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Hey All-
Well, my old rig is still running strong. But some little things have been getting to me.
First, my current setup is a Dual Opteron 244. I'm running the Tyan 2875 Mobo, 1 GB Ram, 74GB Raptor, 160 GB Seagate and an AGP GeForce 6800 Video Card. The system runs like a top, stays cool all the time, but there are a few weird issues it has had that have been driving me nuts lately. I have decided that I would rather have this rig doing what it was intended to do, local server tasks (File, Printer, Exchange perhaps, etc...).
I am currently looking at wanting to get a Dual Core AMD Setup. I have been looking at the AMD X2's and the AMD Opteron Dual Core's. I am not looking to spend tons on the system, and unlike my current system, will probably be going with some OEM gear due to some mods I plan to make that will surely void the warranty anyways. I would like to run a DFI Mobo as well (but that doesn't seem to make any difference truthfully). If I get performance that is on par with my current setup or faster, I will be more then happy (just going to non ECC Reg Memory and true seperate memory, I will get a huge boost).
What have others experience been, and do you prefer Opty over X2? I do mostly web programming, java programming, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, E-Mail, etc... I regularly have 20+ Windows open while working as well as music, etc... I also play BF2, WoW and Counter-Strike: Source. My current system can play them all at full res (1680x1050) without a problem. I know a lot of this is the video card, but, I also know the CPU plays an important role.
Ohh, one last thing, I do plan to go watercooled on this setup because I have been meaning to do it for a while and the fan drone of my current system is starting to get to me.
Thanks for any help and suggestions.
Well, my old rig is still running strong. But some little things have been getting to me.
First, my current setup is a Dual Opteron 244. I'm running the Tyan 2875 Mobo, 1 GB Ram, 74GB Raptor, 160 GB Seagate and an AGP GeForce 6800 Video Card. The system runs like a top, stays cool all the time, but there are a few weird issues it has had that have been driving me nuts lately. I have decided that I would rather have this rig doing what it was intended to do, local server tasks (File, Printer, Exchange perhaps, etc...).
I am currently looking at wanting to get a Dual Core AMD Setup. I have been looking at the AMD X2's and the AMD Opteron Dual Core's. I am not looking to spend tons on the system, and unlike my current system, will probably be going with some OEM gear due to some mods I plan to make that will surely void the warranty anyways. I would like to run a DFI Mobo as well (but that doesn't seem to make any difference truthfully). If I get performance that is on par with my current setup or faster, I will be more then happy (just going to non ECC Reg Memory and true seperate memory, I will get a huge boost).
What have others experience been, and do you prefer Opty over X2? I do mostly web programming, java programming, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, E-Mail, etc... I regularly have 20+ Windows open while working as well as music, etc... I also play BF2, WoW and Counter-Strike: Source. My current system can play them all at full res (1680x1050) without a problem. I know a lot of this is the video card, but, I also know the CPU plays an important role.
Ohh, one last thing, I do plan to go watercooled on this setup because I have been meaning to do it for a while and the fan drone of my current system is starting to get to me.
Thanks for any help and suggestions.