shark1 Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 I have sold 2 of my computers to be able to buy this: Asus P4T-E socket 478 chipset 850 P4 2.0 Ghz socket 478 512 RDRAM Micron Mem. Leadtek Geforce 3 Ti 500 Plextor 24/10/40A Maxtor Drives Audigy and my current DTT2500 Cambridge speakers What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm7 Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 Change the Mother board to a ASUS A7M266 and the CPU to a AMD XP 1800+,1.53GHz and you would have a winner. BTW, it would be faster and cheaper. Just my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted October 8, 2001 Veteran Share Posted October 8, 2001 Have you got any evidence to show that it would be faster? Because I think that is going a bit too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortensen Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 Let me just saying one thing: PHWOAR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm7 Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 Originally posted by PabUK Have you got any evidence to show that it would be faster? Because I think that is going a bit too far. This dosn't prove it's more powerful, as Sisoft does not have Pentium 4 2ghz numbers incorperated into its benchmarks as of yet. But here are some Damn impressive numbers! http://www.oc-athlonxp.com/benchmarks.htm :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YahoKa Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH! You sold to computers to get that? *sighz* I dont believe you wasted your money on a 2GhZ P4!!! YIPES!!! Thats a ~ $600 chip you **** nut! Why would you waste your money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted October 8, 2001 Veteran Share Posted October 8, 2001 Impressive but a 1.6GHz P4 is a long way behind a 2.0GHz P4 that shark mentions. Still, GIMME THAT AMD!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortensen Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 It's over 3 times as fast as my computer [mines a Duron 700 but the performance of the P4 2ghz is more]. But I have to agree... it would be better having a few 1.4ghz T-Birds that 1 2ghz P4. Then again, I wouldn't mind having just 1 P4 2ghz [even just the chip and I'd be happy]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 I was expecting to see a picture of a gold club when I came here. Hahaha...Im a dumbass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aco Veteran Posted October 8, 2001 Veteran Share Posted October 8, 2001 That is one expensive club you have there... ...someone can't spell puter :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹ Posted October 8, 2001 Subscriber¹ Share Posted October 8, 2001 GeForce Ti500? Thought they werent released until 12th October? I have mine ordered from Hercules/Guillemot and will get mine then, the day of release. Either way, very nice system :o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Phatty Posted October 9, 2001 Share Posted October 9, 2001 Check out this article from GameSpot, shows benchmark results for AMD vs. Pentium 4. http://gamespot.com/gshw/stories/flat/0,12...12058-2,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted October 9, 2001 Share Posted October 9, 2001 man you guys just have money to burn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted October 9, 2001 Veteran Share Posted October 9, 2001 My Voodoo 3 3500 wants out. Actually, I want it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark1 Posted October 9, 2001 Author Share Posted October 9, 2001 thxs for the replies guys. It's really hard choosing between AMD and Intel right now. I still have on box a Thunderbird 1,33@1,5 Ghz running great! But i was wondering too, Northwood (512Kb L2 cache) is coming out (at 0.13), it is supposed to be better than the Willamette (256Kb L2 cache only and 0.18). I have read somewhere that Northwood will come as 2,2Ghz and it is supposed to have a 10-15% increase performance over the P4 willamette. Also we all know that RDRAM is the best solution for a P4 (very expensive but it is the best performer), but SiS has released a new chipset supporting DDR333 for the P4 named SiS 635, what do you guys think? I'm just making this a top box, i'm preparing my self for the 2002 games coming out! (like Unreal 2 and others that look awsome and require brut 3D force and good memory bandwith) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted October 9, 2001 Veteran Share Posted October 9, 2001 If you already have a very powerful computer, and want a better one for 2002 games, why not just wait? By the time those games come out you will be able to get a computer that beats the one you could buy today easily and at far less cost. It just isn't good sense to buy the very latest all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark1 Posted October 9, 2001 Author Share Posted October 9, 2001 Pab, i could wait for ever then ;) i mean every 2 month or less there is a new CPU coming out with higher clock speeds or new Graphic cards etc.. i could wait a long time hehe. But indeed i could wait a little more, but 2 or 3 month of waiting is not going to make a lot of diference or at least there wont be any brakethrough on the Hardware in the 3 month coming. But one sure thing is Prices will fall by then :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted October 9, 2001 Veteran Share Posted October 9, 2001 I wasn't saying wait forever, I know how that can be an eternal trap. I was simply stating that rather than spend loads of money on the very latest, wait a month or two and you could get exactly the same for a lot less cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baphomet_irl Veteran Posted October 9, 2001 Veteran Share Posted October 9, 2001 go for a RADEON 8500 instead :D hey does anyone know when the nForce motherboards will be available in Europe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
configure Veteran Posted October 9, 2001 Veteran Share Posted October 9, 2001 You've a very powerful system indeed :D But see, you said you're getting ready for 2002 games, if I were you I would have wait for those game to be release then I'll buy a computer because by then, the price will be lowered down, and your previous system wasn't so bad that you couldn't wait until then :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted October 9, 2001 Veteran Share Posted October 9, 2001 Configure isn't that almost exactly what I said? :dead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YahoKa Posted October 9, 2001 Share Posted October 9, 2001 If you want to be prepared for 2002 games, get an ATI Radeon 8500 Or get a geforce 2 MX now, and wait for the Geforce 4 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark1 Posted October 9, 2001 Author Share Posted October 9, 2001 2002 games will be optimized for GF3's and DX8 and DX8.1 DX9 has just gone under BETA. And defintly, the more you wait, price will get lower. I could also wait for a board that comes with ATA133 which should come this year. I wonder when AGP 8X is scheduled to be release and included on motherboards.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezza Veteran Posted October 10, 2001 Veteran Share Posted October 10, 2001 Geez I think I should get new computer soon :) Even my P2-450 still runs as good as new and can do most today's applications too. I remember P2-450 was a decent computer 4 years ago and now it hits 2 ghz already :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted October 10, 2001 Veteran Share Posted October 10, 2001 P2-450 didn't exist 4 years ago did it? I would say 3 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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