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- Mar 9, 2003
Like many others i am debating when and how to upgrade to the athlon 64's and pci-e motherboards. My biggest concern is gaming, and overclockability.
The things i was currently waiting to settle before buying are:
-Solid, highly overclockable motherboards
-Athlon Fx processor for <500$
-ddr2 (seems too far off now).
-Pci-e x16 video cards with VERY noticable performance gains over agp cards.
-Has to be socket 939.
By following these guidelines i am planning on upgrading to the next level, and minimizing price while totally upgrading almost all parts of the pc.
questions:
-With the new 939 sockets, increasing the memory capabilities of the Athon 64's, what is the big draw to the Fx's? I realize they are unlocked or whatever, and that is a big deal for my Overclocking, but will the price difference be worth the performance?
-What will the prices be like on athlon fx's and 64's by late 2004. In particular the Fx-53 939 1mb cache. (estimates for prices appreciated)
withOUT the gfx card i was hoping to build a system with 1gb ddr400 ram(corsair or hyper x), athlon fx-53 939, and whatever motherboard is the best for o/c'ing, for under 800$. I wonder if this will even be possible by Late late 2004.
thx,
Ice
The things i was currently waiting to settle before buying are:
-Solid, highly overclockable motherboards
-Athlon Fx processor for <500$
-ddr2 (seems too far off now).
-Pci-e x16 video cards with VERY noticable performance gains over agp cards.
-Has to be socket 939.
By following these guidelines i am planning on upgrading to the next level, and minimizing price while totally upgrading almost all parts of the pc.
questions:
-With the new 939 sockets, increasing the memory capabilities of the Athon 64's, what is the big draw to the Fx's? I realize they are unlocked or whatever, and that is a big deal for my Overclocking, but will the price difference be worth the performance?
-What will the prices be like on athlon fx's and 64's by late 2004. In particular the Fx-53 939 1mb cache. (estimates for prices appreciated)
withOUT the gfx card i was hoping to build a system with 1gb ddr400 ram(corsair or hyper x), athlon fx-53 939, and whatever motherboard is the best for o/c'ing, for under 800$. I wonder if this will even be possible by Late late 2004.
thx,
Ice
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