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I have a E6300 with a x1900xtx....I am planning to upgrade at the beginning or end of June. Would I get more bang for my buck and better performance from the 8xxxx Wolfdale processors or when the Quads come out ( i forgot the codename for them). I was reading some reviews and a person said that the Wolfdales are a 10% improvement clock over the 65nm Conroe. Or should I wait for the Quad 9xxx series. I've got the itch to build another system.

1- No overclocking
2- Great Framerates
3- Monster machine that will kick any games butt
4- MMORPG killer
5- Flight Simulator X friendly :)

*ive been reading anantech, xbit and looking at newegg*

*I was looking to upgrade to a P35 board for the 45nm processors
*Watching for new video cards also

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FSX will love the quad, for everything else there's Mastercard... er dual cores (theres an ad stuck in my head).


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Try just getting a better video card first and see how that works for you.

3870 x2
9800GX2
9800GTX

Those are the high-end cards coming soon (at least I thnk).

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San Pedro wrote :

Try just getting a better video card first and see how that works for you.

3870 x2
9800GX2
9800GTX

Those are the high-end cards coming soon (at least I thnk).



Initial benchmarks put the 3870X2 and 9800GX2 at being about equal.

There is no 9800 GTX announced (that I know of). So far just the 9800 GX2 and the 9600 GT (along with the other G92 stuff the 8800 GTS and 8800 GT).

The Ultra was pulled from production.


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The Ultra was pulled from production.


Finally


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Are all these video cards NVDidia? Do you have a link handy about these cards?

My thinking was: the new cards are DX10, I need Windows Vista so I might as well do some upgrading. It's been 2 years, and the Penryns are calling my name :)

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Are all these video cards NVDidia? Do you have a link handy about these cards?

My thinking was: the new cards are DX10, I need Windows Vista so I might as well do some upgrading. It's been 2 years, and the Penryns are calling my name :)



9800 GX2 is nVidia.

3870X2 is ATI.

Quad CF with 2 HD3870X2s will be killer on an X38.


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you don't NEED vista, they work just fine in xp. the money spent on a new dual for a 0-10% improvement would be a waste. going quad might be a good idea, but just getting a new videocard would provide you with the most noticable improvement.

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Quad CF with 2 HD3870X2s will be killer on an X38.



Yes. Many coal mines, trees and small animals will be killed to fuel the power plants required to energize that set up.


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As long as it's fast.


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As long as it's fast.




:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :kaola:


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Actually I'd be more worried about how much it would kill my bank account than a few trees.


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Thats becuase your not a tree hugger.

I wonder how long until green peace starts harrassing ATI and Nvidia.


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I doubt they will. If they were going to, they would have launched their attack when G80/R600 was released.


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