FX-60

[morgash]

just ordered this off newegg.com, have fun drooling

Item List

CPU AMD 64 |FX-60 ATHLON 64 RT - Retail (Qty=1,Price=$1,110.00)
VGA EVGA N GF 7800GT 256-P2-N516 R - Retail (Qty=1,Price=$289.00)
MB DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultr NF4 939 - Retail (Qty=1,Price=$129.99)
POWER SUPPLY|ASPIRE ATX-AS520W BLCK - Retail (Qty=1,Price=$59.99)
DVD+/-RW NEC ND-3550A BK % - OEM (Qty=1,Price=$39.75)
VGA COOLING|AC NV VGA AVC-NV5R3 R - Retail (Qty=1,Price=$29.99)
MEM 512x2|CORSAR TWINX1024-3200C2PT - Retail (Qty=1,Price=$100.00)
Discount FOR 19-103-608&14-130-256 (Qty=1,Price=$-30.00)

Extended Warranty Fee: $0.00
Subtotal: $1,728.72
TAX: $0.00
Shipping and Handling Charge**: $54.84
Rush Order Fee:$2.99
Total: $1,786.55

Had a budget of 1800 and really wanted the FX-60 so i sacrificed on RAM and v-card, but i have another 2x512 set of corsair XMS here anyways so i will be runnin 2gigs. Any helpful hints by anyone who has used the fx-60 b4 would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Morgash

on a side note, it was the parents money and i had a hard time explaining what the $300 dollar video card was for and why it was worth it, imagine trying to explain a x1900xt and gettin away with it

*EDIT* the problem most of you arnt seeing with the video card issue is that NO card out right now will even be able to run UT2007 at full graphics when it comes out. not even the mighty 1900xtx. by saving some money on the GPU i can upgrade l8r when the g71-g80 comes out and kick ass on anything. the fx-60, however, especially wih the current undeniable trend of games to be HEAVILY GPU bound and almost nonexistant cpu wise means that I can run this proc at its stock speeds and voltage and have a guaranteed stable, wicked fast proc for its full manufacturer lifetime. the dual core part goes even further to adding to its greatness, as we start to see more and more multithreading support in the gaming and apps of the future. i really shouldnt have to upgrade this thing for years. at least until oct-core

Morgash

 

[morgash]

BTW should be here tomorrow, as soon as i get it up and running i will post some benchmarks on this forum

 

[ayabe]

My opinion is you should have bought an Opty 165/170 which you can clock to FX speeds, gotten 2 GB of RAM and a better videocard. With all of that you still would have saved a lot of money and had a better performing machine.

 

[morgash]

true, but the FX-60 was more for HAVING, plus u can OC it to 2.9 on air, which isnt half bad , like i also said i will be runnin 2 gigs of RAM in dual channel 2-2-2-5, just didnt buy 2 from new egg, i already have 1 gig jus sittin here. as for vcard, im plannin to go SLI l8r and they had an awesome combo deal for that 7800gt and the fx-60. Plus i wanted a pro that could run at FX speeds stable and for its manufacturer guaranteed life aka i wanted an FX, and the 60 is just soooo kick ass

 

[kyparrish]

How is that fx-60 going to be with 4x512 of memory?

 

[ayabe]

to each his own, you will also need to run 4 sticks of RAM at 2T instead of 1T.

 

[morgash]

ooo thanks you, i didnt realize that. is there going to be a noticable performance hit?

 

[morgash]

on a side note, it was the parents money and i had a hard time explaining what the $300 dollar video card was for and why it was worth it, imagine trying to explain a x1900xt and gettin away with it

 

[RichUK]

Nice, but i would have much preferred a better vid card personally. I would have got a BFG 7800GTX 512 for sure.

Plus your going with a DFI, so i would have tried to source an Opteron 170 or 165, and OC to FX60 speeds. Also maybe 2 gigs of RAM. Just my opinion, either way that will be a killer rig.

 

[aLeoN]

Aspire PSU's are good? Damn man, I would have used the $700 i save by switching for an X2 3800+ for my next comp. Right now I practically have your rig/budget but I got a better case, psu, ram, and a new lcd monitor for less than what you paid. Congrats though, FX-60 will be fun nonetheless!

 

[Icepick]

I would have picked up a quality power supply from a reputable company to pair up with that FX60.

 

[ayabe]

Originally posted by: morgash
ooo thanks you, i didnt realize that. is there going to be a noticable performance hit?

