ok im building a new comp

[mlkmnz]

Re: ok im building a new comp

Bang for buck dude, bang for buck....

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: ok im building a new comp

Bang for buck dude, bang for buck....

Just think of it this way, you'll probably pay the difference between that and the x2 3800+ in energy costs alone.

[LoD]

Re: ok im building a new comp

Read the article dude. That is THE only processor anyone should buy at the moment.

Its an extraordinary OC, with 3rd party cooling, and the best 775 motherboard you can buy.

I dont believe for one second that 4ghz is the average or expected overclock, just like 3ghz is not the average overclock for current A64's. Some info might lead one to believe that, but in my experience, its far from the norm.

[lonegunm4n]

Re: ok im building a new comp

How similar (jw)? because i have a system worse then his (AMD 3200, 1 gig ram, 7600gs) and i run all settings maxed at 1280x1024 at 65-70 fps. I know that isnt a bad thing, but people are always talkin stuff about how you need 2 gig of ram to put textures on high. uhhhh...no. If i had a system like yours, i dont see why i wouldnt be able to play at 1600x1200, comparing to what i play now.

AMD 64 3200+ @ 2.47 Ghz
2 gigs of RAM
7600 GT

I run at 1024*768 because that's the native rez of my monitor. I've played it higher than that, but just to see how it looks, only for 15 minutes are so.