New PC. What is best?

Cirga · 03-05-2003, 01:43 PM

I plan on upgrading my Mother board and CPU very soon. Of course with that upgrade I would like to get some really decent RAM to speed things up.

What would everyone suggest as a good kind to shoot for?

I plan on getting a P4 2.7 with an Asus motherboard. (hope to that is).

Appreciate any and all suggestions.

LPDad · 03-07-2003, 11:46 PM

Ahhh.. (Big Bad boy here suggests: Consider going with AMD!!)

The Opteron (64 bit) will be available in a couple of months.
(See me salivate!!)

ANWAY.. I would Strongly suggest getting all of your memory from www.crucial.com.
I have had nothing but good luck with it. their Online prices are very good (and they have online specials all the time) AND there is free shipping.
You would be like me--> if you order before 10 am you will usually get it in the mail the next day.

It is a good idea to keep all of your memory from the same manuf. and crucial will be around.

Excellent.
Think OPTERON--just hope we can afford it!!

the flinger · 03-08-2003, 11:01 AM

wow thanks for that site! didnt want to chance it beofre, but sounds like a good site!

thx lpdad

Cirga · 03-10-2003, 04:00 PM

I have had very bad luck with AMD processors. I had a thunderbird which fried. I had an athlon.. which I ended up cracking the motherboard it was on .. trying to put the darned orb fan on the CPU.

Therefore.. I have stuck with pentium since.. and I have never had a problem with them. Maybe its just luck of the draw.. but we'll see.

I do plan on getting a case from www.3dcool.com. So if thats the case I may go AMD since I will have the cooling needed for them.

Ryathe · 03-20-2003, 10:19 PM

Cirga, it sounds like your past AMD problems were caused by a poor heatsink and fan combo or improper installation. I have had nothing but great results from AMD products and intend to continue to use them.

If you go with Intel I recommend the ASUS P4G8X Deluxe with Corsair XMS series DDR RAM, however, if you choose the AMD route the ASUS A7N8X Deluxe nForce2 Motherboard with the same Corsair DDR RAM.

The AMD Athlon64(Hammer/Opteron) will be a very impressive piece of equipment. I'm holding out on upgrading until they are released later this year.

**jrwap** · 03-23-2003, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LPDad
Ahhh.. (Big Bad boy here suggests: Consider going with AMD!!)

The Opteron (64 bit) will be available in a couple of months.
(See me salivate!!)

ANWAY.. I would Strongly suggest getting all of your memory from www.crucial.com.
I have had nothing but good luck with it. their Online prices are very good (and they have online specials all the time) AND there is free shipping.
You would be like me--> if you order before 10 am you will usually get it in the mail the next day.

It is a good idea to keep all of your memory from the same manuf. and crucial will be around.

Excellent.
Think OPTERON--just hope we can afford it!!

Correct me if Im wrong, but:

The Opteron is a server processor aimed to compete with the Itanium. The Hammer (Athlon64) will be the PC 64-bit processor and is supposed to be released in September, but its already been pushed back about 10 times already!!!

-JRW

faolán · 04-03-2003, 03:28 PM

I just recently upgraded my system, and the memory I went with was some Corsair CMX512-3500C2, which I have been most pleased with.

Ph33r Viper · 05-12-2003, 03:59 AM

Petium 4 3.06GHz with hyper threading technology

A gigabyte or asus motherboard

:tupe

snowgirl · 05-13-2003, 12:44 AM

AMD processor and Asus board... I say Asus rather than Asus or Gigabyte only because the BIOS currently on Gigabyte boards requires that you pay a fee in order to simply flash your bios, however Gigabyte boards have always worked great for me.

You should give AMD another shot, it sounds like you've run out of all your bad luck. Make sure you have plenty of thermal paste/goop and that your case is properly vented and you'll be good to go.

enduser · 06-02-2003, 10:39 PM

The thing about what is the best depends on your individual tastes. What appears to be a great pc might appear to be not so great to someone else. It depends on how much money you have and how accustomed to expensive things you are. I wouldn't buy a pc just for bragging rights or something like some people do. Take a look at what you plan to do with it and plan the system around that.

I have had good luck with AMD machines but before that I had pretty good luck with Intel. You can't lose going either way. Intel is a little more expensive. Putting a heatsink on a AMD can be tricky though.

