My new PC

[Calum]

Good one.

[linuxlover]

OK thanks everyone.

[mattmag]

ok sounds good. haha i guess i should check my own links   stupid me. i seem to remember reading it on some other forum though. anyway, have fun with your new pc!

[linuxlover]

ok sounds good. haha i guess i should check my own links   stupid me. i seem to remember reading it on some other forum though. anyway, have fun with your new pc!

I will The only thing that I could want more is if it was a laptop. Though I should expect to pay over $1000 for a laptop of that quality.

[Calum]

You wouldn't be able to get a laptop with that level of spec for less than about £800, not sure how much that is in $.
Especially not with that fast a DVD drive and that much HDD space.

[Track]

yes, the x1800gto is an extra $30. I'll get the 7600GS for now and later i can add another.

X1800GTO is abt 3 times as powerfull as the 7600 GS.

[linuxlover]

I can barely afford what I have. The X1800GTO CAN'T be used in an SLi configuration. The 7600GS can always be upgraded to a dual-card configuration at a later date. That's why I invested in a dual-PCIe motherboard. And don't even try with the core 2. I've seen the price. They're about $200 and more!

[stones]

I can barely afford what I have. The X1800GTO CAN'T be used in an SLi configuration. The 7600GS can always be upgraded to a dual-card configuration at a later date. That's why I invested in a dual-PCIe motherboard. And don't even try with the core 2. I've seen the price. They're about $200 and more!

The 7600gs is a fine performer for the money, I can't wait to get mine back (I broke it )
If you want a decent processor for pennys have a look at a Celeron D 345 or higher Prescott series, they take to overclocking like a duck to water and cost next to nothing. You may hear bad reviews of Celerons but those reviews are based on the older Northwood series which sucked balls (I had one).
Its true that the Prescotts run warmer but a 30 dollar copper cooler takes care of that, mine runs in 44 to 56 celcius range(38 to 50 on the old chip), I could clock it higher but I dont have an option in BIOS to increase my Vcore voltage.



Reveiws-
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2395
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/sempron.html

Cost examples $ Can
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/Category/category_slc.asp?CatId=1973

[Calum]

I can barely afford what I have. The X1800GTO CAN'T be used in an SLi configuration. The 7600GS can always be upgraded to a dual-card configuration at a later date. That's why I invested in a dual-PCIe motherboard. And don't even try with the core 2. I've seen the price. They're about $200 and more!

You could use an X1800GTO in Crossfire, but you need a Crossfire motherboard and a master card.
And about the previous poster mentioning P4 and Celeron - the Celeron isn't great.
I've found that every Celeron I've used has been awful, no reflection on your experience but I find them to be very weak processors.
No competition for the Athlon.
A P4 could overclock well, but AMD chips tend to overclock better and run cooler, and are generally faster as well.

[stones]

"every Celeron I've used has been awful"

All the earlier Celerons were awful, I completely agree but the newest gen stuff is a great value and can be had for well under 100 dollars

[GX1_Man]

A real P4 is less than $100:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116013

At about $20 more than a Celeron, there is no reason not to get the real deal.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819112207

[Calum]

A real P4 is less than $100:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116013

At about $20 more than a Celeron, there is no reason not to get the real deal.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819112207

Agreed.
Although the P4 was still usually beaten by its Athlon competitor

[stones]

I only paid 38bucks for my 3.06ghz celeron.
38 bucks, you cant argue with that.

[Calum]

I only paid 38bucks for my 3.06ghz celeron.
38 bucks, you cant argue with that.

You're right, that's a good price.

[linuxlover]

I've changed my Motherboard - from a crossfire to an SLi.
once again, thanks everyone.