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as far as i can tell, it'll provide a decent alternative to the upper-midrange intel LGAs. finally, AMD caught up to the Q6600.

cpu-world shows 3 types of X2 6000s http://www.cpu-world.com/cgi-bin/IdentifyPart.pl?PART=x2+6000&PROCESS=Go either go with ADA or ADV ones. ADX is old and has too high of a TDP. ADV is probably the best since its newest.

wow i dont see it on ewiz any more either. haha strange. it was there when i found it. i was surprised to find it in the first place anyway. looks like its gone. only the 125watt crappy tdp one there now. oh well, ebay is ur best bet now. just look out for either of these two model #'s and...

I got it from ewiz. I don't see it on their site any more. I remember newegg had it for some short period between sept-oct, and now its not there. What you're looking for is model # ADA6000IAA6CZ your best bet is ebay. decent price here: ebay link edit: wait! i do see it on ewiz still...

just get the OCZ vendetta. I got it for around 25$ i'm running the same CPU btw,... well err in fact it is actually the 90nm windsor core, so it runs hotter (its still 89w tdp), but the fan on the hs runs at <1000rpm when i'm doing basic stuff. so its basically inaudible. i wouldn't trust a...

if these new Kumas can run on AM2 boards then that would be awesome. they'd be a simple drop in upgrade for budget gamers (like me!). any one know if that might be possible? my mobo supplier hasn't updated the CPU support section with these new babies.

any one know when the NDA ends?

i planned to tread on a similar route. that CPU is about the same performer as mine (X2 6000), for games anyway. the consensus was that there definetely would be a significant bottleneck. Here's the thread here's some good bottle-necking benchmarks Whats ur gaming res?

no one knows whats going to happen in the future, but it sure as hell looks bad. look up 'japan's lost decade'.it bears similarities to our current credit bubble. the nikkei never quite reached the same high that it had before their bubble burst. as far as economic indicators go, japan was in...

my point is the transition has been great. we're used to see abrupt ends in architectures like: Socket A <brick wall> ===> socket 939 socket 478 <brick wall> ===> LGA775 <brick wall> ===> Nehalem. with the am2/am2+/am3, you have a much more gradual change. we know that AM3 cpus will work...

@Starcrossed nah. appreciate the feedback, but i think i'll just stick with what i have right now. i'm in canada too, so i can't get those same prices on newegg like you guys. (newegg.ca sucks) i've done some searching around too, and it seems like the cpu thing is really a bit of a massive...

yea it will with am2+ mobos. with an am3 setup, u'll have to move to ddr3 from what i know. hmm i haven't heard about this. got any sources?

despite how well they stack up against the i7, i think AMD is still THE way to go for an upgrade. this is especially true for whoever is on the AM2+ platform already. i think this has been by far the best socket transition in a while. you can go from an ancient X2 4200+ to a Phenom II 940 and...

hmmm this is such a crappy time to upgrade a cpu if you're a budget gamer. -AMD's current mature offerings are shit. -Intel wolfdale series is on a dead-end socket. -AMD's future offerings might be promising, but you'll pay the early adopter tax (EAT) when they're released - presumably in...

i found this article: GTX280 on different CPUs looks like i'll lose close to 20% on avg when compared to the core 2 duos upper end offerings. i play at 1280*1024, so yea cpu bottle-necking is prolly gonna be significant. games i wana play are (upcoming and released): FC2, left4dead, the...

is it worth it? my cpu is amd X2 6000+ bottleneck?

i really like the looks of that board. good layout. good for oversized cards like 9800gt. 140 watt tdp capabilities for future amd upgrades. i'm in the market for a new am2+ mobo with sli too, and afaik this looks like the best there is. i'm waiting to spot a good deal on this and i'll...

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thanks guy. appreciate it :D

here's a 89watt windsor for cheap: http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=ADA-6000CZ I got it from there a few months ago for ~$100. there's a coupon floating around that I think knocks down another 5 bux. prolly the best x2 6000 to get right now.

thanks for the quick reply here's a fresh snap of the left side (the one closest to bracket) http://www.majorbabu.com/9800gt/voltage_reg2.jpg edit: and another high res of the whole board: http://www.majorbabu.com/9800gt/full_board.jpg

uber noob at changing vga heatsinks here. trying to install the accelero 9800 xtreme on my bfg 9800gt oc+. a step in the installation manual says to mount the provided heatsinks to the V-Regs, cept I have no idea wtf they look like, so I need a little help here plz :P Here's a high-res...

okay, i've made the necessary adjustments to my requirements based on what's available (thanks to above posters). any suggestions from any one?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_AM3

looking to spend <$150 on it the mobo would need to have: -Nvidia Hybird Power -Future compatibility with AM3 processors. I know AM2+ boards are supposed to be, but I wana be sure all the thermal power requirements are sufficient. -ATX form factor -OCing capabilites (optional) so far...

i have a question. noob at OCing here. i'm trying to OC my BFG 9800GT OC+ from 635mhz core. i tried using ati tool, but when i try to find max core speed, it crashes at like ~420mhz. strange. so i've decided to use riva tuner to do the OCing. i've only upped it 640mhz so far but luckily no...

why get rid of 4850? is the asus a 55nm with improved cooling? cuz if it is, then i'm uber jealous. my bfg is 65nm with basic stock cooling.

i just got a BFG 9800GT OC+ here's a gpu-z shot:http://www.majorbabu.com/upload/store/gpuz2.png i'm not quite certain as to how to OC it past its 635mhz core. if some one can help me out with that... that'd be great edit: also, if any one knows which cooler would be compatible with this...

^bump^ first post here. long time lurker. i hear some of the new 9800GT units are on the 55nm die, thereby making them quite similar in specs to the 9800gtx+ cards. bjon3d managed to OC a 9800GT to 750mhz core and it pretty much murdered the 9800gtx+ and starting closing in on 4870's...

hi there i wanted to know if there's a way to enable Minimal Power Management mode in the power settings after the computer has been left idle for a certain number of minutes. on top of that, once keyboard/mouse movements are detected, is there a way for the computer to return to full power...