Planning on new parts...

[-0MEGA-] · 01-05-2006, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by 34erd

You may want to look into 2 X 1 Gb though because otherwise you have to run 2T.

Have you considered getting a DFI lanparty board?

The only DFI LanParty's for his CPU cost over $196.

skidude · 01-05-2006, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by geoff5093

The only DFI LanParty's for his CPU cost over $196.

No thanks, thats a little over my budget there, I'm debating between the Gigabyte and the Abit...

34erd · 01-05-2006, 03:04 AM

Is their something wrong with flashing an ultra-D to a newer BIOS? It will still boot up but it wont detect the second core until you flash.

Besides the new revision ultra-Ds run X2s out of the box.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-05-2006, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by skidude

No thanks, thats a little over my budget there, I'm debating between the Gigabyte and the Abit...

I'd go with the ABIT, whats do you see in the Gigabyte thats not in the ABIT?

skidude · 01-05-2006, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by geoff5093

I'd go with the ABIT, whats do you see in the Gigabyte thats not in the ABIT?

Yeah thats what Im trying to find... I'll look at the stats again between the two and decide. I really like them both though.

EDIT- Yeah I think I will go with the ABIT K8N, its looks to be a really good one

[-0MEGA-] · 01-05-2006, 03:13 AM

Good choice, and if you want to overclock im sure its a better oc'er than the Gigabyte.

BTW, are you going to get this before next weekend?

skidude · 01-05-2006, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by geoff5093

BTW, are you going to get this before next weekend?

Oh hell no, I still need another like $300 or so... might be a few months, just looking ahead to the future. But, I will have my 2 new airsoft guns by next weekend lol

skidude · 01-30-2006, 02:54 AM

After much solemn consideration, I have decided on the new parts I am going to buy. My parents may lend me the rest of the money I need by the end of this week, so it will indeed be very soon. I need a new mobo, graphics card, processor, PSU, and more RAM. Tell me your opinions on this setup:

AMD Athlon X2 3800+
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103562

ATI Radeon X1900XT 512 mb.
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814195002

1 GB Corsair Value Select DDR400
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820145440

Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire mobo
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131584

Rosewill RP550 550 Watt PSU (has 35 amps on the 12v)
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817182010

MatrixEVO · 01-30-2006, 03:57 AM

You will be gaming your a** off with that

.

Mr.Suave · 01-30-2006, 04:11 AM

whats your budget?
you have a very nice GPU but you sacrificed a lot just to get it(like the CPU and RAM). it would be better to get a better CPU and RAM. and crossfire isnt too great right now. lots of bugs and stuff ATI still has figure out.

01-05-2006, 03:04 AM	#13 (permalink)
34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 15 Posts: 2,842	Is their something wrong with flashing an ultra-D to a newer BIOS? It will still boot up but it wont detect the second core until you flash. Besides the new revision ultra-Ds run X2s out of the box. __________________ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI DR Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1 Gig OCZ VX DDR500 DDR BFG GeForce 7800GT 160 Gig SATA HDD CD-RW DVD-ROM Antec NeoPower 480 Thermaltake Tsunami

01-05-2006, 03:13 AM	#16 (permalink)
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01-30-2006, 02:54 AM	#18 (permalink)
skidude Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orono, Maine Age: 18 Posts: 4,870	After much solemn consideration, I have decided on the new parts I am going to buy. My parents may lend me the rest of the money I need by the end of this week, so it will indeed be very soon. I need a new mobo, graphics card, processor, PSU, and more RAM. Tell me your opinions on this setup: AMD Athlon X2 3800+ http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103562 ATI Radeon X1900XT 512 mb. http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814195002 1 GB Corsair Value Select DDR400 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820145440 Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire mobo http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131584 Rosewill RP550 550 Watt PSU (has 35 amps on the 12v) http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817182010 __________________ Desktop / Laptop CPU- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8 GHz Video- ATI X1900XTX / 2x 8800M GTX SLI Memory- 2 GB A-Data DDR2800 / 4GB DDR2800 Hard Drives- 3x 160GB 7200RPM / 2x 320GB 5400RPM (RAID 0) Mobo- Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard / Sager NP9262 "In These Lowly Halls / No Moon Will Beam, No Sun Will Shine / In These Narrow Rooms / No Tears Are Seen, No Laughter Heard" --- Insomnium ---

01-30-2006, 03:57 AM	#19 (permalink)
MatrixEVO Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Age: 20 Posts: 1,354	You will be gaming your a** off with that . __________________ I don't own a computer! It's great! I don't waste lots of time anymore!

01-30-2006, 04:11 AM	#20 (permalink)
Mr.Suave Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,373	whats your budget? you have a very nice GPU but you sacrificed a lot just to get it(like the CPU and RAM). it would be better to get a better CPU and RAM. and crossfire isnt too great right now. lots of bugs and stuff ATI still has figure out. __________________ The Comp: CPU--Athlon64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5!!!:D HDD--WD Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM SATA MB---DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR RAM--OCZ Titanium 2GB (2 x 1GB) GPU--Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900XTX 512mb SPU--Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PSU--ENERMAX Whisper II 535W all inside a Thermaltake Matrix VX

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