I have seen the light...
I have seen the light...
After being tired of watching 'lesser' AMD-based systems walk circles around my Intel systems, I broke down and built an AMD system. I won an Abit AX8 mobo at QuakeCon '05, so I needed a CPU, GPU, and psu. Everything else - case, sound card, DVD-RW drive, and most importantly, the RAM! - came over with no problems.
So I bought an AMD San Diego 3700+ with an eVGA 7800GTX. Two clean builds later, I have a sweet-running system that loads Quake 4 and BF2 levels in no time, and runs a cool 34C/99F at idle (if I can believe what Abit EQ tells me). My benchmark scores in Aquamark3 and 3DMark05 are significantly higher and all my games are silky-smooth. It's amazing to see it run circles around my older Intel 3.4GHz system....
Funny story about the psu - I have a 420W Enermax psu that has serviced me well for many years. I was thrilled to see the AX8 had a 20-pin ATX connector on it which means I didn't need a new PSU. The retailer I bought the GPU from said it needed a minimum of 450W. So I bought a ThermalTake 480W PurePower. When the GPU arrived, the box said minimum was 400W.... doh.... that's OK, as this Enermax psu is several years old and probably isn't putting out 420W anymore, so it will find a new home in my wife's PC, along with my old Intel setup (she's still running an old 2.0GHz rambus system....)
So this is what all of you AMD guys have been trying to tell me all these years!
So I bought an AMD San Diego 3700+ with an eVGA 7800GTX. Two clean builds later, I have a sweet-running system that loads Quake 4 and BF2 levels in no time, and runs a cool 34C/99F at idle (if I can believe what Abit EQ tells me). My benchmark scores in Aquamark3 and 3DMark05 are significantly higher and all my games are silky-smooth. It's amazing to see it run circles around my older Intel 3.4GHz system....
Funny story about the psu - I have a 420W Enermax psu that has serviced me well for many years. I was thrilled to see the AX8 had a 20-pin ATX connector on it which means I didn't need a new PSU. The retailer I bought the GPU from said it needed a minimum of 450W. So I bought a ThermalTake 480W PurePower. When the GPU arrived, the box said minimum was 400W.... doh.... that's OK, as this Enermax psu is several years old and probably isn't putting out 420W anymore, so it will find a new home in my wife's PC, along with my old Intel setup (she's still running an old 2.0GHz rambus system....)
So this is what all of you AMD guys have been trying to tell me all these years!
- infinitevalence
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I have that Intel Pentium D from LR....Overclock with watercooling and see if it can beat my old AMD rig. If it doesn't, I'm going to laugh, then cry.
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Q6600 @ 3.2GHz :: 8GB DDR2-800 :: eVGA 9800GX2 :: 7900GTX (secondary) :: abit IP35 Pro :: 150GB Raptor 10k RPM :: 2x750GB WD Caviar :: 120GB WD :: X-Fi XtremeMusic :: NEC 4551A :: BenQ DVD Combodrive (52x32x52) :: Dual 22" Acer AL2216W :: Thermaltake Armor Black :: Logitech Z5500 5.1
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Core 2 Duo @ 2.53GHz :: 4GB DDR3 @ 1067MHz :: 3670 :: Intel PM45 Chipset :: 500GB 5400RPM SATA :: Integrated Audio :: BD-ROM/DVD Burner :: 16" 1920x1080 RGBLED
Q6600 @ 3.2GHz :: 8GB DDR2-800 :: eVGA 9800GX2 :: 7900GTX (secondary) :: abit IP35 Pro :: 150GB Raptor 10k RPM :: 2x750GB WD Caviar :: 120GB WD :: X-Fi XtremeMusic :: NEC 4551A :: BenQ DVD Combodrive (52x32x52) :: Dual 22" Acer AL2216W :: Thermaltake Armor Black :: Logitech Z5500 5.1
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Core 2 Duo @ 2.53GHz :: 4GB DDR3 @ 1067MHz :: 3670 :: Intel PM45 Chipset :: 500GB 5400RPM SATA :: Integrated Audio :: BD-ROM/DVD Burner :: 16" 1920x1080 RGBLED
- Dragon_Slayer
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I just bought a 3700 San Dee and the waiting has started for it too get here. It was 213.00 compareed too the FX57 $xxxxx and for the programs out today in will seam like dos to xp coming from socket a 2500 bartone oc 3200 512 mem
I cant wait but I have too, ups hurry! Oh I for got they take a day off!
Ps check out ocia.net that where I got alot of my budget sys idea's but a dfi d 939 is a oc de lite I hear
I cant wait but I have too, ups hurry! Oh I for got they take a day off!
Ps check out ocia.net that where I got alot of my budget sys idea's but a dfi d 939 is a oc de lite I hear