Almost sorted out my new build

mrapoc · Aug 09, 2006, 10:52:54

Getting this
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-tj05.htm
as my new sexy case (yes ive changed my mind)

A Intel core 2 duo e6600 capable of beating the mighty amd fx 62

2gb G. Skill PC6400 Dual Channel kit

Seagate Barracuda 200gb 8mb cache

Some kind of 7600gt to last until DX10 comes out

Tagan 580W psu

Not sure on a mobo as of yet

AvengerUK · Aug 09, 2006, 11:05:23

QuoteA Intel core 2 duo e6600 capable of beating the mighty amd fx 62

- the amd range will bite back....which i no doubt will last more than 6 years

mrapoc · Aug 09, 2006, 17:30:01

but atm intel are wooping ass

AvengerUK · Aug 09, 2006, 20:36:45

if you say so

mrapoc · Aug 09, 2006, 22:01:49

hehe

Xbandito · Aug 10, 2006, 10:26:03

Hmm check this out -:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10442_7-6389077-1.html

Think someone may be making a boo-boo

AvengerUK · Aug 10, 2006, 11:14:22

Thats intel pentium, not core 2

CatMangler · Aug 10, 2006, 11:26:43

Conroes ftw, well at least atm

Scott · Aug 10, 2006, 11:41:09

Quote from: mrapoc on Aug 09, 2006, 10:52:54
Getting this
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-tj05.htm
as my new sexy case (yes ive changed my mind)

I like the thermal controller, massive disc cages and integrated toolkit...nice thoughtful touches.

Xbandito · Aug 10, 2006, 11:42:53

Wait untill the "AMD's K8L" comes out....then watch Intel try to gain ground again.....its never ending, Intel this month, AMD next month....
But its Joe public that are the suckers......got to have the fastest at whatever cost...

Take my AMD 64 4000.......3 months ago £179...now its £77....

AvengerUK · Aug 10, 2006, 12:10:28

it is? mine costs 220 around 4 months ago

mrapoc · Aug 10, 2006, 21:14:47

BECOZ OF KICK ASS CONROES HELL YESH

Xbandito · Aug 10, 2006, 22:55:31

Quote from: mrapoc on Aug 10, 2006, 21:14:47
BECOZ OF KICK ASS CONROES HELL YESH

Wrong.....its because AMD's K8L is due out...which will put Intel behind for another six years...

mrapoc · Aug 11, 2006, 13:16:14

no its not

its coz the amd range cannot cope with the new core 2 duo range... would you pay £200 for a x2 3800 which is totally owned by the e6300 costing only £115 that is capable of beating the x2 4400?

Xbandito · Aug 11, 2006, 20:13:13

Hmm you must go to some expensive places...... AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ is £105 ...
E6300 is £129...
the most expensive -:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core FX62 2.80GHz @£575
Intel Core 2 DUO Extreme Edition X6800 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.93GHz @ £782

I know which one I would pick (the one thats £200 cheaper but only .13ghz slower)

Intel will never be able to match the build quality, the reliability and the price of AMD (the only thing Intel can do, is go 3% faster)

mrapoc · Aug 11, 2006, 20:22:00

i used to love amd till conroe came out..come on £200 for a fx 62 beater? It also overclocks much further...i had my amd build sorted till conroe came out and i just cannot buy an amd while intel have such a good deal going

Richdog · Aug 11, 2006, 20:49:10

At the moment you simply can't beat the E6300 for sheer price/performance, it does beat the AMD by a fair margin in most things.

However the point that many miss is that at high resolutions the difference between even an E6800 and a 3800+ is pretty negligible... most reviewers tend to conduct gaming "performance" of Conroe vs X2 at 1027*768 or lower resolution... and how many gamers buy the latest kit only to run it at that pathetic resolution? Answer: very, very few... general rul of thumb is that if you can afford a £300 GPU then you can afford a kickass monitor... one of which I am blessed to have, the NEC LCD20WGX2 with a 20.1" 1680*1050 resolution.

With this montor I would not see barely any difference in-game between the Opteron 165 I have just bought clocked at 2.7ghz, and an E6600 clocked at 3.4ghz+.

I run an X1900 XTX and 2GB RAM on a DFLI SLI-DR, powered by a 750w OCZ GameXtream too.

I would love a Conroe (just for the sake of it really as I used to be an upgrade freak before I saw sense) but there is just no justifying the hassle and cost of changing to a new motherboard and 2GB of DDR2 RAM.

mrapoc · Aug 11, 2006, 21:38:07

currently im on a sempron 2600+, asrock k7vt4a+ and 1gb of cheap ram...if your gonna upgrade may as well go big eh?

Richdog · Aug 11, 2006, 21:56:56

Quote from: mrapoc on Aug 11, 2006, 21:38:07
currently im on a sempron 2600+, asrock k7vt4a+ and 1gb of cheap ram...if your gonna upgrade may as well go big eh?

In your case, definately.

mrapoc · Aug 13, 2006, 15:56:15

hehe

CatMangler · Aug 15, 2006, 07:34:33

Hopefully I'll cya difference from my old setup:

AMD64 3700 sckt 754, AGP 6800GS:

to a nice new conroe (allendale) 6300
2Gb RAM
DS3 m.board
XT1800XT gpx card

and of course I'll be giving the 6300 a slight tweak here & there

mrapoc · Aug 16, 2006, 13:20:26

oyu have to overclock conroe - ITS THE LAW

CatMangler · Aug 18, 2006, 11:46:33

New bits installed & all's well (see above for list). 8)

mrapoc · Aug 18, 2006, 14:58:07

cool man - im hopefully going to get a asus p5b deluxe and ive entered a competition to win some kingston ddr2 hiperx ram for it

now wouldnt it be nice to win that