mainboard question

[VJ]

Full system has been ordered, around the Asus P6T6 WS Revolution.
(in the end, I figures 6 PCIe slots is the best option)


Jörg

[Fat Tone]

I did wonder if you were still planning on going that route. Now that the AMD Phenom II CPUs and mobos are around they are good performers at a much lower price.

[Jammrock]

I just bought a Phenom II 920 system. Though mine is not a high end gamer rig, just a good all around server/gamer system. From what I've read the Phenom II and Core 2 have very similar performance numbers, depennding on the application/game, but the Phenom II's are still cheaper though.

[VJ]

FatTone: Well, as you said, we all have our favourites. I did hold out for a more powerful videocard, as I see some changes in the ranges I'm interested in in the next couple of months.

[Belwarrior]

Sorry about hijacking this thread a bit

I just bought a Phenom II 920 system. Though mine is not a high end gamer rig, just a good all around server/gamer system. From what I've read the Phenom II and Core 2 have very similar performance numbers, depennding on the application/game, but the Phenom II's are still cheaper though.

Jammrock, could you list your specs of your new PC, mine is getting really long in the tooth ... i will have to finally upgrade this year

[Jammrock]

Phenom II 920
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro (AMD version)
Asus M3A78-EM motherboard
G.Skill DDR2 1066 RAM (6-6-6-18 ... the RAM of the devil apparently)
Antec P180 Mini
PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS500 (500W, SLI capable)
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB
MSI branded ATi 4830, 512 MB, overclocked edition

That just about covers it.

[Belwarrior]

Thanks