AMD athlon 64x2 AM2

S3SR · 31-10-2006, 01:31 PM

anyone using this chipset? any dramas?

i was looking at the prices and well, its EXTREMELY cheap i was thinking of building another 2 computers in parrellel and use this one as a server.

plus anyone know what the cheapest 7950GT goes for? i can get one for $425 atm XFX brand too basically for some prices i could have SLI on that card for the price of one

XR6-VCT-2000 · 31-10-2006, 02:06 PM

my oldaman is running the Athlon 64x2 AM2 , no problems with it at all , extremly fast pc (especially for decoding stuff and 3d stuff etc etc). If your going to get a new m/b and gfx card, do yourself a favour and go for a m/b with sli , it's alot faster than agp and the results realy show too imo ! , i wouldn't have a clue what the cheapest 7950GT goes for at the moment, but it's an excelllent gfx card , the setup you are looking at with some decent ram would make a nice setup ;) . gl , cheers.

sezerb · 31-10-2006, 02:11 PM

I've been using an X2 for a while now and they're very fast. Make sure you have enough ram to support it though

S3SR · 31-10-2006, 03:05 PM

yeah got to get DDR2 about 1or 2gigs worth in Corsair

im not really sure why a 64x2 AM2 cpu is better than the 64x2, besides it using less power but it generates MORE heat???? the rest is the same.

anyways looking at about $1000 to spend might even go dual screens as well :P

Perana · 31-10-2006, 03:33 PM

AM2 supports DDR2 RAM... skt754 or skt939 only supports DDR...

Quote:

m/b with sli , it's alot faster than agp

AGP and SLI are completely different things... AGP is the BUS type.. PCI-E 16x is the new better one... SLI (nvidia) or CROSSFIRE (ATi) is just the ability to run a pair of vid cards in a system. IMO your better off going for 1 card that is the best you can afford rather than a pair of cards that would cost the same, use more power... run a lot hotter (therefore noisier) and possibly perform no better.

**Uncle_Ken** · 31-10-2006, 03:38 PM

I got (nearly a year old now, where did that time go?)a dual core AMD 64bit 3800 CPU on an ASUS SLI motherboard, two 128 meg two Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT (Winfast PX660) PCI express cards SLI linked graphic cards.
Its been rock solid this year. I some vidoe editing and play a few games, no complaints.
Uncle Ken

XR6-VCT-2000 · 31-10-2006, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle_Ken

I got (nearly a year old now, where did that time go?)a dual core AMD 64bit 3800 CPU on an ASUS SLI motherboard, two 128 meg two Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT (Winfast PX660) PCI express cards SLI linked graphic cards.
Its been rock solid this year. I some vidoe editing and play a few games, no complaints.
Uncle Ken

For sure ;) , thats a nice setup too , i been running AMD now for years with no dramas , great for overclocking too. Pretty much any Amd mb and gt-gfx card combined with around 2 gig of ram ( produced within the last year roughly ) makes an awesome setup for todays general use imo . Even some of the older Amd athlons are still holding their weight no worries with todays applications and games .

photn · 01-11-2006, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XR6-VCT-2000

For sure ;) , thats a nice setup too , i been running AMD now for years with no dramas , great for overclocking too. Pretty much any Amd mb and gt-gfx card combined with around 2 gig of ram ( produced within the last year roughly ) makes an awesome setup for todays general use imo . Even some of the older Amd athlons are still holding their weight no worries with todays applications and games .

thats true. my 2-3 year old system running amd athlon 2.0 with a gigabyte motherboard and an Radeon 9800XT pro 128mb GFX card handle alot of these games easily. 1gig ram. they handle pretty well even set to max resolution.!!!

Laminge · 01-11-2006, 11:37 AM

Time to combine all computer related questions into one thread

S3SR · 01-11-2006, 12:58 PM

should just make a sticky for all computer related questions hey?

Laminge · 01-11-2006, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FALCONSR

should just make a sticky for all computer related questions hey?

Why?

This is not overclockers.com

Caviar · 01-11-2006, 01:08 PM

Here's a Wiki of different system recommendations/configurations, only recently updated.
http://www.overclockers.com.au/wiki/...ecommendations

And for cheapest prices on your 7950GT check out www.staticice.com.au
You can narrow it down to your state by entering " state:qld " in the search bar.

Firefox7 · 01-11-2006, 01:21 PM

I'd spend the little extra on the opteron processor myself. Remember Windows Vista is likley to be the new operating system next year, and the opteron will take full advantage of the 64 bit processing not that the atlon 64 won't. I currently run dual opterons on a tyan board under Windows Vista 64bit build RC1 and it rocks. Whatever processor you chose, make sure that it supports the SSE2 instuction set, such as opteron and Athlon 64. The opteron runs faster under vista than athlon 64.

Cheers

Full Spectrum · 01-11-2006, 03:25 PM

I want a X2 now. I haven't herd a bad thing about them only good. They had the 4800x2 and now have 5000-5200 x2's. Combine that with 2gig ram

Smooth as a baby's bottom.

I remember about 12 months ago they had a big test somewhere, Can't think of the test's done but they used the Fx cpu overclocked too 3gh/z some AMD64's Intel dual cores and P4's and a 4800x2. 80% of the test's the X2 won or came a close 2nd 3rd. That's big competition against it.
I have had my hands on a AMD XP-M for 3 years overclocked and running strong, Can't wait too get my hands on a X2

Perana · 01-11-2006, 03:30 PM

The new Conroe shits over the AM2 X2's... they are a bit dearer though...

AMD still seem to be a better choice for the entry to mid level market though