Urban, or anyone!! Upgrading next month! Advice on these specs!!!

[Insane]

CURRENT SPEC - DEPENDING ON WHAT SPEC I GO FOR, CERTAIN STUFF CAN BE CARRIED OVER AS YOU
CAN SEE FROM WHAT I HAVE NOW!
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AMD Athlon XP 2600+ Barton Core
Giga-Byte GA-7N400 Nforce2 Pro
2x512MB PC2700 (333) DDR-Ram
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro Limited Edition 128MB
2x160GB Maxtor DiamondMax 11+ 8MB cache
1x40GB Maxtor DiamondMax 2MB Cache
Sony DVD-Rom
LG 8x DVDRW
Emmermax Verre Case
Giga-Byte Rocket 3D Cooler
350W Standard ATX Power Supply

Coolings not a problem! Ive got 2 front mounted 80mm fans, 2 rear mounted 80mm fans and
CD drive coolers, cooling my 2x160GB drives. Each CD cooler has 3 small fans. Can mount
more fans in various places if needed!!!
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INTEL SINGLE CORE (1x2MB CACHE) - SCAN.CO.UK
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640 Intel Pentium® 4 LGA775 CPU (3.20 Ghz 800FSB) HT 2MB Cache with Intel® EM64T
MSI P4N D.Digital SLi NF4 1066fsb Dual DDR2 667
256MB XFX PCI-E *Extreme* GF7800GT *450 Core 1.05Ghz Mem* (256bit) ViVo 2xDVI
2x512MB PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz non-ECC 240 DIMM Unbuffered CL4 Lifetime Warranty Major
Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flower Cooler (Socket 478, LGA775, 754, 939 and 940)
480W Hiperpower Black aPFC PSU - ATX v2.2 - 14Db PCI-E SLi Ready

TOTAL £671.14
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INTEL DUAL CORE (2x1MB CACHE) - SCAN.CO.UK
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Intel Pentium® D 820 Dual core 2x2.8GHz 800FSB S775 2x1MB cache Retail inc.Fan
Gigabyte GA G1975X i975X DDR2 PCI-E SATAII USB2/1394 GbE Lan Creative 24Bit 7.1 Audio
256MB ScanFX PCI-E *Extreme Edition* GF7800GT *450 Core 1.05Ghz Mem* (256bit) ViVo 2xDVI
2x512Mb DDR2 PC2-4200 533MHz non-ECC 240 DIMM unbuffered CL4 Retail
Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flower Cooler (Socket 478, LGA775, 754, 939 and 940)
480W Hiperpower Black aPFC PSU - ATX v2.2 - 14Db PCI-E SLi Ready

TOTAL £694.24
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INTEL DUAL CORE (2x2MB CACHE) - SCAN.CO.UK
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Intel Pentium® D 920 Dual core 2x2.8GHz 800FSB S775 2x2MB cache Retail inc.Fan
Gigabyte 8NSLI Royal - nVidia Crush19/MCP04, FSB1066, PCIEx16x2, DCDDRII
256MB Leadtek WinFast 7800GT Extreme (450MHz) MyVIVO DDR3 PCI-E
2x512Mb DDR2 PC2-4200 533MHz non-ECC 240 DIMM unbuffered CL4 Retail
Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flower Cooler (Socket 478, LGA775, 754, 939 and 940)
480W Hiperpower Black aPFC PSU - ATX v2.2 - 14Db PCI-E SLi Ready

TOTAL £694.23
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AMD SINGLE CORE (1x1MB CACHE) - ARIA.CO.UK
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AMD Athlon64 4000 San Diego Retail Socket 939
DFI Lanparty nF4 SLi-D 2000MT/S HT INTERFACE, DDR400
MSI X850 XT PE 256mb PCI-E Platinum Edition
Turbine Power 450w w/active PFC
Zalman CNPS7000B-Cu (462/478/754)

TOTAL £612.55
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AMD DUAL CORE (2x512kb CACHE) - ARIA.CO.UK
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AMD Athlon64 X2 3800 512K Retail Socket 939
DFI LanParty nF3 Ultra-D DDR400, 6 CH AUDIO, 4 x SATA RAID AGP
POV Nvidia 7800GS - 256Mb - AGP
200G Maxtor DMax+10 SATA150/7200/8M 8MB
Zalman CNPS7000B-Cu (462/478/754)
Turbine Power 450w w/active PFC

TOTAL £645.52
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AMD DUAL OPTERON (2x1MB CACHE) - SCAN.CO.UK
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2xAMD Opteron 64 244 (1.8GHz) 940 1Mb OEM
MSI K8T Master2-FAR7 VIA K8T800 Pro Dual Opteron AGP PRO ECC REG MEM GbE LAN SATA
2x512Mb PC3200 (PC400) DDR ECC (Hynix)
256MB XFX GEFORCE 6800GS AGP VGA + DVI + TV
2xZalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flower Cooler (Socket 478, LGA775, 754, 939 and 940)
480W Hiperpower Black aPFC PSU - ATX v2.2 - 14Db PCI-E SLi Ready

TOTAL £782.97
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ANY advice on spec or spec suggestions etc. is welcomed! I know im probably a bit behind on putting together specs as ive not done any 64 bit systems before and ive not upgraded for over 2 years, so any spec between £600 - £700 is what im looking at. The Opteron spec is pie in the sky really like!!!

Cheers

Paul

 

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[Insane]

your spec!
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EPoX EP-9NPA3 SLI, nForce4 SLI, Socket 939, ATX, S-ATA2, GbLAN, DDR, PCI-Ex16
AMD Opteron 165, 1.8GHz, Socket 939, 2MB, BOXED w/fan
POINT OF VIEW GeForce 7800GT 256MB, PCI-Express, VIVO, DVI, Retail
TwinMOS PC3200 DDR-DIMM 1024MB Dual Pack Kit w/two matched PC3200 DDR DIMMs
Tagan Easycon 580W, Modular Cables, 120m Fan, 4xSATA, ATX/EPS, SLI, 20/24pin
Total: £687

Ok, how does this spec compare with the specs i have qouted in my previous post? Alsop, is there any benefit to having a dual opteron system? I am wanting to run games like HL2, Q4 F.E.A.R etc. in v.high res and high detail compared to what I have now! My current rig only allows me to run fear in 800x600 no AA/AF or any other details that make the game look impressive.

Cheers.

Paul Gray

 

[Insane]

Just been checking some benchmarks, in apps it seems as good as the X2 3800+ & the 920 & 930 Intels, yet in games it seems to blow the Intels away and keep pace with the X2 3800+ which is good!

I wasnt aware the Opterons had gone dual core, seems you learn somthing new everyday. Looks like I will go this way. Is that Epox board more than adequete or should I go for the DFI boards? Also, is the stock cooler sufficient? I have a Giga-Byte 3D cooler atm which seems to have multiple applications but im not sure if S939 is one of them.

Cheers

Paul Gray