Wait for Conroe or use AMD X2?! Aegia Physx?!

[mad0maxx]

Well I want to build a computer soon and knowing that the games today are still primarily single threaded and do not benefit greatly from dual core (I could be wrong) this is what I am thinking right now.

I was originally going to wait for Conroe and AM2 to come out before I decide what CPU to use to build my computer but after looking at the Conroe roadmap and seeing that most of those new Conroe processors coming out are around 2.6GHz compard to the AM2 which has a 4400+ which I am interested in I was getting confused how you can compare the two. I know that the new CPU Conroe is a new architecture and you can not compare CPU frequencies like I am thinking of but how woudl you compare them? Then I saw AMD FX-57 and AMD FX-60 and I was like what are those?

DailyTech: Intel Conroe 2006 Roadmap
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=787

DailyTech: AMD AM2 2006 Roadmap
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=850

Long story short... how do you compare a Intel Conroe 2.6Ghz with a AM2 4400+ CPU? Which one will be better? Lastly what are the AMD FX-57 and AMD FX-60, are they server CPU's? If so, I thought the Operton was a server CPU?

Now for the next question about the Aegia Physx... I am gonna get me ATi GPU's and was gonna go crossfire with it... what I was thinking was getting two ATi GPU's lets say x1900 XTX and the Crossfire Edition of X1900. Can you combine those two cards with a Aegia Physx or one of the third party brand ones that are coming out like the one Asus or BFG is making?

Thanks for all the info guys

 

[Geomagick]

As there are no AM2 benchmarks it is difficult to say which will be quicker, however at this early stage I think Conroe will be the one to go for.

The AM2 chips will not be substantially different from the current line up with the main exception being slightly higher clocks and DDR2 as opposed to DDR.

FX57 is a 2.8GHz single core Athlon 64. The FX60 is a 2.6GHz dual core Athlon 64. Opterons are workstation/server chips.

Opteron 1xx is a socket 939 chip and can be used in a normal Athlon 64 motherboard and is the favoured chip of the moment amoung overclockers.
Opteron 2xx and 8xx are socket 940 chips and are designed for multiple processor workstations and servers.

I would wait until there are some definitive benchmarks and professional opinion on the Physics side of things, so far each method has its own advantages and disadvantages.

 

[dguy6789]

Opteron 1XX can come in socket 940, not only 939.

 

[m1ldslide1]

My understanding is that the FX has upper multipliers unlocked for additional overclocking options. I wouldn't know for sure though, because I'd never be able to afford one...

 

[Geomagick]

Originally posted by: dguy6789
Opteron 1XX can come in socket 940, not only 939.

My mistake. Slap on wrist.

Originally posted by: m1ldslide1
My understanding is that the FX has upper multipliers unlocked for additional overclocking options. I wouldn't know for sure though, because I'd never be able to afford one...

The FX chips don't have any multiplier locking.

 

[greenmaji]

Yonah desktop boards will be on newegg first week of april..
that will be the rig to beat for gaming once you can build one untill conroe gets here..

 

[zkaudio]

yonah?

 

[Bobthelost]

Originally posted by: zkaudio
yonah?

The new mobile Intel CPU. Supposed to be pretty damned good. But unless they overclock like beasts or cost tuppence i don't think they are going to be better than 939 systems for the majority of Gaming PCs.