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May 14th, 2008, 01:36 AM
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The only reason to go with AMD would be to get a cheap setup (you can not beat the cheap X2's at $60 or less). If you are spending that much on a cpu you will get a much better one from Intel for the same price or less.
I'd also go with a cheaper power supply.
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May 14th, 2008, 02:46 AM
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I agree with EX, at that price point there are only 2 reasons to go with AMD
1) You don't know any better (now you do)
2) You're and AMD fanboy
If you fall into #2 category, you are doing yourself a huge dis-service.
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May 14th, 2008, 05:12 AM
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Any suggestions in the Intel area then?
Also what are the main north bridge chipsets aimed towards for v/c options? Like the 700 series is SLI for nvidia cards. x38/x48 = crossfire? P31/35?
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May 14th, 2008, 11:31 AM
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Intel chipsets are a better option than the nVidia ones are. Really, the only reason to go nVidia is if you will go SLI on the video cards, beucase Intel does not currently support SLI. The breakdown goes like this.
SLI: nVidia chipset (not sure as to the model numbers)
Crossfire: Intel X38
Single card: Intel P35 | |
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May 14th, 2008, 02:06 PM
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May 14th, 2008, 02:13 PM
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True, but I don't include scultrail. Requires xeon lga771 based processors which are expensive, the motherboard is expensive and also requires FB-DIMMs which are very expensive as well as slower than traditional DDR2 sticks | |
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May 14th, 2008, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by RamonGTP  Intel chipsets are a better option than the nVidia ones are. Really, the only reason to go nVidia is if you will go SLI on the video cards, beucase Intel does not currently support SLI. The breakdown goes like this.
SLI: nVidia chipset (not sure as to the model numbers)
Crossfire: Intel X38
Single card: Intel P35 | So with the P35 it doesn't matter which v/c maker you go with then? I have always been partial to Nvidia when it comes to graphics.
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May 14th, 2008, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by crzystng So with the P35 it doesn't matter which v/c maker you go with then? I have always been partial to Nvidia when it comes to graphics.
THX for the help guys | With the p35 you are limited to one card. Also, as with all motherboards company doesn't matter as far as videocards go. It only matters when trying to run two cards, as in one mobo supports sli, the other supports crossfire. Therefore one can only use two nvidia cards (SLI) and the other can only use two ATi cards (crossfire).
But as I stated, if running a single card setup, any card will be fine.
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May 14th, 2008, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by crzystng So with the P35 it doesn't matter which v/c maker you go with then? I have always been partial to Nvidia when it comes to graphics.
THX for the help guys | None of the chipsets limit you as far as what type of video card you can go with. If you go with a single card, any chipset, be it nVidia or Intel will work. It's when you're going SLI with nVidia or Crossfire with ATI that you have to choose the correct one.
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