i get my case without a psu ($257) and then buy a 550w Antec TruePower 2.0 ATX Power Supply for $179 and jam it in?

Once again thanks for all your help 😛
 
#2. Unless you know what PSU the case is going to come with... We see too many people skimping on the PSU, and it's a frightening thing.
 
what i don't understand is why the case comes to $275 with a psu and is only $20 cheaper without 1? Whats up with that? Could that mean that it would be a ****** psu?

O and whats the minimum u'd recommend for this computer that i'm getting?
 
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