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Reply #15 - Aug 14th, 2006 at 11:25am

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*slow motion*

Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.................. Shocked

Wait!!!!!!!!!!!!...........

*back to normal motion*

Don't get a new comp now!  Bad idea.  Like katahu said, it'll become outdated all too soon... ???

Wait for vista, DX10, and anything else DX10 compatible.  Besides if you wait, you'll have saved up more money! Wink

Time sucks...  esp. when others are constantly working to make your current hardware suck... Angry
 
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Reply #16 - Aug 14th, 2006 at 8:05pm

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I didnt read what everybody else said but you get the 7800GT in SLI and add another stick of ram to that you will be good for about anther year or 2
 
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Reply #17 - Aug 15th, 2006 at 3:00am
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OK, definatly Dual core, then 4600+ x2 and 5000x2 have had massive price drops, so they shouldn't cost more than the 4000+.

Also, if you play other games, 2gb RAM is a must, BF2 runs like crap with 1gb.

Same with the 7900GT Wink


4000+ costs less than 3800 X2, at least in the US. 3700+ and 4000+ are rock bottom now. I would go with 4400+ instead of 4600+. It has more cache.

If you are building for FSX the best thing to do is wait.

BTW what's with the ASRock and 7800? Are you building an AGP machine? If you are going with AMD get an SLI board.
 
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Reply #18 - Aug 15th, 2006 at 3:03am
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4000+ costs less than 3800 X2, at least in the US. 3700+ and 4000+ are rock bottom now. I would go with 4400+ instead of 4600+. It has more cache.

If you are building for FSX the best thing to do is wait.

BTW what's with the ASRock and 7800? Are you building an AGP machine?

1mb Cache Athlon x2s havn't had a price drop.
 
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Reply #19 - Aug 15th, 2006 at 3:08am
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1mb Cache Athlon x2s havn't had a price drop.


Yes, they have. Grin

I have a feeling this thread will be moved to the hardware forum. Grin
 
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Reply #20 - Aug 15th, 2006 at 4:59am
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like i said money is a major factor. waiting for DX10 and things cos all that will cost a fortune. this system isnt just for FSX i just wanted to know how it would run on it.

changes:

cpu:AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+
£160.85 Inc VAT

GPU:EVGA GeForce 7900 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-006-EA)
£190.29
(4th down)

+1 more 1gig of ram (same as in first spread)

imite go SLI but i doubt i will be able to afford a second 7900GT for some time so probs no point.

in fairness even if i was to wait 6 months for DX10 things, give that 6 months and then the first card i bought for DX10 would be out of date. so realy. i may as well upgrade now. make the basic system then update again in a years time or something.

any system u buy (unless stupidly good like a top range voodoo system) will be out of date in 6 months
 
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Reply #21 - Aug 15th, 2006 at 6:41am
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Not really.
My X850XTPE is way older  than 6 months old and is still rated almost highend.
The only diferance is if you buy a a DX10 card it'll last: like 9800pros are still lower midrange and can play all games on above Medium settings.
If you buy DX9 now, it's like a Geforce 4, which were outdated quickly with the coming of DX9.
 
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Reply #22 - Aug 15th, 2006 at 7:11am

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I'm running basically the same computer you just described with a video card X 1900 and 2 Ghz and I can tell you right now , you won't regret it...Mike Wink
 
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Reply #23 - Aug 15th, 2006 at 7:54am

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Flymo

At any point in time, whenever that may be, as and when you upgrade whatever hardware you choose will to some extent be outdated before you even have it out of the wrapper.

You cannot expect to lay claim to having the 'very latest' etc, it doesn't work that way because although you make your choice the manufacturers are certainly not standing still.

What IS important is that your hardware should suit YOUR current and anticipated needs. With things in a state of flux at the moment the general concensus seems to be 'wait and see'

There are some people around who can afford to try out differing systems, and are kind enough to let us know what works best.

Patience...is the right policy here.

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Reply #24 - Aug 15th, 2006 at 11:59am

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/\ Like he said. Grin

Basically, what Jasper s trying to say is that those with high-end systems normally volunteer to become "involuntary" guinea pigs. Grin
 
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Reply #25 - Aug 15th, 2006 at 12:45pm

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Couldn't have put it better myself Grin
 
P4 2.5. massive huge 10 foot display.
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Reply #26 - Aug 15th, 2006 at 1:30pm
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become "involuntary" guinea pigs


i hope those guinea pigs where bred for that, otherwise some animal right wackos will be a knockin Tongue

i agrre with you entirely jasper and kat.
 
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Reply #27 - Aug 15th, 2006 at 6:14pm
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cpu:AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+
£160.85 Inc VAT

GPU:EVGA GeForce 7900 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-006-EA) 
£190.29 
(4th down) 

+1 more 1gig of ram (same as in first spread)


Some suggestions:

Buy 2x1GB RAM. If you buy 4x512MB you can't run the RAM at the highest speed.

Instead of that 4600+ try to get the 4400+. It is a little cheaper and has double the cache and a better core.

Don't buy that ASRock board. ASRock are cheap boards and ULi chipsets suck. Get an SLI board. Even if you are not gonna use SLI right away. In the future when prices drop you may want to pick up another video card. Also, SLI boards have nForce chipsets.

Get a quality PSU. Generic PSU don't belong in high end systems. Here is a list of PSU brands, rated by quality:

http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=82666

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Reply #28 - Aug 15th, 2006 at 6:46pm

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Once you have decided on which computer you want to buy, you might want to check out the following website. They sell refurbished high-end computers for a lower cost compared to sites like Dell, Compaq, Alienware, etc.

www.tigerdirect.com
 
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Reply #29 - Aug 15th, 2006 at 7:24pm
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thanks guys.
ill look into the 4400+

however i was reading in computer shopper the other month that cache size only realy matters for media editing or something, and will not effect gameing performance that much?
lie or truth? (asking seriously)

and if you think branded PSU's make any kind of differance your a fool. its power. its a bog standard part of a computer. i 20quid PSU will do me fine. im not paying 80 of quid for a supposed better way of delivering 500w. their is only one way it can be supplied and thats the same way its done in any PSU.

 
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