Nividia, Creative and Logitech, How are Things

[imported_CDNCommando]

Re: Nividia, Creative and Logitech, How are Things

Thats partly what factored into my decission. I had to read over AMD's annual report as a part of a business project and they are hurting bad. There is coutless instances of Intel appearing in their report because their such a threat. Their agressive pricing, superior marketing and resource advantage is what is killing AMD. Not that I don't like AMD or that I think they are going anywhere, I just think Intel is safer and the Core 2 line is the best on the market for now.

[Sir. S.A.S]

Re: Nividia, Creative and Logitech, How are Things

ok the evga 680i is the mobo to buy and vista runs fine for me. Nice and stable and bf2 plays well. The new 100.xx drivers from nvidia sorted moist of the issues!

[imported_CDNCommando]

Re: Nividia, Creative and Logitech, How are Things

Good to know However the motherboard is twice as much as I was looking to spend. The one I picked out is about $150

[imported_KillSwitch]

Re: Nividia, Creative and Logitech, How are Things

which is the one you are getting?

[ZDOOBY]

Re: Nividia, Creative and Logitech, How are Things

the motherboard looks fine but i think AMD is better than Intel for gaming as i see intel for more office based but thats just me i guess

but that system should be able to run the latest games for a few years

not the core 2 duo's there the best you can get until amd releases their native quad core's (those new quads look awesome)

[imported_KillSwitch]

Re: Nividia, Creative and Logitech, How are Things

yea but i think one of there quad core processors uses the AM2 socket and the other type uses the new F socket

so is better to get a AMD AM2 mobo??

[megawhompertoo]

Re: Nividia, Creative and Logitech, How are Things

(those new quads look awesome)

...in a 64-bit enabled server.

How many games are bottlenecked by having ONLY two 2.4 ghz processors? :)

I'd stick with intel dual core for the time being. AMD if you could find a sweetheart of a deal, but maybe not even then.

[imported_CDNCommando]

Re: Nividia, Creative and Logitech, How are Things

It may be dumb logic but i think i will buy a new pc beofre i buy a new processor. This because most likely by the time I need a new processor the sockets will all have changed and the graphics interface will have changed, and ram will be something different. Basicly in terms of expandibility im looking for, video card, ram and hd space. Almost any motherboard will give me that.

Ohh not to hijack my own thread but can somebody explain how 8gb of ram works. I keep seeing good mobos will take 4gb 32-bit and 8gb 64-bit. First of all are they making 2gb sticks now? and I've never seen a stick of ram making the 32 or 64 bit distintion. Anyway let me know...

[megawhompertoo]

Re: Nividia, Creative and Logitech, How are Things

Desktop ram is generally desktop ram is desktop ram (half-dozen of one and six of the other) among sticks with the same specs. Some of the mfg's use better quality chips providing better reliability, potentially fewer crashes, and allowing a more stable overclock (i.e., a stick with Micron chips RATED at 800mhz/pc6400 might realize a stable overclock of 1ghz, whereas a stick of ram with Samsung chips might not be stable 33-50mhz--or at all--over the rated speed of 800mhz).

There are other factors with regard to ram --error correction, etc., but those are mostly for server applications.

A stick of ddr2@800mhz/pc6400 will load 64-bit instructions just as well as it will load 32-bit instructions, if the software and the rest of the hardware supports it. For the time being, there is very little real benefit to running a desktop in a 64-bit environment, unless you are doing something that will make use of the bigger data highway.

The issue you were asking about with max mem is more relevant: 32-bit xp can utilize...see...think it's around 3gb, whereas 64-bit can (theoretically) address several hundred. Good luck finding a MOBO that will accept that many, though. Somebody else will answer your question with regard to how much RAM Vista will address. From what I've heard, 2gb is the sweet spot, but 4gb can make things a tad snappier because of the way that Vista can load things it predicts you're going to use in memory before you decide to use them (don't ask me how Wild Bill Gates knows what you're thinking, other than we're all pretty predictable).

Again, 64-bit desktop computing is better thought of currently as a hobby, unless you have some very specific needs and some very specific software apps that will utilize the bandwidth accordingly.

It may be dumb logic but i think i will buy a new pc beofre i buy a new processor. This because most likely by the time I need a new processor the sockets will all have changed and the graphics interface will have changed, and ram will be something different. Basicly in terms of expandibility im looking for, video card, ram and hd space. Almost any motherboard will give me that.

April will see a new release of fresh C2D's with double the cache at the same price. I'm thinking an E6420 is just about where I want to be heading this summer. There is a thread on this topic. I'll look for it, but as far as the socket and pci-e interface--the LGA775 is going to be good for another year or two at least, and there is currently nothing in the pipe to replace pci-e, and when nVidia unveils more reasonable DX10 cards, they will also have some pretty long legs into the future.

Edit: This is the thread:

http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108835

[imported_CDNCommando]

Re: Nividia, Creative and Logitech, How are Things

Thanks for the great reply. Everyone is being extremely helpful thanks to all. I am going to order/purchase all these parts tomorrow. Just to summarive this is what im looking at:

-Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHz Processor with Fan
-Intel G965OT Intel Socket 775 MicroATX Motherboard
-OCZ 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Dual Channel Memory
-EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3
-Windows Vista Home Premium OEM Version
-Logitech MX3200 Cordless Desktop: Keyboard and Laser Mouse Combo
-Any 7200.10 320GB 7200 16MB Serial ATA-300 Hard Drive I can get cheap

I think the only part that might need more consideration based on feedback is the mobo. Thanks everyone

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