GR34
Member
+215|7003|ALBERTA> CANADA
get an fx-62 or a new mobo and 2 fx-72's so u cna have quad core
Mitch
16 more years
+877|6983|South Florida
OOOHHHH deff get the fx-62 that processor is very very very l33t
15 more years! 15 more years!
nukchebi0
Пушкин, наше всё
+387|6782|New Haven, CT
Don't buy anything.
Bell
Frosties > Cornflakes
+362|7007|UK

nukchebi0 wrote:

Don't buy anything.
I agree, firstly theres little real gain from an SLI 8800GTX series set up, NO game challenges that card of yet, so double is complete overkill, still if u have the cash by all means.....  I would say C2D also, but when you consider the cost of a good mobo, most likely the n680i's that's another $250 odd ontop of which ever core u descide to plump for, so sticking with AMD I agree with in this case.  FX-62 is probably going to be your best bet I would say, raptor idea is good to, I have dualies in RAID 0 and my OS boots up in no time atall.  Bit nosiey though, I am insulating my case cause of it......  Arent AMD releasing that new dual core soon btw?  Sure I read it somewhere.......

Still I agree with nukchebi0, we are at a hardware and software change over right now, and eventhough no matter what you get, in 6months its replaced, right now I think all of us will feel the burn more than say in 6-12 months time.  UNLESS ofcourse again youve got the cash to back it.

Martyn
theknuck
It's pronounced Knuck, like in Knuckle!!
+45|7070|balls
wish i had your problem deciding!
GR34
Member
+215|7003|ALBERTA> CANADA
redhawk454
Member
+50|7006|Divided States of America

GR34 wrote:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cpu/charts.html?modelx=33&model1=609&model2=464&chart=169 FX-62 beats yes beats the FX-74
Yeah in like one test, lol.
MagikTrik
yes.....but your still gay
+138|6828|Pittsburgh, PA USA

haffeysucks wrote:

Get a 2nd 8800GTX.  Then send it to me.  Then kill yourself you rich son of a bitch.
I don't know why but for some reason that really fucking bothers me...
I work construction, mostly carpentry (on top of photography jobs whenever I can get the). I work for myself (as in not only having to do the manual labor but having to do the paperwork as well). I've had 7 broken bones & 18 total job related injuries doing what I do. I get call outs at 3am to go fix someone's toilet because they're disgusting fucking slobs & I can't afford to turn down a job.

I was working at a job that was far enough away that it would be a bitch to drive all my ladders & equipment back & forth everyday so the homeowner told me I could leave all my stuff in their garage & she promised me they would lock it, then their junkie son sold it all (probably just for scrap metal) so after almost half a year I've gotten mostly new stuff & now that I finally got my check from them I have extra money. I don't know much about computer hardware so I'm asking which would be better. Don't be a cunt.
B00MH3ADSH0T
Fresh NoobCaeks Here
+118|6848|Penrith,Nsw, Aus

MagikTrik wrote:

haffeysucks wrote:

Get a 2nd 8800GTX.  Then send it to me.  Then kill yourself you rich son of a bitch.
I don't know why but for some reason that really fucking bothers me...
I work construction, mostly carpentry (on top of photography jobs whenever I can get the). I work for myself (as in not only having to do the manual labor but having to do the paperwork as well). I've had 7 broken bones & 18 total job related injuries doing what I do. I get call outs at 3am to go fix someone's toilet because they're disgusting fucking slobs & I can't afford to turn down a job.

I was working at a job that was far enough away that it would be a bitch to drive all my ladders & equipment back & forth everyday so the homeowner told me I could leave all my stuff in their garage & she promised me they would lock it, then their junkie son sold it all (probably just for scrap metal) so after almost half a year I've gotten mostly new stuff & now that I finally got my check from them I have extra money. I don't know much about computer hardware so I'm asking which would be better. Don't be a cunt.
dw that guy is a gay ass homo anyway lol
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|7039|SE London

redhawk454 wrote:

GR34 wrote:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cpu/charts.html?modelx=33&model1=609&model2=464&chart=169 FX-62 beats yes beats the FX-74
Yeah in like one test, lol.
No, in most actual (non benchmark program) tests, the FX-62 performs better.

