Author Topic: Skuzzy! HELP! What should i put in a new box? (Read 702 times)

38ruk · « **Reply #15 on:** January 31, 2007, 12:51:03 AM »

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I am currently running a decent enough machine (see my sig) but AH apparently does not like it (tons of discos). Other games run fine. I'm assuming it's something with AMD dual core. Other people seem to agree with me.

From what your sig says your running a AMD 64 3200+ , now if thats the case i'd say that the AMD dual core issue isnt a problem for you due to the fact that the 3200+ is a single core cpu . Did you install the Amd dual core patch on a single core machine or something that might be causing a problem? 38

Bruv119 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 31, 2007, 01:48:19 AM »

On monday I built a new system very similiar to homeboys specs up there.

E6600 2.4 x 2 intel duo
xfx 8800 640mb GTS
2 gig 800mhz ddr2 ram (up to 8mb on win XP)
620w enermax liberty PSU
Asus board
250gb HD
New fancy case with several big fans.

and upon skuzzy's recommendation got myself a proper ethernet modem!

All i can say so far is wow hopefully wont need touching for the next 3 years

Dichotomy · « **Reply #17 on:** January 31, 2007, 11:53:29 AM »

Skuzzy I know you're not a fan of AMD but how would a AMD Athlon 64 3800 perform with this game?

baodun66 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 31, 2007, 12:06:10 PM »

I run an AMD 64 3800 X2 and have no problems after I got the dual core patches installed.

I don't know if this is how Skuzzy feels but in my opinion, AMD offers more performance per dollar but Intel offers more performance per Watt.

Krusty · « **Reply #19 on:** January 31, 2007, 12:31:11 PM »

The lowest conroe is $180, the E6400 is only $222, the E6800 (lowest of the 4M cache line) is $300. That's a pretty decent price list for the latest CPUs on the market.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #20 on:** January 31, 2007, 12:44:04 PM »

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Originally posted by baodun66
I don't know if this is how Skuzzy feels but in my opinion, AMD offers more performance per dollar but Intel offers more performance per Watt.

It is not about what I feel. Your statement is absolutely not true.

Dollar for dollar Intel's new Conroe CPU's offer more performance, using less power, generating less heat, and costing less or the same than a comparably performing AMD CPU (none of AMD's CPU's run cooler though). Every review site on the net concurs with that.

baodun66 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 31, 2007, 01:16:28 PM »

Good to know... I haven't been keeping up with Intel as much lately, I've just been doing a bunch of repair work and hardly any new builds.

bj229r · « **Reply #22 on:** January 31, 2007, 01:27:33 PM »

slight side question--my pc croaked, am fairly confident that it's the mb, and a nearly-same mb is arriving in mail tomorrow. What IS the process to introduce your hard drive to a totally new machine, were that to be my task? Have done this once or twice, and it's a frikkin nightmare. PC shops always wanna wipe the hd clean and reload Windows, but I've stumbled through it once or twice without having to do that...like..even if you have your hd backed up, it freaks out when it starts up and sees new bios, etc..?

Skuzzy · « **Reply #23 on:** January 31, 2007, 01:43:11 PM »

Wiping it clean is the only way to insure a stable operating system, when going from one motherboard chipset to another.

bj229r · « **Reply #24 on:** January 31, 2007, 02:14:09 PM »

Ahh...well theres another reason not to spend 500-700 bucks on new stuff:aok