The difference between 2T and 1T probably isn't something you will notice in the real world, but in my experience that setting has by far the largest effect on total bandwidth as compared to the other RAM parameters.

I run my rig at 2-2-2-6 1T @ 250, I'm not sure if your RAM will do those speeds as I haven't used Corsair in many years. I get better bandwidth than running something like 270 @ 2.5-3-3-6 2T.

Regardless of what timings you run I would go with 2GB.

 

[Markfw]

Aspire makes crap PSU's No way would I trust that PCU on anything except PC Power and Cooling 510 or possibly Seasonic S12 600

 

[morgash]

BTW got this case Case
so dont jump the gun like that lol. i've had this case for a while. And i have my beautiful 21" sony fp blahdy blahdy blah monitor, u know, the 10/10 always kick ass one that ive had since just b4 they stopped makin em, u can have all the LCD's u want, i wouldnt give up this baby for anything. was almost as expensive as this setup lol

 

[morgash]

ive never had a problem with aspire PSU's in 10 years. in fact i still have a 350 watt aspire runnin from one of my first comps. until somethin bad happens, they are the ones im gonna use

 

[morgash]

in reality it all comes down to this one question.
Why get a Lamborghini when you can get a supra for less and mod the hell out of it and make it just as fast/faster?
Well, damnit, because its a Lambo

 

[ayabe]

I don't have any experience with those PSU's but I disagree that Seasonic makes the only PSU's worth a damn that certain PSU snobs subscribe to. I am very satisfied with my OCZ.

 

[Wentelteefje]

Originally posted by: ayabe
I don't have any experience with those PSU's but I disagree that Seasonic makes the only PSU's worth a damn that certain PSU snobs subscribe to. I am very satisfied with my OCZ.

Couldn't agree more... Brands like Enermax, OCZ, Antec, Fortron etc. are really very good as well... PCP&C too, but those cost even more than the Seasonics... IMHO, almost every person on this forum would have gotten an Opty instead... Buying a faster vid card was going to give you even more impressive numbers...

BTW, ditch the Lambo, get a Koenigsegg... The only things you're going to see in your Murciélago, are the rear lights of their bad boys...

 

[Ronnie]

First off congrats on a lovely system. But I have to agree with the others that if you plan to overclock or add SLI do yourself a favor and get a quality power supply.

 

[Elfear]

Nice system. Along with the others I'd use a different PSU and ditch the FX-60 in favor of an Opteron 165/170/175 and than grab an X1900XT. If it's hard explaining a $480 video card over a $300 one than it must have been a herculean feat explaining an $1100 cpu over a $300 one.

 

[morgash]

haha very nice , nah the CPU was easy, that was a concept they could grasp, actually has an effect on speed in windows and such, the problem was i couldnt honestly tell them that a 500 dollar video card would make a damn bit o difference in windows. another thing is i dont wanna overclokc this thing cuz if im gone for the weekend or longer and something happens, they will have NOOOO idea what to do nor will they even realize whats happening, so at stock everything i have nothing to worry about. and this proc is the fastest u can get stock, period

 

[Elfear]

Originally posted by: morgash
haha very nice , nah the CPU was easy, that was a concept they could grasp, actually has an effect on speed in windows and such, the problem was i couldnt honestly tell them that a 500 dollar video card would make a damn bit o difference in windows. another thing is i dont wanna overclokc this thing cuz if im gone for the weekend or longer and something happens, they will have NOOOO idea what to do nor will they even realize whats happening, so at stock everything i have nothing to worry about. and this proc is the fastest u can get stock, period

You need to work on your Jedi skills Padawan.

Just throwing in my .02. You won't notice that much difference at all going from an Opteron 170/175 (at stock speeds) to an FX-60, but you'll notice a huge difference going from a 7800GT to a X1900XT, especially with that big monitor of yours.

 

[MBrown]

You got an FX-60 and then only got a 7800gt? If you were going to spend that much on a CPU you might as well spend even more and get a 7800gtx 512 or something. Or you could have gotten an 170 or 165 and gotten sli for the money you would have saved and you would have had way better performance.

 

[nealh]

Guys you are missing the boat..he was not using his money but parents $$..unfortunately they did not see how a more expensive videocard was worth it...it was easier to justify an expensive cpu

I am sure if OP could have been given the money and just built the setup any way he wanted he would have does things differently

OCing is not for everyone...so buying a faster cpu makes sense for them

 

[morgash]

thank you nealh, your skills of observation are beyond excellent
that was exactly my point, perhaps articulated better, but my point nonetheless.