The FX-74 is crap, it's overpriced, underpowered and you need your own nuclear reactor to power them (uses way more power than an 8800).
younggun
Member
+28|7101
Upgrade your CPU as far as you can go because your CPU is gonna be the bottleneck in your system anyway. The 8800GTX needs alot of processing power so the better the CPU you have the better the 8800GTX will perform.
A-Unit64
King Medic......
+23|7299

Reciprocity wrote:

I'd say CPU.  or a Xfi sound card, unless you already have one.
best:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6829102005

also good:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6829102188

they are worth the price.
wtf you talking about the best sc is not fatality its the elite pro.
Commie Killer
Member
+192|6845
Go get some RAM and the best Xfi sound card out there and buy Windows Vista(or prebuy, cant remember if its out yet). Wait like 6 months until quad core processors are used then go get one of them with a new motherboard.
redhawk454
Member
+50|7006|Divided States of America

Bertster7 wrote:

redhawk454 wrote:

GR34 wrote:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cpu/charts.html?modelx=33&model1=609&model2=464&chart=169 FX-62 beats yes beats the FX-74
Yeah in like one test, lol.
No, in most actual (non benchmark program) tests, the FX-62 performs better.

The FX-74 is crap, it's overpriced, underpowered and you need your own nuclear reactor to power them (uses way more power than an 8800).
Ok then why in the link that was placed, there was only one test it performed better in? The link was to Toms Hardware. You click other tests and the 74 either marginally beats the 62 or blows it out of the water. Personally I have liked the AMD chips, but I really like what I see in the Intel C2D.
spray_and_pray
Member
+52|6949|Perth. Western Australia

Bell wrote:

nukchebi0 wrote:

Don't buy anything.
I agree, firstly theres little real gain from an SLI 8800GTX series set up, NO game challenges that card of yet, so double is complete overkill, still if u have the cash by all means.....  I would say C2D also, but when you consider the cost of a good mobo, most likely the n680i's that's another $250 odd ontop of which ever core u descide to plump for, so sticking with AMD I agree with in this case.  FX-62 is probably going to be your best bet I would say, raptor idea is good to, I have dualies in RAID 0 and my OS boots up in no time atall.  Bit nosiey though, I am insulating my case cause of it......  Arent AMD releasing that new dual core soon btw?  Sure I read it somewhere.......

Still I agree with nukchebi0, we are at a hardware and software change over right now, and eventhough no matter what you get, in 6months its replaced, right now I think all of us will feel the burn more than say in 6-12 months time.  UNLESS ofcourse again youve got the cash to back it.

Martyn
FSX makes the 8800GTX cry on DX9 not even DX10. On a E6600 and 2GB of ram with and 8800GTX you can enjoy 10fps on a built up area. GG microsoft.
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|7039|SE London

redhawk454 wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

redhawk454 wrote:


Yeah in like one test, lol.
No, in most actual (non benchmark program) tests, the FX-62 performs better.

The FX-74 is crap, it's overpriced, underpowered and you need your own nuclear reactor to power them (uses way more power than an 8800).
Ok then why in the link that was placed, there was only one test it performed better in? The link was to Toms Hardware. You click other tests and the 74 either marginally beats the 62 or blows it out of the water. Personally I have liked the AMD chips, but I really like what I see in the Intel C2D.
You clearly haven't looked at the tests thoroughly enough.

3ds max - FX-74
AVG - FX-74
COD2 - FX-62
Clone DVD - FX-74
FEAR (both tests) - FX-62
itunes - FX-74
Lame mp3 - FX-74
Mainconcept - FX-74
Powerpoint - FX-62
Word - FX-74
Ogg - FX-74
Photoshop CS2 (rendering) - FX-62
Photoshop CS2 (converting) - FX-74
Pinacle Studio 9 - FX-74
Quake IV - FX-62
Serious Sam 2 - FX-62
Unreal Tournament '04 - FX-62
WMV encoding - FX-74
Winrar - FX-62
WMA 9.1 - FX-62
Xvid encoding - FX-62

Those are the simple results of which CPU came out on top in real world performance, not benchmarking tools. Each CPU performed better in 11 tests (remember there are 2 tests for FEAR). The FX-74 should perform much better. These are all taken from the link at Toms Hardware.
wooly-back-jack
Jihaaaaaad!!!
+84|7198|England
I'll have either please!
Cybargs
Moderated
+2,285|7174

Bertster7 wrote:

redhawk454 wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:


No, in most actual (non benchmark program) tests, the FX-62 performs better.

