upgrade pc finally...

[acphydro]

I've finally decided to upgrade my pc.

It's getting a DFI Lanparty UltraD NF4 board the non SLI one that can be modded to SLI
512MBx2 Crucial Ballistix PC4000
OCZ GameXSteam 600W PSU
AMD Athlon64 x2 3800+ Manchester
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
XFX Geforce 7900GS Extreme

I'm hoping to achieve around 2.4-2.6ghz with this and hoping its much faster than what I've got now.

 

[engiNURD]

Why not go with an AM2 system? It'll give you a better upgrade path while only costing a little bit more (since ddr2 prices are inflated... then again, ddr prices arent exactly low either, lol).

 

[belmicah]

Seconded. I would ultimately suggest waiting for newer tech to rollout, but if you have to upgrade now, and don't want to go Core 2 Duo, then by all means go AM2.

 

[engiNURD]

I think someone is selling a similar system in the FS/FT forums, check it out.

 

[acphydro]

Well in all honesty I shouldnt have spent as much as I did lol. Besides I sold my other stuff already, and when its time for me to go am2 which im not a hardcore upgrader, they have quad cores out by then. maybe an exaggeration but you get the point. I wanted to go core 2 duo but well my girlfriend is gonna throw a fit when she sees my new motherboard, cpu and memory already lol i spent the least i could to get a halfway decent upgrade without completely overhauling my system and im not ready to jump to intel just yet, i havent ran an intel pc in i dont know how many years, i think im kind of used to the amd side or something.

what i was mostly wondering was if those parts are a decent upgrade and if i should be able to get a decent oc and if the parts i chose were indeed any good at all lol.

 

[engiNURD]

Oh, so you have those parts already! lol... in that case, great parts! lol. No really, the 3800+ is a great overclocker, as well as the ultra-d (i love mine). You should be able to reach 2.6Ghz with 1.5v @ 260Mhz (DDR520), if your stepping is as good as in the past.

 

[acphydro]

Oh, so you have those parts already! lol... in that case, great parts! lol. No really, the 3800+ is a great overclocker, as well as the ultra-d (i love mine). You should be able to reach 2.6Ghz with 1.5v @ 260Mhz (DDR520), if your stepping is as good as in the past.

Yeah I just recieved all but the cooler and the psu today. Kinda sucks but they should be here tomorrow i hope, and thanks man thats great news!

 

[quadnad]

Yeah I just recieved all but the cooler and the psu today. Kinda sucks but they should be here tomorrow i hope, and thanks man thats great news!

That parts list should be excellent. Read up on eclipse's overclocking guide, get yourself your "drink 'o' choice," and overclock it like nobody's business.

Oh, and I'm still dying to know whether those 7900GSs are able to be vmodded like their GT brethren.

 

[acphydro]

That parts list should be excellent. Read up on eclipse's overclocking guide, get yourself your "drink 'o' choice," and overclock it like nobody's business.

Oh, and I'm still dying to know whether those 7900GSs are able to be vmodded like their GT brethren.

Has anyone started any work on them? [modding the 7900GS's] that is
Because I'd be more than willing to try, but I dunno I'll just google and see what comes up and see if anyone has attempted it yet and what their results were.