03-05-2003, 01:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cirga Lurking AdMiN Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In my own little world. Buts its ok. They know me here. Posts: 3,245	New PC. What is best? I plan on upgrading my Mother board and CPU very soon. Of course with that upgrade I would like to get some really decent RAM to speed things up. What would everyone suggest as a good kind to shoot for? I plan on getting a P4 2.7 with an Asus motherboard. (hope to that is). Appreciate any and all suggestions. __________________ Vote For Us! -- It will get you hot chicks. No really It will! ---- www.myTego.com - Give your devices a face! Dont be a conformist!

03-07-2003, 11:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
LPDad Admin & "Fixer" Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 2,293	Ahhh.. (Big Bad boy here suggests: Consider going with AMD!!) The Opteron (64 bit) will be available in a couple of months. (See me salivate!!) ANWAY.. I would Strongly suggest getting all of your memory from www.crucial.com. I have had nothing but good luck with it. their Online prices are very good (and they have online specials all the time) AND there is free shipping. You would be like me--> if you order before 10 am you will usually get it in the mail the next day. It is a good idea to keep all of your memory from the same manuf. and crucial will be around. Excellent. Think OPTERON--just hope we can afford it!! __________________ We don't need no stink'n TechSupport We ARE TechSupport. *LPDad* Administrator

03-08-2003, 11:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
the flinger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: in a shack by the river Posts: 401	wow thanks for that site! didnt want to chance it beofre, but sounds like a good site! thx lpdad __________________ woot!

03-10-2003, 04:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cirga Lurking AdMiN Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In my own little world. Buts its ok. They know me here. Posts: 3,245	I have had very bad luck with AMD processors. I had a thunderbird which fried. I had an athlon.. which I ended up cracking the motherboard it was on .. trying to put the darned orb fan on the CPU. Therefore.. I have stuck with pentium since.. and I have never had a problem with them. Maybe its just luck of the draw.. but we'll see. I do plan on getting a case from www.3dcool.com. So if thats the case I may go AMD since I will have the cooling needed for them. __________________ Vote For Us! -- It will get you hot chicks. No really It will! ---- www.myTego.com - Give your devices a face! Dont be a conformist!

03-20-2003, 10:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ryathe eViL Sr. MeMbEr Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 43	Cirga, it sounds like your past AMD problems were caused by a poor heatsink and fan combo or improper installation. I have had nothing but great results from AMD products and intend to continue to use them. If you go with Intel I recommend the ASUS P4G8X Deluxe with Corsair XMS series DDR RAM, however, if you choose the AMD route the ASUS A7N8X Deluxe nForce2 Motherboard with the same Corsair DDR RAM. The AMD Athlon64(Hammer/Opteron) will be a very impressive piece of equipment. I'm holding out on upgrading until they are released later this year. __________________ Pure Evil

04-03-2003, 03:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
faolán sith geek Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The nether regions of the net. Posts: 85	I just recently upgraded my system, and the memory I went with was some Corsair CMX512-3500C2, which I have been most pleased with. __________________ faolán "And I go yeah, baby, 'cause I'm the Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight! Aaaaaa-hahahahaha!"

05-12-2003, 03:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ph33r Viper Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 54	Petium 4 3.06GHz with hyper threading technology A gigabyte or asus motherboard :tupe

05-13-2003, 12:44 AM	#9 (permalink)
snowgirl Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6	AMD processor and Asus board... I say Asus rather than Asus or Gigabyte only because the BIOS currently on Gigabyte boards requires that you pay a fee in order to simply flash your bios, however Gigabyte boards have always worked great for me. You should give AMD another shot, it sounds like you've run out of all your bad luck. Make sure you have plenty of thermal paste/goop and that your case is properly vented and you'll be good to go.

06-02-2003, 10:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
enduser Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 50	The thing about what is the best depends on your individual tastes. What appears to be a great pc might appear to be not so great to someone else. It depends on how much money you have and how accustomed to expensive things you are. I wouldn't buy a pc just for bragging rights or something like some people do. Take a look at what you plan to do with it and plan the system around that. I have had good luck with AMD machines but before that I had pretty good luck with Intel. You can't lose going either way. Intel is a little more expensive. Putting a heatsink on a AMD can be tricky though.

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