The FX-74 is crap, it's overpriced, underpowered and you need your own nuclear reactor to power them (uses way more power than an 8800).
Ok then why in the link that was placed, there was only one test it performed better in? The link was to Toms Hardware. You click other tests and the 74 either marginally beats the 62 or blows it out of the water. Personally I have liked the AMD chips, but I really like what I see in the Intel C2D.
You clearly haven't looked at the tests thoroughly enough.

3ds max - FX-74
AVG - FX-74
COD2 - FX-62
Clone DVD - FX-74
FEAR (both tests) - FX-62
itunes - FX-74
Lame mp3 - FX-74
Mainconcept - FX-74
Powerpoint - FX-62
Word - FX-74
Ogg - FX-74
Photoshop CS2 (rendering) - FX-62
Photoshop CS2 (converting) - FX-74
Pinacle Studio 9 - FX-74
Quake IV - FX-62
Serious Sam 2 - FX-62
Unreal Tournament '04 - FX-62
WMV encoding - FX-74
Winrar - FX-62
WMA 9.1 - FX-62
Xvid encoding - FX-62

Those are the simple results of which CPU came out on top in real world performance, not benchmarking tools. Each CPU performed better in 11 tests (remember there are 2 tests for FEAR). The FX-74 should perform much better. These are all taken from the link at Toms Hardware.
Question is why should the FX-74 even lose a benchmark compared to an FX62?
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Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|7039|SE London

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

redhawk454 wrote:


Ok then why in the link that was placed, there was only one test it performed better in? The link was to Toms Hardware. You click other tests and the 74 either marginally beats the 62 or blows it out of the water. Personally I have liked the AMD chips, but I really like what I see in the Intel C2D.
You clearly haven't looked at the tests thoroughly enough.

3ds max - FX-74
AVG - FX-74
COD2 - FX-62
Clone DVD - FX-74
FEAR (both tests) - FX-62
itunes - FX-74
Lame mp3 - FX-74
Mainconcept - FX-74
Powerpoint - FX-62
Word - FX-74
Ogg - FX-74
Photoshop CS2 (rendering) - FX-62
Photoshop CS2 (converting) - FX-74
Pinacle Studio 9 - FX-74
Quake IV - FX-62
Serious Sam 2 - FX-62
Unreal Tournament '04 - FX-62
WMV encoding - FX-74
Winrar - FX-62
WMA 9.1 - FX-62
Xvid encoding - FX-62

Those are the simple results of which CPU came out on top in real world performance, not benchmarking tools. Each CPU performed better in 11 tests (remember there are 2 tests for FEAR). The FX-74 should perform much better. These are all taken from the link at Toms Hardware.
Question is why should the FX-74 even lose a benchmark compared to an FX62?
Let alone lose 50% of the benchmarks against an FX-62.

It should perform better running in Vista, but that still doesn't excuse it's performance here.
redhawk454
Member
+50|7006|Divided States of America
I stand corrected. Can anyone tell me how bad the 64bit processors were when they first canme out? I am not sure but I thought they had plenty of problems until they had decent Mobos with Decent chipsets.
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|7039|SE London

redhawk454 wrote:

I stand corrected. Can anyone tell me how bad the 64bit processors were when they first canme out? I am not sure but I thought they had plenty of problems until they had decent Mobos with Decent chipsets.
Dunno. My 754 3200+ ran ok on my horrible old Via K8T800 chipset. I've still got it lying around, still going strong on some very outdated chipset drivers. There could have been issues with the 940s or the P4EEs tho, I dunno.

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