Author Topic: new system - Intel or AMD? (Read 867 times)

Swager · « **Reply #15 on:** June 05, 2003, 06:34:45 PM »

I am doing an update on my machine.

Asus A7N8X DLX MoBo
2500 Barton (Getting a new Heatsink/Fan)
Asus V8420 GeForce4 Ti4200 128M
Corsair 512M PC3200

Keeping:

Lite-On CDRW
Lite-On DVD 16X
Seagate 60 GB 7200 HD
Hercules GTXP
10/100 Card
1.44 MB Floppy
Antec Case 2080
350W PS

I may sell my Game Theater XP. I understand the audio on the NForce MoBo's are very good.

I told the boss and she seems OK with it.

Exile · « **Reply #16 on:** June 05, 2003, 08:21:50 PM »

got my final shipment in today

Case: Antec Sonata
PSU: Antec 380 Watt TruePower (included with case)
CPU: Intel Pentium 4-3.0C GHz
Cooling: Thermaltake SubZero4G
Motherboard: ASUS P4C800 Deluxe
Memory: Corsair XMS 1GB PC-3200 LL Platinum (2 X 512)
Hard Drive: Seagate 120GB SATA 7200 RPM /w 8MB Cache

stuff from old machine:
Sound Card: SB Live *still doin it's thang
Video Card: GeForce Ti500

Now about getting a new video card ... I'm gonna try to hold out for the next big card from ATI after reading a review on HardOCP (http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=NDc0), not sure how long I can hold out though.

Swager · « **Reply #17 on:** June 05, 2003, 09:17:11 PM »

Ouch! Exile, sound like a killer system. Let us know how it flies!

Skuzzy · « **Reply #18 on:** June 06, 2003, 09:19:47 AM »

9800Pro 256MB is shipping, but tough to find.

Exile, I am telling you,..ditch the SBLive and get an Audigy2 Platinum. You won't regret it. Of course, if you do not need the 1394 firewire port, then the regular Audigy2 is the next best bet. The reduction in overhead for sound is dramatic.
It is very noticable in the video smoothness since I got rid of my SBLive. Video reaction is now crisp and smooth, regardless of the number of sounds playing.
It doesn't hurt that the sound quality is near audiophile levels either.

Mini D · « **Reply #19 on:** June 06, 2003, 10:45:37 AM »

Wow... nice system.

And wtg on starting perhaps the first thread I've ever seen with "AMD and Intel" in the header that did not turn into a flame fest. Nice to see both sides of the fence settling down a bit.

MiniD

Exile · « **Reply #20 on:** June 06, 2003, 11:43:39 AM »

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Originally posted by Mini D
Wow... nice system.

And wtg on starting perhaps the first thread I've ever seen with "AMD and Intel" in the header that did not turn into a flame fest. Nice to see both sides of the fence settling down a bit.

MiniD

I think more and more nowadays people are more concerned with performance and not with remaining loyal to a brand name.

Performance is the bottom line.

Glasses · « **Reply #21 on:** June 06, 2003, 06:51:57 PM »

Well yah performance and not braking the bank while you're at it.

Though they both could be mutually exclusive to each other in some instances they could work in harmony.

Exile · « **Reply #22 on:** June 06, 2003, 11:48:37 PM »

Alright, on the way home I pick up an ATI 9800 Pro 128, Audigy2 and a Pioneer DVD drive. I figured might as well get a complete system this way I'll still have a working system in case anything goes wrong.

So I'm doing **** around the house for a few hours, finish things up and am ready to assemble my new toy. Get the motherboard in, plug in all those mother fluff'n tiny prettythang connectors, get the SATA hard drive attached to a drive bay, slide it in, plug in the SATA cable that came with the motherboard, then....... DAMN!! No friggin power adapter!

This sucks man ... I spend booku bucks on all this hardware and I'm hamstrung by a little $3 power adapter.

That's just too funny.

Play time is gonna have to wait till tomorrow.