Author Topic: anybody see any problems in my new system? (Read 328 times)

DFCOmust · « **on:** June 05, 2006, 02:46:20 PM »

Asus A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 athlon64 Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 4400+ Socket 939 Dual Core
Titanium Ultra X2 Connect 550 Watt Power Supply
4GB OCZ Platinum Edition DDR 400MHz PC3200 Ram
2 Nvidia Ge Force 7600GT Cards To Run SLI
Can Run Windows XP Pro
Or Windows 64
I have both
250GB SATA HD

Does Anybody know of any known problems that i might run into

Thanks

DFCOmust · « **Reply #1 on:** June 05, 2006, 02:49:13 PM »

oh and i would have liked a A8N32-SLI Deluxe board but couldnt find one

Roscoroo · « **Reply #2 on:** June 05, 2006, 02:59:14 PM »

google is our friend

just do a search

DFCOmust · « **Reply #3 on:** June 05, 2006, 03:00:25 PM »

i could not find A8N32-SLI Deluxe for what i wanted to spend

JTs · « **Reply #4 on:** June 05, 2006, 03:09:23 PM »

bigger psu

DFCOmust · « **Reply #5 on:** June 05, 2006, 03:10:27 PM »

Kev367th · « **Reply #6 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:34:58 PM »

DO NOT use XP of any kind.

USE Windows 2000 or all you'll get with AH2 is problems with AMD dual cores.

DFCOmust · « **Reply #7 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:38:52 PM »

you got to be joking right...
what would be the use of windows 64bit
if the thing didnt work with the 64 bit dual core..??

DFCOmust · « **Reply #8 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:39:27 PM »

drivers may not work with it and that is one thing
but a operating system made for 64 not working with 64 bit chips???

Kev367th · « **Reply #9 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:53:56 PM »

Nothing to do with 64 bit.

When MS tweaked the Win 2000 thread handler for XP they hosed it up.

AH2 on XP with an AMD dual core will give you nothing but headaches.

DFCOmust · « **Reply #10 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:55:16 PM »

is that a ah2 problem or a os problem?

JTs · « **Reply #11 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:59:55 PM »

Kev367th · « **Reply #12 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:59:55 PM »

OS problem with XP versions.

38ruk · « **Reply #13 on:** June 05, 2006, 09:18:50 PM »

I would read up on the 4gb memory issues with that board , ive read that some boards will only run 4gb of ram at a reduced speed (333) instead of 400 . Also some board will only address 3.5gbs of ram when 4gb are installed , im not saying that the board you are looking at has these issues , but i would research it further

eagl · « **Reply #14 on:** June 06, 2006, 05:04:29 AM »

A single 7900GT will run just as fast in many (most? all?) games as an SLI 7600 setup.

4 gig ram... Is that 4 1 gig sticks? If so, you'll probably lose the ability to run the memory at 1T command rate timings and will have to use 2T for a slight loss of speed. Maximum 2 sticks of memory for AMD = teh faster.

Others have pointed out the possibility of problems running AH on dual core AMD cpus. YMMV, but a faster clock speed single core cpu will run AH faster than a slower clocked dual core cpu.

No sound card? You may lose a few percentage performance using onboard sound. Since you're putting premium money into this however, I'd suggest a few changes.

Ditch the SLI setup and get a faster single vid card. 7900GT or GTX.
Ditch the dual core cpu and get the fastest single core cpu you can afford.
Ditch the 4 gig ram, go for 2x1 gig sticks, and spend the saved money on one or both of the following items.
1. Soundblaster x-fi soundcard
2. Latest Western Digital Raptor 160 gb