goood processor to go with a 7900 gtx ?

[Gadzookie]

im going to get a 7900 gtx whats a good processor that will go with it ?

 

[Extelleron]

When it comes to processors, get the best you can afford, and obviously go AMD. I'd recommend getting an Opteron 144 or 165, depending on budget, and doing some heavy oc'ing.

 

[Unkno]

dual-core (Opteron 165 or X2 3800+)....your already getting a 7900GTX, so you should definitely get a dual-core. Even if you drop it to a 7800GTX and buy a dual-core....you'll probably won't notice a difference since the drivers are somewhat multi-threaded.

 

[SpeedZealot369]

get a duel core and oc it. I would recommend getting a zalman or something similar to really push it.

 

[Gadzookie]

what if i dont want to overclock im thinking about a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200 2.2 ghz dual core but will it bottleneck and is it hard to install a dual core processor i heard some games dont run good on dual core and you need special patchs and hotfixes and i dont want to deal with that crap

and if that is the case im thinking of getting a single core AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego

 

[Kromis]

The Athlon 64 3700+ seems like a better choice than the 4000+ but you decide.

 

[Dethfrumbelo]

Unless you're playing games at 1280x1024 with no AA, I wouldn't worry too much about the CPU being a bottleneck. SLI is another story, however.

Seriously, if you can wait 6 months on the CPU, Conroe is going to make CPU bottlenecks a thing of the past (at least for a while).

 

[AsusGuy]

grab a 3500+ 939, then when you want to upgrade go dual core

 

[Gadzookie]

yeah im thinking of getting a 3700 san diego and a 7900 gtx what do you guys think

 

[AsusGuy]

sounds like a good setup

 

[Gadzookie]

Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Black Computer Case 108.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133132

FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX450-PN, 12cm FAN,
version 2.0, 2 SATA, PCI Express, 450W Power Supply 51.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor 212.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103539

EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard 105.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123236

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM 138.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231047

Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive 96.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701

Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive 96.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701

NEC Black IDE/ATAPI 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Model ND-3550A 38.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827152058

SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive 9.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16821103116

eVGA Geforce 7900GTX 512-P2-N570-AX Video Card 539.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130279

Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 93.95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837102059

Logitech X-530 5.1 Speaker 58.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121118

Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 Black Keyboard W/Mouse 24.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823109156

ViewSonic VA902b Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor 259.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824116363

Total 1834.87

what do you guys think ? for gaming and downloading porn

will my psu be strong enough for everything gtx and 2 hardrives ?

everything compatiable ?

 

[Tig Ol Bitties]

I know Fortron makes quality PSUs, but for all that stuff you're putting in there I wouldn't want anything less than 500W to be safe. It seems you want to stay on the cheap side for the PSU, which I wouldnt really suggest, but I can recommend this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103931

these are great PSUs for the price and I used to own one before getting what i got below as a gift. Seeing that you will be only running one vid card, this psu should be more than enough.

Your cpu is a great choice btw, well anything from a 3000+ and up would be pretty good
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AMD X2 4400+ Toledo
XFX and LeadTek GeForce 7800 GTX 450/1250 in SLi
DFI Lanparty nF4 SLi-DR (704-2bta BIOS)
2X1GB OCZ Platinum DDR Ram (2-3-2-5)
Hitachi Deskstar SATAII HD 250 GB
OCZ PowerStream 600W SLi-Ready Version
NZXT Guardian Case
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS
Creative Inspire P7800 7.1 Surround System
Samsung 204b Black 20.1" LCD (1600x1200)

 

[Gadzookie]

you know your right i think i will get that antec then